About A Girl (The Academy Is Song)
"About a Girl" is the first single by The Academy Is... from their third studio album, Fast Times at Barrington High. The single reached the pop charts at #88, making it the band's first charting single and this song was ranked #74 on MTV latinoamerica list of the Top 100 Hits of 2008. This song was number 39 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. It has been noted that the chorus shares a similar melody to that of a-ha's hit single "Take on Me".
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