# For the love of God, PLEASE help me ID a song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813 "2010-02-13T03:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/1 "2010-02-13T03:40:00Z")
I have vague remembrances to go on but I know it exists. It’s from somewhere between 1999-2003, although most likely 2001. The song is a rock song that was on the radio but I can’t definitely say how popular it was because I’ve checked billboard charts and can’t find it there. The only distinctive part of the lyrics that I recall are something to do with “The Sun.” I am thinking it’s either “Beyond the Sun” or “Under the Sun” or “Away from the Sun.” The band sounds similar to all of the below in different ways but it is none of them. The Calling Three Doors Down Five for Fighting Lifehouse Train It’s not the Sugar Ray song from that period or the Weezer song from that period. The band’s sound in this song is most closely related to a ballad. It’s very soft and lacks the upbeat parts of The Calling. It starts off with an acoustic guitar or either an electric guitar with no accompaniment. As it eases into the chords, there is something that begins to sound like a woodwind although I don’t believe it is. It just has the sound of a string instrument to complement the guitar melody. The singer’s voice and style are not stern or powerful. It’s like he tries to remove the bass from his voice even as the song’s volume crescendos his voice stays relatively quiet. Hopefully someone can help. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/2 "2010-02-13T03:40:46Z")
When the sun goes down, by uncle cracker and kenny chesney? That’s the only “sun” type song I can think of from the time. But that can’t be right, it’s not the right type, and it’s a year to late… ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/3 "2010-02-13T03:42:37Z")
Nope. I’m also thinking the band’s name has a “The” at the front, but I can’t be certain. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/4 "2010-02-13T03:46:54Z")
Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes? Nah, that can’t be it. . ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/5 "2010-02-13T03:48:22Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/6 "2010-02-13T03:51:07Z")
Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth? Or possibly Rio by Duran Duran:p ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/7 "2010-02-13T03:53:48Z")
Naw. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/8 "2010-02-13T03:55:10Z")
[Sunburn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR7RK9Syy2Y) by Fuel? (I love the guitar on this song.) ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/9 "2010-02-13T03:56:02Z")
> [@bramma23](#): > > I have vague remembrances to go on but I know it exists. It’s from somewhere between 1999-2003, although most likely 2001. The song is a rock song that was on the radio but I can’t definitely say how popular it was because I’ve checked billboard charts and can’t find it there. > > The only distinctive part of the lyrics that I recall are something to do with “The Sun.” I am thinking it’s either “Beyond the Sun” or “Under the Sun” or “Away from the Sun.” > > The band sounds similar to all of the below in different ways but it is none of them. > > The Calling > Three Doors Down > Five for Fighting > Lifehouse > Train > > It’s not the Sugar Ray song from that period or the Weezer song from that period. The band’s sound in this song is most closely related to a ballad. It’s very soft and lacks the upbeat parts of The Calling. It starts off with an acoustic guitar or either an electric guitar with no accompaniment. As it eases into the chords, there is something that begins to sound like a woodwind although I don’t believe it is. It just has the sound of a string instrument to complement the guitar melody. > > The singer’s voice and style are not stern or powerful. It’s like he tries to remove the bass from his voice even as the song’s volume crescendos his voice stays relatively quiet. > > Hopefully someone can help. Edit: This is maddeningly confusing but I think I’m confabulating some of the words and “the sun” may not be in the chorus. But the rest of my clues are right. ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/10 "2010-02-13T03:57:06Z")
Not Fuel either but that’s a great song too. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/11 "2010-02-13T04:00:39Z")
[Tattoo of the Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuEqS88g7-A) by Third Eye Blind (the “B-side” [second track] of the _Semi-Charmed Life_ single CD that I bought when I was a kid)? Doesn’t really match any of your criteria though other than the time period and the word “sun.” ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/12 "2010-02-13T04:01:57Z")
Nope. I feel like a jerk for not remembering more. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/13 "2010-02-13T04:02:25Z")
Can you hum a few bars? ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/14 "2010-02-13T04:18:30Z")
It has a similar sound to Matchbox 20 - “If You’re Gone” in terms of the almost whisper like quality to the song’s beginning. I also think this song was their one “hit.” But searching through lists of one-hit wonders hasn’t helped unearth them. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/15 "2010-02-13T04:49:16Z")
[Blinded by The Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv3J4HTThpQ) by The Seahorses? or [Staring at the Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mo9xg-_sSw) by U2? ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/16 "2010-02-13T04:54:57Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/17 "2010-02-13T04:59:52Z")
[Away From The Sun - 3 Doors Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDK5qGlLT8s) ---
**Author:** ![original6dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e57/32.png) [@original6dan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/original6dan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/18 "2010-02-13T05:09:16Z")
It could either be [noparse][this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)[/noparse] or perhaps you are just a dumbass? ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/19 "2010-02-13T05:20:08Z")
Not 3 Doors Down. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813/20 "2010-02-13T05:41:14Z")
I doubt this is the song you’re seeking, but I love that you gave me an excuse to watch this video again. [Staring At The Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrTOQ18yzU) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-love-of-god-please-help-me-id-a-song/528813.md?page=2)