"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" was written by Austin Bello, Caleb Turman and Jonathan Cook while production was handled by Geoff Rockwell and Matt Squire. In 2009, the band invited Selena Gomez to be on a duet version of the song. At the time of the track's recording session, Gomez had just started production on her debut album, Kiss & Tell, as a pop-rock project called Selena Gomez & the Scene.[8]
"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone) was made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page on March 18, 2008.[9] The song was released digitally as a single on April 1, 2008.[10] The European release of the single features a B-Side track, "Hurricane Haley".[11] The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the US on April 15, 2008.[12]
The music video for "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" premiered on April 10, 2008 and was directed by Shane Drake.[14] The video shows the band playing near a drag strip with an airplane in the background. The video goes through showing vocalist Jonathan Cook, falling for a race car girl.[14] Jonathan then sneaks into a trailer of a race car driver and gets into uniform. Jonathan gets into a car, precedes to race but crashes. As he exits the race car, the girl rushes to his side to give him a kiss. He then leans in and gives a thumbs up. The video ends with the band walking away into the sunset.[15]
The group performed the track live on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, on June 12, 2008.[16]
"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" debuted on the US Mainstream Top 40 at number 40.[17] The following week later, the song rose up by two positions, peaking at number 38 on the chart.[18]
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]
- Forever the Sickest Kids
- Jonathan Cook – vocals
- Austin Bello – bass guitar, vocals
- Caleb Turman – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Marc Stewart – lead guitar
- Kent Garrison – keyboards, synthesizers
- Kyle Burns – drums, percussion
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- Production
- Matt Squire – producer, engineering
- Geoff Rockwell – producer
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Eric Stenman – engineering
- Femio Hernandez – assist mixing engineering
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