"Dear Maria, Count Me In" (or simply "Dear Maria") is the second single taken from the All Time Low

All Time Low

All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...

 album So Wrong, It's Right

So Wrong, It's Right

-Personnel:* Alex Gaskarth: lead vocals, guitar* Jack Barakat: guitar, backing vocals* Zack Merrick: bass, backing vocals* Rian Dawson: drums, percussion* Juliet Simms: guest vocals on "Remembering Sunday"...

about a former friend Maria S-L, turned stripper. It marks the first time they charted in Billboard, with the song reaching #86 on Pop 100

Pop 100

The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

. An acoustic version of the song features on the Deluxe Edition of the Album. The song was used on the premiere episode of the animated Canadian show "Stoked'

Stoked (TV series)

Stoked is a Canadian animated TV series produced by Fresh TV Inc. It is produced by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and premiered on Teletoon on June 25, 2009. It is currently airing on Teletoon in Canada, and formerly on Cartoon Network in the United States...

". The single went gold status on March 9, 2011, without ever receiving radio play.

Music video

The music video for "Dear Maria, Count Me In" was released on February 12, 2008 during TRL. The video, directed by Travis Kopach, shows the band playing at a strip club, while a dancer puts on a show for All Time Low and what viewers believe to be their alter-egos in a way. An argument ensues at the end as it shows the stripper leaving the club with All Time Low.

Song Meaning

In an Altitude TV acoustic version of 'Dear Maria'/interview, Alex (the vocalist) said, "This girl that I know told me that she had become a stripper and I thought that was hilarious... and awesome." He also had said later into the video that he "played it out as an agent making an entertainer more of an 'icon'."