Time again for the song of the week from my iPod. This is another group that I was introduced to through my dear daughter (who has been mysteriously crabby lately – maybe because school is starting soon).

All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me InAll Time Low is a pop punk band from Maryland. The group formed in 2003 and is made up of Alex Gaskarth (vocals and guitar), Jack Barakat (guitar), Zack Merrick (bass), and Rian Dawson (drums). The name of the group comes from a song by “New Found Glory”. The group started out by playing covers of other punk pop bands such as Blink-182. The group released their first studio album in 2005, one year before they graduated from high school. In 2008, the group was selected as Alternative Press magazine’s Band of the Year.

The group’s most recent album, Nothing Personal, was released last month and has reached number one on the Billboard Independent, Modern, and Rock charts and number 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Their earlier album, So Wrong, It’s Right was released in 2007 and reached number 6 on the Billboard Independent chart. A single from the album, “Dear Maria, Count Me In,” (written about an exotic dancer in their home town) was their first single to reach the charts.

Dear Maria, Count Me In
I got your picture
I’m coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There’s a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I’m the pen

When the lights go off
I wanna watch the way you
Take the stage by storm
The way you wrap those boys around your finger
Go on and play the leader
‘Cause you know it’s what you’re good at
The low road for the fast track
Make every second last

‘Cause I got your picture
I’m coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There’s a story at the bottom of this bottle
And I’m the pen
Make it count when I’m the one
Who’s selling you out
‘Cause it feels like stealing hearts
Calling your name from the crowd

Then in the field you’ll be the show girl of the home team
I’ll be the narrator
Telling another tale of the American dream

I see your name in lights
We can make you a star
Girl, we’ll take the world by storm
It isn’t that hard

‘Cause I got your picture…

Whoa…

Ha ha…

Take a breath, don’t it sound so easy
Never had a doubt
Now I’m going crazy watching from the floor
Take a breath and let the rest come easy
Never settle down
‘Cause the cash flow leaves me always wanting more

‘Cause I got your picture…

‘Cause I got your picture
I’m coming with you
Dear Maria, count me in
There’s a story at the bottom of this bottle