The Saddest Song

"The Saddest Song"
Single by The Ataris
from the album So Long, Astoria
Released 2003
Genre Pop punk
The Ataris singles chronology
"The Boys of Summer"
(2003)
"The Saddest Song"
(2003)
"Not Capable of Love"
(2006)

"The Saddest Song" is a single by The Ataris from their fourth album, So Long, Astoria. It reached #27 on the US Modern Rock Tracks.

This song was written by singer Kris Roe about being away from his daughter, Starla. He also cites his own broken childhood.

The accompanying music video shows the band playing in an abandoned house with a little girl trying to find them.