Invisible (Jaded Era song)

Single infobox
Name = Invisible


Artist = Jaded Era
from Album = Invisible
Released = 2003 (U.S.)
Format = Airplay
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock/Pop
Length =
Label = Catch 'em
Writer = Kira Leyden, Jeff Andrea
Producer = Tim Patalan
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "Invisible"
(2006)
Next single =

Invisible is a song written by Kira Leyden and Jeff Andrea, members of the Ohio-based unsigned alternative rock/pop band Jaded Era, and recorded for the band's second album "Invisible" (2003). It was covered by pop rock singer Ashlee Simpson for the re-release of her second album "I Am Me", and was released as the album's third single in 2006 (see Invisible (Ashlee Simpson song)).

Andrea wrote the song's riff when he was seventeen years old and recorded it on a cassette tape, while Leyden said she wrote its lyrics on her hands during a lonely day at college; after completing the song together, they commented "There was always something special about it". Leyden has frequently said "everyone has felt completely invisible once in their lifetime, and sometimes it's just you against the world", and that the song's lyrics paralleled the band's status as independent and unsigned. Leyden and Andrea have also called it "the cornerstone for this band and where we come from", and it was produced by Tim Patalan.

Jaded Era wrote to their fans on their MySpace internet blog that it wasn't an "easy" decision to allow Simpson to re-record the song, but it "was a decision we all made to help Jaded Era get out there as much as possible, so others can love us as much as you! ... We are really flattered by how much faith everyone has in this song ... we appreciate Ashlee putting it out there."

The music video for Jaded Era's version of "Invisible" was directed by Dave Greene and members of the band, and produced on a US$300 budget. [ [http://www.myspace.com/jadedera MySpace.com - Jaded Era - Cuyahoga Falls / Akron, Ohio - Rock / Alternative / Classic Rock - www.myspace.com/jadedera ] ] It comprises footage of the band performing the song intercut with black-and-white clips of a homeless man, a bullied school student, a hitch-hiker and a drug addict.

Credits

*Lead vocals, guitar and keys by Kira Leyden
*Lead guitar and additional vocals by Jeff Andrea
*Bass by Marco Hilj
*Drums by Eric Ortopan

References