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Who sang How To Save A Life?

Release date: 13/9/2005

Duration: 04:23

Producer(s): Mike Flynn et Aaron Johnson

The Fray released the song How To Save A Life. Date of release: 13/9/2005.

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The interpreter is talking to someone who is in trouble and wondering where things went wrong and how he could have saved his friend?

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The Fray - Short Biography

- The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002.
- Their debut album, How to Save a Life, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
- Their first single, "Over My Head," reached the top 10 in the United States.
- Their second single, "How to Save a Life," reached the top three on the Billboard Hot 100.
- How to Save a Life" also reached the top 5 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

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- How to Save a Life is a song by the pop/rock band The Fray.
- The song is the title track from their debut album, How to Save a Life.
The song has sold approximately 3.1 million downloads in the United States and has been certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA.
The song is the first of the group to gain significant popularity outside the United States.
How to Save a Life reached the top 5 in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
- The song was covered by Kevin McKidd, Ellen Pompeo, Kim Raver, Eric Dane, Jessica Capshaw, Chandra Wilson, Chyler Leigh, Sarah Drew, Justin Chambers and Sara Ramirez in episode 18 of Grey's Anatomy season 7.
- The song is about the singer's experience as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens, which he was very close to.
- The song talks about the unsuccessful attempts of the teen's friends and family to reach out and help him.
- The song speaks of the singer's own inability to save his friend because he didn't know how.

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