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"MakeDamnSure"
Single by Taking Back Sunday
from the album Louder Now
Released	March 14, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop-punk emo
Length	3:32
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Adam Lazzara, Fred Mascherino, Mark O'Connell, Eddie Reyes, Matt Rubano
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine
Taking Back Sunday singles chronology
"This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)" (2005) "MakeDamnSure" (2006) "Twenty-Twenty Surgery" (2006)

"MakeDamnSure" (originally titled "You're So Cool") is a song by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. It was released as the first single from their third album, Louder Now. "MakeDamnSure" was released to radio on March 14, 2006. It has experienced much more success than the band's other singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Alternative Songs chart. It is their most successful single to date, peaking at number 48 on the Hot 100 and number 8 on the Alternative charts.

The song ranked at number 52 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Songs of 2006".

Music video

The music video for the song "MakeDamnSure" (directed by Marc Klasfeld) switches between scenes of the band playing in a wind tunnel and scenes of violence and destruction (such as a car crashing from a cliff, or bombs exploding in a village). The wind in the tunnel gradually increases, and when the loud chorus part repeats for the last time, it almost blows them away. As the song slows down, the violent images are replayed, but this time, they are transformed into a short scene considered to be happy, i.e. the scene of the police officers using fire hoses on protesters turns into a scene of a woman watering her plants, and the Cincinnati Reds' former stadium being demolished turns into a shore view. The video ends as Adam Lazzara, who's viewed singing in profile, slowly turns into a boy, who blows on the microphone, which has turned into a dandelion, whose seeds blow away, and then starts running in an open field, as the camera pans upwards and the video fades away.

The video was premiered on MTV2 on April 3, 2006.

Track listing

CD Single / UK CD # 1:

1. "MakeDamnSure" - 3:32
2. "Sleep" - 3:20

7" Vinyl:

1. "MakeDamnSure"
2. "Sleep"

Enhanced CD / UK CD # 2:

1. "MakeDamnSure" - 3:33
2. "What's It Feel like to be a Ghost?" (Live) - 3:50
3. "Error: Operator" (Live) - 3:03
4. "MakeDamnSure" (Video) - 3:29

Charts

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. Corcoran, Nina (September 22, 2021). "Best Taking Back Sunday Songs: 15 Pop Punk Essenstials". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. "Top 100 Emo Songs of All Time". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
4. "The 40 Best Emo Love Songs". SPIN. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
5. "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved December 7, 2023.
6. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
7. The 100 Best Songs of 2006 : Rolling Stone
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
10. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
11. "Taking Back Sunday Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
12. "Taking Back Sunday Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

• 2005 songs
• 2006 singles
• Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld
• Taking Back Sunday songs
• Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine
• Warner Records singles