Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)
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"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" is a single from Chevelle's album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). It was their second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. In interviews, it has been stated that "Vitamin R" is Ritalin. The song was written about a friend of the Loeffler brothers, who was misdiagnosed with ADHD, and developed an addiction to Ritalin. As a result, he would often do crazy and odd things, such as drive around aimlessly for hours, determined to hear a specific song on the radio.
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. The video is apparently a reference to the many different kinds of hallucinations experienced by misdiagnosed ADHD patients who take, and develop an addiction to, Ritalin.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 68 | 2004 |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 3 | 2004 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | 2004 |
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