Hands Down

Hands Down

Infobox Single
Name = Hands Down


Artist = Dashboard Confessional
from Album = A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
Released = August 12, 2003
Format = CD
Genre = Acoustic
Length = 3:06
Label = Vagrant Records
Writer = Chris Carrabba

"Hands Down" is a song by Dashboard Confessional that was originally recorded for the acoustic "So Impossible EP" in 2001, which told the story of a glorious date that Chris Carrabba had in his late teens/early twenties. It was re-recorded for the LP "A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar" in 2003 with a full band. Carrabba has said that this song is about the best date that he's ever had, and introduces it as such at concerts.

Track listing

UK Maxi Single
#"Hands Down" 3:07
#"I Do" 3:12
#"Saints and Sailors" (MTV Unplugged Version) 2:33
#"Hands Down" (Video CD-ROM)

Chart performance

Uses in Popular Culture

*The song was heard playing on the Pilot episode of One Tree Hill.
*The song is available as downloadable content for the music video game series "Rock Band".


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