The Riddle (song)

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“The Riddle”
Single by Five for Fighting from the album Two Lights (album)
Released	2006
Format	Standard
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	3:48
Label	Aware / Columbia Records
Writer(s)	John Ondrasik
Producer	Curt Schneider
Five for Fighting singles chronology
If God Made You The Riddle World (2006)

"The Riddle" is the first single from American singer/songwriter Five for Fighting's album Two Lights. John Ondrasik has stated that it was the hardest to write of any of his songs, taking 18 months to write. By the end, he had over 100 drafts before he came up with the final version. Although it began as a song on the meaning of life, it later evolved into a song about the love between a father and his son, inspired by his relationship with his own five-year-old son.

[edit] Music Video

In July 2006, a music video was released to accompany the single, directed by Vem (also credited for directing the videos for O.A.R.'s "Love and Memories" and The Click Five's "Just The Girl").

The video features Five for Fighting's frontman John Ondrasik allowing his imagination to run wild, when he finds a crayon in the sand while waiting for a tow truck to collect his overheated '65 Mustang. Hastily he scribbles a piano to perform the ballad, and then draws and colors out all sorts of various distractons, including buzzards, rainclouds and jet fighters.