Hands Down

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“Hands Down”
“Hands Down” cover
Single by Dashboard Confessional
from the album A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
Released August 12, 2003
Format CD
Genre Acoustic/Emo
Length 3:06
Label Vagrant Records
Writer(s) Chris Carrabba

"Hands Down" was a song by Dashboard Confessional that was originally recorded for the acoustic So Impossible EP in 2001, which told the story of a day-in-the-life of Chris Carrabba in high school. It was re-recorded for the LP A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar in 2003 with a full band. Carrabba has said that this song is about the best day that he's ever had, and introduces it as such at concerts.

[edit] Track listing

UK Maxi Single

  1. "Hands Down" 3:07
  2. "I Do" 3:12
  3. "Saints and Sailors" (MTV Unplugged Version) 2:33
  4. "Hands Down" (Video CD-ROM)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Hands Down Modern Rock Tracks 8
Hands Down World Jazz Top 20 Singles 3
Hands Down World Modern Rock Top 30 Singles 11

[edit] Uses in Popular Culture

  • The song was heard playing on the Pilot episode of One Tree Hill.