Here (In Your Arms)

Selected as the lead single for their debut studio album, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, Forrest Kline revealed at first, the band's label Drive-Thru did not see the song as a single. However, they were opened to letting Kline make the decision to releasing the song as one. The song was written by Forrest Kline, while production was handled by Matt Mahaffey and Jeff Turzo. power pop, and synthpop. ==Critical reception==

Bill Lamb of About.com wrote, "The sound lies somewhere between mainstream power pop and Daft Punk. If there is a downside to 'Here (In Your Arms)', it's that there really is very little of a song here. It's a very simple idea expanded out for almost 4 minutes. However, the sheer joyfulness of the sound and the goofy humor of the band's accompanying video are likely to win you over." The Ledger remarked, "It incorporates both the techno chorus and the softer, heartfelt verses." ==Chart performance==

"Here (In Your Arms)" debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released to contemporary hit radio in November 2006, and for the week ending November 26, it received 23 spins and rose to number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 14 on the chart. ==Music video==

The video was released on July 26, 2006, and was directed by Scott Culver. It was shot at Golden Oak Ranch in Los Angeles. The video is set at Camp Holadios, a fictional summer camp. While the band members are all staying there, Forrest becomes interested in a girl who is also at camp. The campers play with pogs. The video is also reminiscent of the film Wet Hot American Summer. One of the references to this movie is when Forrest puts on the headband and sunglasses similar to the change that "Coop" undergoes to win the affection of a girl with the same name, "Katie". Chewing gum is another major reference, where campers in the film are seen chewing gum before they kiss. The camp name "HOLADIOS", written in all capital letters on the sign seen at the beginning and end of the video, can be read as HOLA'ADIOS, which is "Hellogoodbye" in Spanish, but the campers at the end of video are seen wearing t-shirts with the capitalization written as "HolaDios" which is Spanish for HelloGod. Below the camp's name on the sign it states "Summer of 91' ". ==Track listings==

UK CD1 and European CD single • "Here (In Your Arms)" (radio edit) – 3:39 • "Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me" (live) – 4:21 UK CD2 • "Here (In Your Arms)" (album version) – 4:01 • "Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me" (Young Americans remix) – 5:20 • "Here (In Your Arms)" (club mix) – 3:08 UK 7-inch picture disc :A. "Here (In Your Arms)" (radio edit) :B. "Baby, It's Fact" (live) Australian CD single • "Here (In Your Arms)" (radio edit) • "Homewrecker" • "Here (In Your Arms)" (live video) ==Personnel==

Credits for "Here (In Your Arms)" adapted from album's liner notes. Hellogoodbye • Forrest Kline – vocals, guitar • Jesse Kurvink – keyboards • Chris Profeta – drums • Marcus Cole – bass Production • Matt Mahaffey – producer, mixing, engineer • Jeff Turzo – producer, mixing, engineer • Forrest Kline – additional production • Thomas Olson – additional Pro Tools editing • Chris James – mixing • Tom Baker – mastering ==Charts==

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British radio host Chris Moyles performed a parody of the song called "Beer in Your Arms" on his show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. ==References==