"Scars" is the second single released from American rock band Papa Roach's fourth album, Getting Away with Murder (2004), and was released to rock radio on November 1, 2004. The song was the 36th-most-successful single of the United States in 2005, when it climbed to 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. As with several of their other songs, Papa Roach has performed "Scars" live with Spanish lyrics.
Music video There were two different music videos for the song. The first music video was directed by Steven Murashige and notably featured computer animation. After receiving negative reception from fans and the band itself, a second video was shot.
The second music video was directed by Motion Theory. The video tells the story of Shaddix's girlfriend, played by Taylor Cole, who drinks excessively and parties too much. One day, she gets too drunk and passes out at a party at Shaddix's house. She wakes up the following morning with a hangover and, while grabbing her coat, knocks over a candle, which lands on a mat on the floor. The mat is stained with her drink from the night before. She unknowingly lights the house on fire and then goes home. When Shaddix arrives, he finds his house burnt down. The girlfriend returns to the ruin, sees what happened, and realizes what she did. The band performs this song on top of the burnt remains of Shaddix's house.
Commercial performance "Scars" was Papa Roach's first and only top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 15. It reached No. 2 and No. 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, respectively, and became their first hit on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40, peaking at No. 7. In Canada, the song rose to No. 22 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 listing. It also charted in Germany, peaking at No. 82 in June 2005. In the United States, the song is certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for digital sales exceeding 3,000,000.
Track listings
Personnel Personnel are adapted from the European maxi-CD single liner notes. Jacoby Shaddix – words Jerry Horton – music Tobin Esperance – music Howard Benson – production Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2005)Peakposition Bolivia (Notimex)3Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)22Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)9
Year-end charts Chart (2005)PositionUS Billboard Hot 10036US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)97US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)17US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)10US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)15
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesNovember 1, 2004GeffenJanuary 24, 2005AustraliaMay 23, 2005CD
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