This was the fourth release from the group's debut album and marked their first appearance on the Billboard Hot , topping out at It was a much bigger hit in the Adult Contemporary category. At one point in the song, Thomas ponders what it would be like to be a super hero. When asked in a interview what super power Thomas wished he had, the singer replied, "I wish I had the ability that at least one day a week I could eat whatever I want and have no calories.
This was written by Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The lyrics center on Thomas coming to terms with how uncomfortable he felt as a rock star. Thomas Recalled "We were going into our third record. It came from the idea of still not feeling comfortable in my own skin, and the job sometimes even less so. I was always very comfortable in small groups, and I was always very comfortable on a stage. And then never comfortable in the group. You'd do things where you're out and amongst, and I was never really comfortable.
In this song the narrator is looking back at his own life during an apocalyptic event when the world is ending. The video chronicles many of the important events that have happened over the past 50 or so years, including women marching for equal rights, the moon landing, tearing down the Berlin Wall, the new millennium celebrations, Live Aid and Live Earth. Lead singer Rob Thomas wrote this about the time he spent caring for his mother when she was sick with cancer.
Thomas was 12 years old when she got the disease, and she was given six months to live. She beat it, and by the time Rob was 17, she was healthy and he left home to set out on his own. Thomas chose the time 3 a.
This was Matchbox Twenty's second hit after "Push" , and very important for the band because it proved they were not a one-hit-wonder. At least one feminist group tried to ban this song, believing that it encouraged violence toward women. The ploy failed when the band explained that it was about emotional, rather than physical confrontation, and dealt with female on male mental harm, not the other way around. Lead singer Rob Thomas has said that this is evident to anyone who listens to the lyrics and not just the chorus.
This was their first hit, but not their first single. They first released "Long Day," which got some airplay and helped open the door for "Push. All Posts But at the end of the day, what is going down is this:. Yes the female character, who is clearly identified, is expressing some emotional discontent. This is due to her, in her own estimation, deeming that she has never truly been in love. Or stated otherwise her current romantic partner, i. But then without warning, the song switches over to his perspective.
And what he is doing, succinctly put, is pleading with her not to dump him. In other words, even though their relationship is not ideal i. Okay, so now with that being established, the song then switches again, without any clear indication, to her viewpoint. So conclusively, this song is based on an unconventional storyline, even in pop music, of a man being emotionally abused by a female.
More specifically, said female is a romantic partner who has pretty much decided to part ways with him. However, he is pleading with her not to go, despite the way she treats him. And the following year, Atlantic Records also issued it as the third single from the project. It made it onto five Billboard Charts, including reaching number one on their Alternative Songs listing.
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