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“Save Me” by Unwritten Law

From the album Here's to the Mourning (2004)

“Save Me” by Unwritten Law appears on 14 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album Here's to the Mourning. Its best result is #23 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 2005.

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13stations

#23best position

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0top 10 finishes

2004–2005years charted

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Unwritten Law - Save Me (Wake Up Call) (Music Video)

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"Save Me (Wake Up Call)" was the first single from Here's to the Mourning, and it gave the San Diego band Unwritten Law the second-highest chart placing of their career, number 5 on the Modern Rock chart. Singer Scott Russo wrote it with his girlfriend Aimee Allen, but Lava's executives weren't sold on the chorus, and after a few rewrites the label pushed them to bring in outside help.

They turned down the other names on offer and picked Linda Perry, who by Russo's telling didn't co-write so much as tune up the chorus, nudging a couple of chords and helping finish the melody. The result is a punchy, anthemic rocker with a hook built to lodge in your head, proof that a little polish can go a long way.

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	101	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004	107
2004	37	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2004	91
2005	94	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005	107
2005	95	Q101 Chicago, IL	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005	101
2005	86	WFNX Boston, MA	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005	100
2005	23	89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON	89X Top 89 Songs of 2005	89
2005	73	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005	102
2005	38	CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC	CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005	98
2005	51	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005	99
2005	70 (tie)	WBER Rochester, NY	WBER Listener Countdown 2005	230
2005	78	102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005	103
2005	42	Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005	100
2005	69	CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON	CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005	91
2005	54	ModernRock.com Online	ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005	400

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