Throwback Thursday: Matt Thiessen discusses Relient K's "Be My Escape"

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Chris DeMakes

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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This week’s Throwback Thursday revisits Episode 108, originally released on June 20th, 2022, featuring Matt Thiessen of Relient K. In this episode, Matt dives into the writing and recording of the band’s 2004 hit “Be My Escape,” a song that played a pivotal role in their crossover to the mainstream. With its unconventional arrangement and emotional pull, the track stood out in the crowded alternative scene, and Matt offers a thoughtful look at how it came to life and why it continues to resonate with fans. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at ⁠http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/⁠ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.4	Once again, providing you with some fun context for this week's throwback Thursday episode.
0:50.5	This week, we're going back to June 20th of 2022 when Matt Thiessen of Reliant K sat in to
0:56.5	discuss the writing and recording of their hit 2004 single, Be My Escape.
1:01.5	We're going to remind it a good 17 years or so before Matt's episode, though, to talk a little
1:07.1	bit about the time when this song was first popular.
1:12.4	So Be My Escape was from Reliant K's fourth full-length, mm-hmm, that was released in November of 2004, but it wasn't until
1:19.0	August of 2005 that the song hit its Hot 100 peak of number 82. So let's take a look at what was
1:25.6	going on around then. On those charts, Be My Escape was one
1:30.6	spot above Commons Go. Great song. The number one song the week of August 6, 2005, was Mariah
1:37.6	Carey's We Belong Together. And some other popular songs at that moment were Gwen Stefani's
1:43.1	Hollaback Girl, The Black Eyed Peas don't
1:45.6	Funk with My Heart, Gorillas Feel Good Inc. Oh, from Sierra featuring Ludacris, Food Fighters Best of
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