Recalled the journey of the song as humbling and one of the most natural Personal, we approached it in a very different way.”ĪTL cites “Dear Maria, Count Me In” as a staple in their discography and That record ( So Wrong, It’s Right) was a lot. So, it was learning experience for us to dissect our songsĪnd put them back together in a way that felt more pro. Very green and inexperienced at the time we would just write something and Their third record, when they began scrutinizing their songs more closely. Inspiration, doing little modifications to it, but that quickly changed by Use on further albums and changed the way they approached their music andīeginning the group would just write their songs on a whim and wing of Squire and Leavitt equipped ATL with skills they would go on to
Had the creative, visionary side of things.”Īrtists at the time, ATL had yet to bloom into to their full potential as
Great because Paul’s recording technique was phenomenal and on-point and Matt Producer and bigger into the songwriting process and restructuring songs andīeing analytical about what you were doing.
“We had recorded with Paul Leavitt before. Record was incredible, it was our first real studio experience,” Gaskarth said. Wrong, It’s Right was the band’s second record, they said it was theirįirst actual experience in the studio with all the traditional moving So standout and iconic for us in our legacy. And he suggested why don’t we start it with this The biggest thing with that song was starting with the chorus, “So, we worked on the music and rearranged it a little bit and it allĬlicked. That demo and said ‘this is dope but your chorus is terrible,’” Gaskarth Went in with a producer that pushed us to hone our craft, Matt Squire. Wearing our skinny animal print jeans with sweeping bang-haircuts.ĭemo version of it which was very different and that was the first record we Squire had some honest opinions about the song’s development andīecame a huge player in manipulating the initial track that would grow into theĪTL anthem we have been shouting at the top of our lungs since 2007, while Had a rough cut of the track ready, when producer Matt Squire came in to work With the lyrics and story leading the song, ATL Into my head, was like ‘I’m going to finish this beer and write a story about She was telling the story about how she became a dance and that line popped And Maria was little bit older than me and We would go to this club in downtownīaltimore and we were probably not of age and drinking. (there’s a story at the bottom of this bottle and I’m the pen) is literallyĪbout me wanting to tell her story. Gaskarth had the lyrics written that outlined how the story unfolded over certain conversations while embarking on shenanigans in downtown Baltimore. And I thought it was a badass story about a badass chick Story about a girl doing what she has to do to make ends meet and live the life There was anything wrong with that decision, but it inspired me to tell that “I found out one day that she had become a dancer at a fewĭifferent clubs and it just struck me, I didn’t expect that for her, not that Girl from around where I grew up named Maria,” Gaskarth told American Had some more insight on what really went into the song and its making.
Thirteen years later remains a number one song many fans are still talkingĪbout, which shot the song to further Platinum status in 2015.įans seem to know the story behind the song well, but frontman Alex Gaskarth But it quickly becameĮvident they didn’t need as it was certified Gold a few years after release and The song received very little radio support or campaign. Was off All Time Low’s sophomore record So Wrong, It’s Right in 2007 and Its notoriety through fan popularity and climbed continuously over time from Are so great they will carry themselves to the top without any push necessary.Īll Time Low’s “Dear Maria, Count Me In” was a breakout song that got most of