"Scars" is the second single from the band Papa Roach's fourth album, Getting Away with Murder, and seventh released single in total. The single was certified gold (500,000 units sold) on June 6, 2005. The song, according to the band's video album Papa Roach: Live & Murderous in Chicago, tells the story of Jacoby Shaddix's "Horrible night in Vegas that changed my life." During live performances before playing the song, Shaddix often talks about how "the song saved his life". Not only has the song beaten "Last Resort" as its highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, it was also their first and only Top 40 hit peaking at No. 15. The song hit No. 2 and No. 4 on the Modern Rock Tracksand Mainstream Rock Tracks charts and the song became their first and only pop hit hitting No. 7 on the Pop Songschart. This is the band's most successful in the U.S. although "Last Resort" was more successful internationally chart wise, also hitting No. 1 on the modern rock chart. The song peaked at No. 6 on American Top 40, in August 2005, and spent 50 weeks in the chart from April 2005 to March 2006. As with several of their other songs, Papa Roach has performed "Scars" live with Spanish lyrics.