"Screaming Infidelities" is the first single from

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, formed in 1999 and led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" off their debut album, '' The Swiss Army Roma ...

's 2001 album '' The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most''. The song was written by lead singer

Chris Carrabba Christopher Andrew Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is an American musician who is the primary songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever, and lead vocalist for the folk ...

. It was originally recorded for the band's 2000 debut album, '' The Swiss Army Romance''. A live version of the song appears on the band's 2002 '' MTV Unplugged 2.0'' album. The song was also featured in the 2002

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movie, ''Wasted.''

Release and reception

"Screaming Infidelities" is considered the band's breakout single. The song peaked at #22 on the ''

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chart in May 2002. A

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for the song was released in 2002 and was directed by

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and Matthew Barry. The video won the MTV2 award at the

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, beating out

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, and

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. Carrabba said that winning the award ranked among his biggest accomplishments in a year marked by crowning achievements. ''

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'' said of the song: "CC's manifestation of honest emotion remains far more sincere than the sub-par mewling of wafer-heads currently wasting oxygen in independently owned coffeehouses." ''

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'' ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.

Chart performance

Cover versions

* Joanna Pacitti, prior to becoming a contestant on ''

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'' during season 8, released a cover version of the song as a single from her 2006 album, ''

This Crazy Life ''This Crazy Life'' is the debut studio album by American singer Joanna Pacitti, more commonly known as Joanna. The singles from this album are " Let It Slide" and " Screaming Infidelities". One of Pacitti's songs, "Ultraviolet" was featured o ...

''.

References

External links

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"Screaming Infidelity" lyrics
{{Authority control 2000 songs 2002 debut singles Songs written by Chris Carrabba Dashboard Confessional songs Vagrant Records singles Songs about infidelity