Song · Hawthorne Heights
“Ohio is for Lovers” by Hawthorne Heights
From the album The Silence in Black and White (2004)
“Ohio is for Lovers” by Hawthorne Heights appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album The Silence in Black and White. Its best result is #41 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #120 alternative song of 2005.
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"Ohio Is for Lovers" was the song that introduced Hawthorne Heights, the first single from their 2004 debut album The Silence in Black and White on Victory Records. All five members wrote it: JT Woodruff and Casey Calvert on guitars and trading lead vocals, Micah Carli on guitar, Matt Ridenour on bass and backing vocals, Eron Bucciarelli on drums. Woodruff said it was about heading out on tour and leaving their girlfriends back home in Ohio, and the lyrics tangle homesickness and long-distance love with self-harm, a mix that got it jokingly dubbed the emo anthem.
It only reached number 34 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, but once MTV started playing the video the band's profile shot up and the album went gold. It remains the song most people tie to Hawthorne Heights, and the album's reissue added an acoustic take.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 | 88 |
| 2005 | 80 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 91 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 55 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 | 99 |
| 2005 | 67 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 41 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005 | 50 |
| 2005 | 91 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 128 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
Also listed as: Ohio Is For Lovers; Ohio is For Lovers.
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