“Over My Head (Cable Car)” was The Fray’s debut single. Its success paved the way for their debut album How To Save A Life, and thrust the local Denver band into the national spotlight.

The song’s source of inspiration is lead singer Isaac Slade’s brother, with whom he got into a big fight and eventually mended their relationship.

After [Caleb] graduated high school, we drifted apart and really hadn’t spoken in a long time. One day we both realized that we needed to fight it out. We’d been friends for 20 years. That’s a long time when you’re only 23 years old. We fought it out, and he’s one of my best friends today.

The Fray’s inaugural single was nominated for the “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” in 2007; it lost to “My Humps” by the Black Eyed Peas.