Monday, 21 March 2011

Research: The Song Itself...

"Over My Head (Cable Car)" (originally performed as "Cable Car") is a song by American rock band, The Fray. It is included on their on their debut album, How to Save a Life (2005) and was the debut single from the album and hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single helped propel their album from the Top Heatseekers chart to the top 20 of The Billboard 200 chart. The single is available exclusively as a digital download. Some CD singles of the song were given out to attendees of a concert on December 17, 2005. The CD single was backed with "Heaven Forbid" and a live version of "Hundred". In the UK, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" was released as the second single from the album, following "How to Save a Life".
The song sold over 2 million digital downloads in the United States and was certified double platinum by the RIAA in May 2006. The song was the fifth most-downloaded single of 2006 and was ranked #13 on the Hot 100 singles of 2006 by Billboard. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2007. It lost to My Humps by Black Eyed Peas.
The song was ranked #43 on Billboard's Best Adult Pop Songs of the Decade listand #100 on Billboard's Top 100 Digital Tracks of the Decade list.

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