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A Favor House Atlantic
2004 single by Coheed and Cambria
"A Favor House Atlantic" is a song by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria from their 2003 album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. In the United States, it remains Coheed and Cambria's highest charting song, having peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[3] It reached No. 77 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
The song features the characters Claudio and Al the Killer, and is part of the sci-fi saga that is present in almost all of the band's songs. In contrast to other songs on the album, "A Favor House Atlantic" has been described as a "fairly straightforward [slice] of emo".[1] Vulture.com described the song as a Trojan Horse of invading emo disguised as pop music.[5]
The song is featured in ATV Offroad Fury 3. It was also made available as a downloadable, playable track for the music video game series Rock Band as part of the Bonnaroo Pack.[6] It also appears on the soundtrack to Major League Baseball 2K9.[7]
Variety ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.[8]