This song by the Denver, Colorado based band The Fray gained popularity due to it being featured on Grey's Anatomy's soundtrack and in episode no: 20 of season 5 of Scrubs, My Lunch. This episode of Scrubs is the second highest rated episode on tv.com, and is based on the true story of 4 patients who died of contracting rabies after recieving organ transplants from an infected patient.
This song was composed as a result of the lead singer Isaac Slade's experience as a mentor in a camp for troubled teens. The song was based on the unsuccessful efforts of all the counselors to reach out and help a troubled musician kid. His family approached the situation in the negative, by threatening not to talk to the kid until he gets out of his rut. All the kid needed was someone to talk to and lean on. The song itself describes the efforts made by an adult to confront a troubled teen.
How to save a life was unique in the fact that it was one of the very few songs to have 3 music videos made for it. The response generated by this song prompted its producers to create a website, where the song was opened for different interpretations. The viewers were welcomed to submit music videos that they had made for this song. (www.howtosavealife.com)
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