Time again for the song of the week from my iPod. This pick is because I like the video more than the song although the song is pretty good too!

Plain White TsPlain White T’s is a rock band from Villa Park, Illinois. The current members of the group are Tom Higgenson (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Dave Tirio (guitar), Mike Retondo (guitar), Tim G. Lopez (bass), and De’Mar Hamilton (drums).

The group has been around since 2000, but it wasn’t until 2006 that the group achieved mainstream success. The single, “Hey There Delilah” was re-released on their third album “Every Second Counts” in 2006 and reached number one on the US, Germany, and Canada Billboard charts and number two in the UK. The song was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Pop Performance by a Group. Recently they have been on tour with the Rock Band Live tour with Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab.

The album Big Bad World is the most recently released album from the band but it has not been quite as successful as their previous release. In fact, the album has received generally negative reviews from the music press. The one exception on the album is the song 1, 2, 3, 4 which has been compared positively to their earlier release. This song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard charts.

1, 2, 3, 4
Give me more loving than I’ve ever had
Make me feel better when I’m feeling sad
Tell me I’m special even though I know I’m not
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad
Barely getting mad
I’m so glad I found you
I love being around you

You make it easy
Its as easy as 1-2-1-2-3-4
There’s only one thing
To Do
Three words
For you
(I love you) I love you
There’s only one way to say
Those three words
That’s what I’ll do
(I love you) I love you

Give me more loving from the very start
Piece me back together when I fall apart
Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad
You’re the best that I’ve had
And I’m so glad I found you
I love being around you

You make it easy
It’s easy as 1-2-1-2-3-4
There’s only one thing
To Do
Three words
For you
(I love you) I love you
There’s only one way to say
Those three words
That’s what I’ll do
(I love you) I love you
(I love you) I love you

The video for the song depicts vocalist Tom Higgenson in 18-degree weather around his hometown of Chicago as he plays the acoustic guitar for passing couples – captions identify each couple, along with tidbits about how and when they met. Due to it’s low budget viral nature and success, the making of the video was reported by CNN News, Chicago Sun Times, WGN News and The Bonnie Hunt Show.