The Format - The First Single (acoustic)

[Jarredshere]

What breaks my heart is seeing how unhappy he looks while singing this. It's...wow heart wrenching

[AlienCow6991]

I wish I could see them live, I guess I have to see fun. Live (:

[Gupmastermike]

Girl at 3:05 steals my heart every time.

[zoeshmoee]

i was obsessed with them in 2006. and i missed them at chain. REALLY.

[AlucardCrane]

To whoever said something about getting these guys back together, Nate Ruess has another project called Fun.. Check them out

[Matchukoi89]

@AlucardCrane Not the same imo.

[troywrightisabitch]

i wish fun. and the format could coexist.

[choirgirl1384]

I wonder if the audience members had any clue how lucky they were. I'd kill to be able to travel back in time to go to a Format concert.

[katiejrod]

@choirgirl1384 their live shows are awesome. i went to a handful in my time :)

[choirgirl1384]

@katiejrod Gahhh. I'm so jealous of you. =P :)

[katiejrod]

@choirgirl1384 to add more, i also got to meet/chat with Nate and Sam for an evening before the band broke up. although it was only two years ago, it seems like forever since then.

[choirgirl1384]

@katiejrod Oh my god. -.-

What're they like? 

[katiejrod]

@choirgirl1384 very chill and down to earth. talking with them was like talking to an old friend i hadn't seen in a while. nate had some great stories! and he talked about how he was trying to quit smoking. it was awesome :)

[choirgirl1384]

@katiejrod That's awesome. gahhh. I hope I get the opportunity some day to do the same.

[davidovich00]

the best indie band ever. And that guy's voice is incredible. Not incredible as in "very good". I mean incredible.

[Seig06]

@davidovich00 fyi Nate has a new band called fun. if you like The Format then go peep them

[jesslivinglife]

I would do anything to go back in time and see The Format live.

[cyman1189]

Love the Format... Honestly Love Fun. better

[wukillabee13]

whoo thats my best friend in the black and red sweater!!!! haha :)

[EderC]

@wukillabee13 that's my in the red and black! ! Woo!

[OmgItsHoeezayy]

count me in! =,[

[Luluweirdo]

aww, they broke up?

i'm late...

[itshayleyy]

so happy about FUN/

[Cloud2424]

@itshayleyy

Its fun and cool, but its just not the same without Sam :(

[muujinga]

this song makes me so sad. why did they have to breakkkkk...

[Lucaldinho]

They just don't make songs like this anymore..

[keka20]

are you speaking about in general? or the format? cause the format doesnt make songs at all...

[Lucaldinho]

In general, I know the Format broke up lol.

[1sickride]

for everyone who misses the format... find the band "Fun" on myspace, it's nate's new band and they are amazing... saw them at hawthorne theater in portland last night... AMAZING

[ClassicsStillRemain]

They're good, but something is missing out of their songs... Don't get me wrong i love Fun. but the format had something else... Something that you can't remake.

[bradyle]

really love them just found them cant believe their broke up:(

[derek0660]

normally it bothers me when singers miss notes but nate's voice has something unique about it that just overcomes it and makes it that much more unique and awesome

[fiziksframes808]

agreed

[rainbowdinosaurx3]

love itt :3

does anyone know the song they sing thats on the comercial where the girl falls into the bubbles and The Script plays before it? it was a commercial for rhapsody on verizon?

[pyromexi]

im in on the petition =p its sad watching this video lol. the format rules.

[daylightbombings]

nate is king

[beachbum030x]

imiss them

[adpiandshoes]

joining in on the thumbs up petition!!

[kevihuang]

I'd like to start a thumbs up petition to get these guys back together...

[lukelapula]

@kevihuang just listen to fun. not exactly the same...butt nates awesome ass voice is

[pur3kill3r]

this is the bombxzxz peeps

[Gupmastermike]

The little blond girl singing with her eyes closed during the bridge is perhaps the cutest damn thing I ever did see. Such happy happy music.

[Creamcorn237]

one of the best bands ever. care to argue?? well then youre dumb.........theyre amazing:)

[FlashPhotograph]

best band everr.

:]

[roadie222]

awesome vid. but what the hell is with the guy body surfer toward the end?

[Warriord22R]

The Format is freaking awesomeeeeeeeeeeeee

[LikeFireAndIce]

He's gotta killer voice live.

I love this song, and I love the band!

[mikitofreark]

i think the best concert i've ever been to was an acoustic format set with rueben's accomplice and jimmy at the scottsdale center for the arts. best 5 dollars ever spent.

[lilliebugyeahh]

if anyone says this isnt amazing i swear i will come into your house and slap you

[eloridscrimbit]

i'd help u

[fourteenfours]

so great live.

[d983394]

he's got a real clean voice live

most singers would have cracked around "clap our hands and stomp our feet"

pretty impressive

[CatholicRanger]

Well said =]

[92Hollistergirl]

When the crowd started to sing i got shivers because I wanted to be in the crowd sometime before I die but i can't.

[abbycaroline]

Aw, I'm so sorry. I saw them twice (once in a huge venue, & second time was in an extremely tiny venue with maybe 50 other people?) & I still feel like my heart is getting strangled when I see videos of them. I have a feeling they'll be back together, eventually. It's really just Nate & Sam, & they're still on good terms. It's not like anybody else ever contributed to the music, they just played it. Nate has said it's not the last we've heard of him, and that's just enough to give me hope.

[92Hollistergirl]

Your right! Thank You!

[92Hollistergirl]

Your right! Thank You!

[Tomamo5]

its easy to play on guitar. its so bloody hard to sing. i can do the verse but the chorus is so bloody high. i well wish i could sing like hims xD

[nicolenice1218]

My first time hearing it acoustic its great

[Waffguin]

ahaah i always go to chain for their harcore shows so its weird to see it this mellow.

