Somewhere in Neverland

"Somewhere in Neverland" is a song by American rock band All Time Low for their fifth studio album Don't Panic (2012). Written and produced by the band's lead vocalist/guitarist Alex Gaskarth and Mike Green, the song was released through Hopeless Records as the second official single off the album on September 18, 2012. The song uses allusions to Peter Pan and the story Peter and Wendy as a metaphor for the narrator refusing to grow up.^[1]^[2]

Critical reception

Tim Sendra of AllMusic labelled "Somewhere in Neverland" as a surefire radio hit and one of three "album picks" for its "sweetly desperate romanticism."^[1] The iTunes review for Don't Panic cited "Somewhere in Neverland" as an "unarguably catchy" album highlight, describing it as a "salient single that chugs on power pop chords [...] before triggering a chorus peppered with more barbed hooks than a tackle box."^[3] Joseph Atilano of Inquirer.net praised Gaskarth's songwriting abilities on the song as well as the catchiness of the chorus, summarizing the song as "addictive".^[4]

Music video

The music video for "Somewhere in Neverland" premiered on March 19, 2013.^[2] Directed by Raul Gonzo, the video features the band escaping their boring work life through some "creative use" of a photocopier, with such scenes as a hot air balloon ride and a moon landing depicted on Xeroxed papers. MTV correspondent James Montgomery praised the video for being enjoyable in spite of its evidently limited budget: "Working with limited funds, they've managed to create a clip that's both funny and strangely sweet."^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[5]	111
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)^[6]	1
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	26

References

1 2 3 Sendra, Tim. "Don't Panic - All Time Low". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
1 2 3 Montgomery, James. "All Time Low Get Lost ‘Somewhere In Neverland’". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Don't Panic by All Time Low". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ Atilano, Joseph R. "Album review: "Don't Panic" by All Time Low". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Chart Log UK - 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 | 23-09-2012 - 29-09-2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "All Time Low Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Rock Digital Songs for All Time Low. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

All Time Low
Alex Gaskarth Jack Barakat Zack Merrick Rian Dawson Chris Cortilello TJ Ihle
Studio albums	The Party Scene So Wrong, It's Right Nothing Personal Dirty Work Don't Panic Future Hearts Last Young Renegade
Live albums	Straight to DVD
Extended plays	The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End EP Put Up or Shut Up
Singles	"Dear Maria, Count Me In" "Weightless" "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)" "Lost in Stereo" "I Feel Like Dancin'" "Somewhere in Neverland" "A Love Like War" "Dirty Laundry" "Good Times"
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Book

J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan

Characters
and setting

Main	Peter Pan Wendy Darling Captain Hook Mr. Smee Tinker Bell Tiger Lily
Other	Neverland Lost Boys Pixie Hollow Cast members

Literary
adaptations

Official books/plays	The Little White Bird Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Peter and Wendy (play, book) Peter Pan in Scarlet
Starcatchers books	Peter and the Starcatchers Peter and the Shadow Thieves Peter and the Secret of Rundoon Peter and the Sword of Mercy The Bridge to Never Land Never Land Books

Film
adaptations

Peter Pan films	Peter Pan (1924) Peter Pan (1953) Peter Pan (1988) Hook Return to Never Land Neverland Peter Pan (2003) Pan
Tinker Bell films	Tinker Bell Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Pixie Hollow Games Secret of the Wings Pixie Hollow Bake Off The Pirate Fairy Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Adaptations

Television

Stage

Video games

Prose

The Child Thief

Graphic novels

Music

Albums	The Wendy Trilogy Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
"Lost Boy" (Ruth B song) Somewhere in Neverland "Peter Pan" (Kelsea Ballerini song)

Attractions

Allusions

Never Never Land

Biographies

The Lost Boys
Finding Neverland

Category

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