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For the song by Luna Sea, see Love Song (Luna Sea song). For the play, see Till the Day I Die 2003 single by Story of the Year
"Until the Day I Die"
Single by Story of the Year
from the album Page Avenue
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:55
LabelMaverick
Songwriter(s)
  • Dan Marsala
  • Ryan Phillips
  • Adam Russell
  • Philip Sneed
  • Josh Wills
Producer(s)John Feldmann
Story of the Year singles chronology
"Until the Day I Die"
(2003) 		"Anthem of Our Dying Day"
(2004)
Music video
"Until the Day I Die" on YouTube

"Until the Day I Die" is the debut single by American rock band Story of the Year. It is the second track on their debut album, Page Avenue (2003). "Until the Day I Die" was released to radio on August 12, 2003. A music video was released along with the single in 2003. Dan Marsala said "We had no idea how to do a video — we just did everything by trial and error".

The song received airplay and has been used in popular media extensively, including a trailer for the film Friday Night Lights.

The song makes use of staccato guitar riffing and screamed vocals. "Until the Day I Die" was a contender for the band's name before being used as a song title. The song "magically came together" after the intro riff and opening lyrics were composed. The band has called the track a "relationship song".

Alternative Press remarked, "if you were a teenager in the early 2000s, chances are you had the lyrics to Story of the Year’s breakout 2003 single “Until The Day I Die” as your AIM away message." They also said that the song's screamed bridge "polarized the industry in revolutionary ways when unclean vocals were a foreign concept on mainstream radio".

Personnel

  • Dan Marsala – lead vocals
  • Ryan Phillips – lead guitar
  • Adam Russell – bass
  • Josh Wills – drums
  • Philip Sneed – rhythm guitar (music video)
  • Greg Haupt - rhythm guitar (recording)

Charts

"Until the Day I Die" peaked at #12 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It also peaked at #35 on the Active rock chart.

References

  1. Pauker, Lance (January 22, 2014). "49 Phenomenally Angsty Pop-Punk Songs From The 2000s You Forgot Existed". Thought Catalog. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "The post hardcore era: Story of the Year goes without appreciation". Medium.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. "8 EMO TRACKS FOR THE LOVELORN ANTI-VALENTINE'S LOSER". When The Horn Blows. 14 February 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Story Of The Year - Until The Day I Die. YouTube.
  6. "How Story of the Year made their mark with the 2003 heartsick single "Until The Day I Die"". Alt Press. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  7. "How Story of the Year made their mark with the 2003 heartsick single "Until The Day I Die"". Alt Press. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  8. "How Story of the Year made their mark with the 2003 heartsick single "Until The Day I Die"". Alt Press. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  9. https://www.billboard.com/artist/story-of-the-year/chart-history/alternative-songs
Story of the Year
  • John Taylor
  • Perry West
  • Greg Haupt
  • Philip Sneed
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