[WhoPonders]

one of my favorite bands ever and it sucks they broke up.

[juliagulia0250]

i love them

this song gave me the shivers

its so good

[ruthieboboothie8]

ahh they broke up?? nooooo!

[super0bvi0us]

hahahah did the guy who caught the water bottle start drinking it?

... lucky

[lnknauer]

it is sad the broke up. i missed a show cause i was lazy and now i'm kicking myself.

[lullabysounds]

same happened here, they were brilliantt.

[asdjklasdjkl12345678]

it kinda makes me cry cause they broke up

[eclipsestudd26]

anybody know chords to this song

[thefirstformat]

If you want to know the chords, send me a message.

It's not that hard.

I love this song more than life itself (not quite, but I felt a hyperbole was in order)

[MusicInTheMillions22]

you have the cords??

ive wanted to learn this song for a while.

can u send them?

[justXjustin]

it is a simple song, sooo easy, hehe

i love playing it though=]

[ilovecrad]

gave me shivers

[elementalftball]

o wow, i love this song, but it gets really powerful in this video, this is a great song acoustic. I nearly cried when they went into that break "you know the night life is not for me."

[mywoody20]

I had never heard this band Iheldyoucloser turned me on. She does a great cover of Give it up. Thanks Rooster. Fantastic Z

[NaughtyNate719]

awsome! they played this song on laguna beach

[IHeldYouCloser]

i LOVE this song :) a guy at work gave me this CD in exchange for a sister hazel mix...and they're amazing....my boyfriend and I saw them in concert with Dashboard Confessional

[prettysupermodel]

This song makes me want to cry because it is so beautiful. I love nate. He's hot, sexy, and his voice is incredibl!

I LOVE THE FORMAT!

[itzdanniahh]

idk, bout hot and sexy.

[nirvana1714]

bad ass song, badass band. should be way bigger than they are

[flipZMflip7]

they are amazing which is why they should stay underground, i really dont want thier music to change

[dzafri]

i second that. seriously. i dont want 10-year-olds to hum to their songs. its just..so fucked up that happened.

[OneStraightLine]

I dont know. I kind of feel bad that they dont make as much money as shitty bands like nickelback, but they are way more talented.!

[rawrXatXgrace]

does the not acustic verison have the "1 2 3 4!" in the beginning or just like the album version?

[spowell20]

amazinggggg=]

[kamiakpartigirl]

oh my goodness i love the format. best band ever. how the hell do awful bands like nickelback get famous when there are amazing bands like The Format out there. i cannot think of a better band than them. the lead singer is amazing. he is so hot

[dorabledora]

agreed!

[alohahallaluya]

no kidding!!

[24572457]

the night life is just not for me cause all you really need are a few good friends!!!

[xMILLZ]

They are so good live :D

[Boycee0891]

how these arent the biggest band goin yet i'll never know..there amazin

[shaylierae]

I LOVE THE FORMAT!

[tallboarder]

My Fav. band of all time! i love them!

[WarbrosProductions]

Dayum

I only like She dosent get it

and the First single(You know me) (Electric)

But acoustic is good too.

[mrmayor92]

i like his guitar

[hott4hill04]

amazing.

<3

[AnAbsenceOfColor]

anyone know the chords?

[jtl1994]

crappy sound quality

[TheDonutLady]

they are the absolute greatest! also, they sound great live...unlike some artists who sound like a dying cow whenever they sing outside the recording studio.

[abfabwaffle]

they sound great live because the cd versoin isn't all computerised.

[Sarcofilisatanicus]

I still can't see How there not ruling the radio, Or even on the radio for that matter lol, I love em so much. =D

[MMMcaake]

you are so true! they are actually a good band without editing which is way to hard to find these days =/ i am going to their concert this sunday, i cant wait! i love them!

[AnAbsenceOfColor]

Wow.

Format owns.

[carakoz]

I second that.

[CK08]

ahh, gave me the chills. :)

[argonaths1]

i love this song!!!!

[cowman57]

The Format came to my school to open for Guster in the end of March ('07); at the time I didn't think too much of them, but they're growing on me- this is becoming my favorite song of theirs. Cool version.

[Jsin51]

I was at that show. I came down from Illinois specifically to see the Format. :) Guster was really good too, though.

[Bloodlust156]

when was this taken??

[gdelia928]

it says this was take at Chain Reaction

[Gu1t4rxxPl4y3r]

amazing performance..

[PaolaCunha]

Awesome.

I love this fucking sooooong !!!

I totally love them.

This is fact. (Y_)

[seeshelbs]

favorite song.

favorite band.

i love them so so much.

[FacingUsAll]

Awesome.

One quick observation... why would you crowd surf to an acoustic version of this song? :)

[pbjilly1]

I've seen them twice, once headlining once opening and when they were headlining they were incredible. So much better than the second time I saw them. I think it makes a huge difference when they know people are there to see them and not some other band. This is definitely one of those shows.

[nickvoltage]

its like he doesn't even try to hit those high notes

[unbreakbroken]

i love this sooooong!

[Bhuma]

I cannot thank you enough for posting this. I'm so happy!! :)

[knoxjt]

it's not easy to pull off a good sound mix in this kind of environment

[elliodash3point14]

that is not a bad mic, it's like the best one on the market, besides, what's so bad?

[slytherinsoul]

THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME!!! I SOMEDAY wish to see them live! I totally love them!

[knoxjt]

Nice selective mixing of the audience singing, instead of having their noise throughout. Works well. Thanks for sharing this!

[BrittPike]

I agree. Amazing Voice!

[FanGunk]

wonderful voice but terrible mic