The Bird and the Worm

"The Bird and the Worm" is a song by the Used, released as the first single from their third studio album, Lies for the Liars. The song impacted radio on April 3, 2007. It is their highest charting single to date, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, equaling number 107 on the U.S. Hot 100 (their second single to make it into the Billboard singles chart). It received moderate video play on MTV and other music channels. The song is about Bert McCracken's brother, who is suffering from schizophrenia.