Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) - wikipedia Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) `` Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' Single by Simple Plan from the album Still Not Getting Any... Released April 1, 2005 Format CD single Recorded Length 4 : 00 Label Lava Songwriter ( s ) Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau Producer ( s ) Bob Rock Simple Plan singles chronology `` Shut Up ! '' ( 2005 ) `` Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' ( 2005 ) `` Crazy '' ( 2005 ) `` Shut Up ! '' ( 2005 ) `` Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' ( 2005 ) `` Crazy '' ( 2005 ) `` Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released in April 2005 as the third single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... The song 's official title, when the CD was released, was simply `` Untitled ''. Contents 1 Music video 2 Live performances 3 Track listing 4 In other media 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External links Music video The music video of this song tells a story of a car accident on a rainy evening where a young male drunk driver crashed his sedan head - on into a Trans Am driven by a female, resulting in her death. The drunk driver, however, survives relatively uninjured, and ends up captured by the FBI and BATF. The video was filmed near the famous tunnel in Griffith Park. The video also shows the victim 's family doing things such as : her brother is seen playing video games in his bedroom, her sister is doing her homework in her bedroom, their mom is in her house 's kitchen washing dishes and their dad is working in his office. Then abruptly just as the two cars collide, the entire family is violently thrown into the walls surrounding them as the boy falls out of his bedroom window and the dad lands on his computer. In a joint letter with MADD, Simple Plan explained the events in the video : `` This song is a very personal look at what happens when tragedy hits close to home and we wanted to make a video that was as powerful and as special as the song was to the five of us. Over the last few years, a lot of people we know have been involved in tragic accidents caused by drinking and driving. One of the students at our high - school crashed his car driving back from a weekend trip and killed his best friend. It was a very sad time that none of us will ever forget. This is the story we wanted to tell with this video : the story of all the innocent victims caused by drinking and driving. We hope you will take the time to watch the video. Thanks for all your support. '' Live performances When performed live, the guitar solo in the middle of the song is performed by Bouvier. Lead guitarist Jeff Stinco plays a semi-acoustic guitar until the end of the solo, while rhythm guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre and drummer Chuck Comeau come in at the beginning of the solo. Bassist David Desrosiers ' main role is backing vocals, with his bass taking a backseat until Bouvier 's solo and the final chorus. Stinco also plays a second solo as the song fades out. Track listing `` How Could This Happen to Me ? '' - 3 : 28 `` Welcome to My Life '' ( Live ) - 4 : 13 `` Jump '' ( Live ) - 3 : 48 In other media The song has since been used in Mothers Against Drunk Driving anti-drunk driving campaigns, and in the fourth season episode of Smallville called `` Recruit ''. Charts Chart ( 2005 -- 06 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 9 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 17 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) 52 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 36 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 20 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 183 US Billboard Hot 100 49 US Billboard Adult Top 40 26 US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 16 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 10,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Gold 10,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Simple Plan Fight Drunk Driving With MADD Jump up ^ Simple Plan Team Up With MADD For Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 200626 into search. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Simple Plan '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ Chart Log UK Jump up ^ # 49 in the US Jump up ^ `` Simple Plan Chart History - Billboard ''. Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Simple Plan Chart History - Billboard ''. Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2005 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Simple Plan -- Untitled ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` Guld - och Platinacertifikat − År 2007 '' ( PDF ) ( in Swedish ). IFPI Sweden. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Simple Plan Pierre Bouvier Chuck Comeau Jeff Stinco Sébastien Lefebvre David Desrosiers Studio albums No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls Still Not Getting Any... Simple Plan Get Your Heart On ! Taking One for the Team Singles `` I 'm Just a Kid '' `` I 'd Do Anything '' `` Addicted '' `` Perfect '' `` Do n't Wanna Think About You '' `` Welcome to My Life '' `` Shut Up ! '' `` Untitled ( How Could This Happen to Me ? ) '' `` Crazy '' `` When I 'm Gone '' `` Your Love Is a Lie '' `` Save You '' `` Ca n't Keep My Hands off You '' `` Jet Lag '' `` Astronaut '' `` Summer Paradise '' `` I Do n't Wanna Go to Bed '' `` Singing in the Rain '' Other songs `` Wavin ' Flag '' ( Haiti mix ) Live albums MTV Hard Rock Live Extended plays Get Your Heart On -- The Second Coming ! Related Discography Reset `` History '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Untitled_(How_Could_This_Happen_to_Me%3F)&oldid=837180616 '' Categories : 2005 singles 2005 songs Simple Plan songs Songs about driving under the influence Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Songs written by Pierre Bouvier Songs written by Chuck Comeau Song recordings produced by Bob Rock Lava Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Czech Republic Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Latviešu Nederlands Polski Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 19 April 2018, at 06 : 30. 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Question: who sings how can this happen to me
Answer: Canadian rock band Simple Plan