{"id":491550,"date":"2019-10-23T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/that-iconic-cough-at-the-beginning-of-all-time-lows-dear-maria-almost-wasnt"},"modified":"2019-10-23T03:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T09:29:00","slug":"that-iconic-cough-at-the-beginning-of-all-time-lows-dear-maria-almost-wasnt-on-the-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/that-iconic-cough-at-the-beginning-of-all-time-lows-dear-maria-almost-wasnt-on-the-track\/","title":{"rendered":"That Iconic Cough At The Beginning Of All Time Low\u2019s \u2018Dear Maria\u2019 Almost Wasn\u2019t On The Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An (almost) travesty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s iconic. It’s irreplacable. It’s the cough at the beginning of All Time Low<\/strong>‘s ‘Dear Maria’. But it almost didn’t make it on to the final recording, Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat have revealed.<\/p>\n

Talking through the story behind ‘Dear Maria’ for All Time Low’s 4 Track History with Rock Sound, Alex shared, “The funniest thing about that one was the cough. The cough has become such a signature thing in our catalogue I guess, and it\u2019s kind of referenced as a \u2018culture moment\u2019 for the scene. And like, it makes me laugh, because it was something I vehemently didn\u2019t want to do – I just cleared my throat literally to sing a take, and Matt Squire was like, \u2018I think we should leave that in\u2019. All of us were like, \u2018No! We should not!\u2019, and he was so insistent on us leaving it in, and sure enough it\u2019s very much become its own moment. So well done, Matt Squire!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack also added that he never picked ‘Dear Maria’ as the breakout single for the band, sharing “The funny part about ‘Dear Maria’ is that I feel like there\u2019s other songs on the record that personally at least I thought could have been a bigger song, or a bigger breakout song for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“We didn\u2019t even lead with that as the single.”<\/em> Alex quipped.<\/p>\n

“I always thought that \u2018Vegas\u2019 or \u2018Six Feet [Under The Stars]\u2019 would kind of take us to that next level,”<\/em> Jack added. “But it ended up being \u2018Dear Maria\u2019, so that was the dark horse of the album.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out All Time Low’s full 4 Track History below:<\/p>\n

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Now? Go through some of the most iconic songs in @alltimelow<\/a>\u2019s history with Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat, and get the full story behind \u2018Dear Maria, Count Me In\u2019, \u2018Weightless\u2019, \u2018Dirty Laundry\u2019 and \u2018Birthday\u2019! pic.twitter.com\/mODjmJKXOA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rock Sound (@rocksound) October 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And turn this bad boy up today:<\/strong>