When I Get Home, You're So Dead

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead"
Single by Mayday Parade
from the album A Lesson in Romantics
Released	December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)
Studio	Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Length	3:13
Label	Fearless
Songwriter(s)	Jason Lancaster Derek Sanders Jeremy Lenzo Alex Garcia Jake Bundrick Brooks Betts
Producer(s)	Zack Odom Kenneth Mount
Mayday Parade singles chronology
"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" (2007) "Jamie All Over" (2008)
Music video
"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" on YouTube

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" is a song by American rock band Mayday Parade. It is the group's debut single and was released as the lead single on December 3, 2007 from their debut studio album, A Lesson in Romantics.[1]

Background

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" premiered on the band's MySpace page on June 6, 2007.[2] It was later released as the lead single from A Lesson in Romantics on December 3, 2007.[1]^[failed verification] The song originally was not intended to be on the album before Fearless Records encouraged the group to have it on the record. Lead vocalist Derek Sanders recalled, "I don't think that was something that we would have done. But Fearless really wanted us to do that."[3] The song is about, "the anger the band fostered."[4]

Composition and recording

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was written by Jason Lancaster, Derek Sanders, Jeremy Lenzo, Alex Garcia, Jake Bundrick and Brooks Betts while production was handled by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.[5] The track runs at 146 BPM and is in the key of A minor.[6]

The track was one of the first songs the band had ever wrote.[7] It appeared on their debut EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends,[7] recorded at the Earthsound Recording Studio in Valdosta, Georgia.[8] It was re-recorded for their debut studio album at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Speaking about why the group chose to re-record the track with AbsolutePunk, the band stated, "When I get home was a song that got a great response from people all over the country so we decided to have that on the album so that kids could rock out to a new version [...] we love playing that song, it's so energetic and a crowd favorite and we didn't want to stop playing it when the new CD came out."[9]

Critical reception

New York Post stated that the song is, "the ultimate reminder that sometimes girls make boys cry, too."[10] Joe DeAndrea of AbsolutePunk stated that the re-recorded version of "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was "clearly better" than the original one that appeared on their debut EP.[11]

Music video

The music video for "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was directed by Marco de la Torre and was shot in September 2007.[12] The music video premiered on November 14, 2007.[13] In 2008, the music video was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year.[14]

Accolades

Accolades for "When I Get Home, You're So Dead"

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
New York Post	United States	"Best Songs to Download"	2007	194	[10]

Credits and personnel

Mayday Parade Derek Sanders – lead vocals Jeremy Lenzo – bass guitar, backing vocals Alex Garcia – lead guitar Brooks Betts – rhythm guitar Jake Bundrick – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians Jason Lancaster – co-lead vocals and guitar

Production Zack Odom – producer Kenneth Mount – producer Mark Needham – mixing Steve Hall – mastering

Release history

Release history for "When I Get Home, You're So Dead"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	December 3, 2007	Digital download	Fearless	[1]

References

1. "When I Get Home, You're So Dead - Single by Mayday Parade". Spotify. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
2. Brandon Allin (June 6, 2007). "Mayday Parade Post Re-Recorded Album Track". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
3. "Mayday Parade didn't originally want this song on A Lesson In Romantics". Alternative Press. September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "10 scene song lyrics that probably wouldn't have been sung in 2020". Alternative Press. March 31, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
5. "When I Get Home, You're So Dead – Mayday Parade". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
6. "Key and BPM of When I Get Home, You're So Dead by Mayday Parade". Musicstax.com. July 10, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
7. Tyler Sharp (July 27, 2016). "Mayday Parade announce 'Tales Told By Dead Friends' 10-year tour". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
8. "Mayday Parade - Tales Told By Dead Friends Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
9. Jamie Pham (June 15, 2007). "Mayday Parade - 06.15.07". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
10. Mary Huhn (December 28, 2007). "207 Best Songs to Download From 2007". New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
11. DeAndrea, Joe (June 26, 2007). "Mayday Parade - A Lesson in Romantics". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
12. Joe DeAndrea (August 29, 2007). "Mayday Parade To Shoot Music Video". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
13. Aubin Paul (November 14, 2007). "Mayday Parade: When I Get Home, You're So Dead". Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
14. Tamar Anitai (August 12, 2008). "Daily VMA Update: Mayday Parade Cuts to the Chase With Their Nomination Plea". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2023.