![]() ![]() Vocalist Ryan Key, in discussion of the character, said, "Holly became this person on the record who appears in a lot of the songs, and at times you love her and at times you hate her. The character also came about when the band began writing about their hatred for life in Los Angeles. While Yellowcard was working on their upcoming album, Lights and Sounds, they developed a character, Holly Wood, who served as a narrator and protagonist for the album's storyline. Webb also revealed that unlike "Ocean Avenue", in which Key is running away from bad guys, this video shows Key running away from his "own personal demons". In an interview, Webb revealed the video was the sequel to the band's 2004 video " Ocean Avenue". The music video was directed by Marc Webb, who had previously collaborated with the band on their previous music videos. After its release, it was featured in the soundtrack of the 2006 video game, FlatOut 2. "Rough Landing, Holly" was well received by music critics, who noted the track's general sound. Internationally, the track appeared for one week in the Australian and New Zealand charts at number 49. The song was released on May 6, 2006, as the second single from Lights and Sounds and reached number 27 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Despite its name, the song has nothing to do with the plane crash of Buddy Holly. ![]() "Rough Landing, Holly" is one of the songs from the album that is based on a character, Holly Wood, that Yellowcard had developed while working on Lights and Sounds. The track is built around an introductory guitar sound, followed by a soaring chorus, and heavy beating drums. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their fifth album, Lights and Sounds (2006). " Rough Landing, Holly" is a song by the American pop punk band Yellowcard. Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Peter Mosely, Longineu W. 2006 single by Yellowcard "Rough Landing, Holly" ![]()
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