Untitled

Album: Souls Aflame (2000)
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  • Girlfriend. Boyfriend. Wife. Husband. Other Half. Better Half.
    All are "titles" bestowed upon couples when they are in a committed relationship. So why is this song "Untitled"? O.A.R. lead singer Marc Roberge explains, "When I was a freshman in college, I had a girl who was the high school girl type deal, right? And that ended badly, and a lot of great songs came out of it. (laughs) So, this one is called 'Untitled' because this person singing is no longer under the title of 'boyfriend,' no longer under the title of 'better half' or any of those titles that you are associated with. It was kind of like this redemption, this guy's breaking free, so he's stripping himself of all these titles." (Check out our full interview with Marc Roberge.)

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