The Bird and the Worm

This article is about The Used song. For the Owl City song, see Ocean Eyes (album).
"The Bird and the Worm"
Single by The Used
from the album Lies for the Liars
ReleasedMarch 20, 2007
Studio2007
GenreEmo[1][2]
Length3:46
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"Under Pressure"
(2005) 		"The Bird and the Worm"
(2007) 		"Pretty Handsome Awkward"
(2007)

"The Bird and the Worm" is a song by the Used, released as the first single from their third studio album, Lies for the Liars. The song impacted radio on April 3, 2007.[3] It is their highest charting single to date, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, equaling number 107 on the U.S. Hot 100 (their second single to make it into the Billboard singles chart).[4] It received moderate video play on MTV and other music channels. The song is about Bert McCracken's brother, who is suffering from schizophrenia.

  1. ^ "10 things you never noticed about your favorite emo songs". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "15 emo classics that helped to shape the genre". don't bore us. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. March 27, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – The Used