September

About this song

Daughtry co-wrote the mid-tempo ballad with bandmate Josh Steely, and the song was released as the third single from the album Leave This Town. Daughtry came up with the riff while touring with Bon Jovi, and Steely sent lyrical ideas that Daughtry built on. A music video was filmed at the Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, showing the band on stage with home videos and photos projected behind them.

What it's about

The song draws on Chris Daughtry's childhood memories of summers growing up with his brother in Lasker, North Carolina, and the feeling of knowing he would have to leave that town to make something of his life. The lyric that inspired the album's title reflects that sense of leaving home without knowing when or how.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's Wikipedia article. Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fun facts

• Written by Josh Steely and Chris Daughtry.
• Produced by Howard Benson.