Dear Maria, Count Me In

"Dear Maria, Count Me In"
Single by All Time Low
from the album So Wrong, It's Right
Released	2008
Format	CD single, Digital single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:02
Label	Hopeless Records
Producer	ME
Certification	Gold
All Time Low singles chronology
"Six Feet Under the Stars" (2007) "Dear Maria, Count Me In" (2008) "Poppin'" (2008)

"Dear Maria, Count Me In" (or simply "Dear Maria") is the second single taken from the All Time Low album So Wrong, It's Right about a former friend Maria S-L, turned stripper. It marks the first time they charted in Billboard, with the song reaching #86 on Pop 100. An acoustic version of the song features on the Deluxe Edition of the Album. The song was used on the premiere episode of the animated Canadian show "Stoked'". The single went gold status on March 9, 2011, without ever receiving radio play.^{[citation needed]}

Tracklist

Promo single

1. Dear Maria, Count Me In - 3:03

Digital single

1. Dear Maria, Count Me In - 3:03
2. Dear Maria, Count Me In (Acoustic) - 3:28

Music video

The music video for "Dear Maria, Count Me In" was released on February 12, 2008 during TRL. The video, directed by Travis Kopach, shows the band playing at a strip club, while a dancer puts on a show for All Time Low and what viewers believe to be their alter-egos in a way. An argument ensues at the end as it shows the stripper leaving the club with All Time Low.

Song Meaning

In an Altitude TV acoustic version of 'Dear Maria'/interview, Alex (the vocalist) said, "This girl that I know told me that she had become a stripper and I thought that was hilarious... and awesome." He also had said later into the video that he "played it out as an agent making an entertainer more of an 'icon'."