Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)

For other uses, see Vitamin R (disambiguation).

"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. It was released in August 2004 as the lead single from their third studio album, This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). It was their second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart^[1] and reached number three on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[2]

"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)"
Single by Chevelle
from the album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)
Released	August 2, 2004
Length	3:43 (album version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Pete Loeffler Sam Loeffler Joe Loeffler
Producer(s)	Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Chevelle singles chronology
"Closure" (2003) "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" (2004) "The Clincher" (2005)

Background

In interviews, it has been stated that Vitamin R is Ritalin. The song "Vitamin R (Leading US Along)" was written about a friend of Sam, Joe and Pete Loeffler, who was misdiagnosed with ADHD, and developed an addiction to Ritalin.^[3]

Critical reception

Loudwire ranked it the second greatest Chevelle song.^[4]

Music video

The song's music video revolves around imagery seen in the items of a cubicle. The images become real, life size landscapes that vocalist Pete Loeffler is seen drifting through.^[5]

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[6]	22
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	68
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2]	3
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[1]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)