Buried Myself Alive

"Buried Myself Alive" is the second single from the Used's self-titled debut album The Used. The single was released on January 28, 2003 and a music video was released around the same time.[1]

"Buried Myself Alive"
Single by The Used
from the album The Used
Released	January 28, 2003[1]
Recorded	2002
Genre	Emo[2]
Length	4:02
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bert McCracken Quinn Allman Jeph Howard Branden Steineckert
Producer(s)	John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"The Taste of Ink" (2002) "Buried Myself Alive" (2003) "Blue and Yellow" (2003)

Music video

The music video directed by Arni and Kinski features the band playing in an enclosed space. Each band member is in an inescapable situation: Bert is buried alive in a coffin; Quinn is tied upside down in a bedroom; Branden is trapped in a hall of mirrors; and Jeph is stuck and drowning in an underground sewer.[3]

Track listing

US promotional single

1. "Buried Myself Alive" (Radio Edit) – 3:36

Personnel

• John Feldmann – engineer, mixed by, producer

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Modern Rock Tracks[4]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	January 28, 2003[1]	Modern rock radio	Reprise

Notes

1. "Modern Rock Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on 22 March 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
2. "Top 100 Emo Songs of All Time". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
3. Video on YouTube
4. Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - The Used

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics