Daughtry - September

September is the third single from Daughtry's second album Leave This Town. This song was co-written by Chris Daughtry and Josh Steely. The mid-tempo ballad is inspired by Chris's childhood memories growing up with his brother in a small town in North Carolina.
"Every time I hear that song it takes me back to my summers in Lasker," Chris says. "I loved growing up there, but I knew I'd have leave to make something of my life." The song's lines, "Yeah, we knew we had to leave this town / But we never knew when and we never knew how / We would end up here the way we are" inspired the album's title.
This song was performed on American Idol on May 12, 2010.
On June 11, 2010 September debuted at 30 in the Billboard Adult Pop songs.
On the issue dated August 21, 2010, "September" became Daughtry's ninth single to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The single has sold 355,000 digital downloads as of November 24, 2010. On the November 6, 2010 issue, the song has currently peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. becoming their eighth top-40 single.