is my attempt to capture those emotions that come and go, the transient ones. Those types of emotions, to me, make for the best songs because they tend to be extreme! So there is no "message" to the song, just me spewing about the negative aspects of band life. At the time I wrote the song, I really did want to quit. I don't really care how people take the song; as the line says, "I don't give a flying fuck what you think of me." Reception Merican became the third Descendents release to chart (following Everything Sucks and Live Plus One), peaking at number 29 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and at number 38 on Top Heatseekers. John Luerssen of Allmusic gave it three and a half stars out of five, remarking that "Nothing with You" "revisit[s] the timeless lovelorn attack of cherished songs from their past like 'Wendy,' 'Clean Sheets,' and 'Silly Girl, while Merican" "harks back to vintage Bad Religion" and "I Quit" is "a nervous, edgy 'Catalina'-like throwback". He was less complimentary about the other two songs, calling "Here with Me" merely a "palatable midtempo number" and "Alive" "worth skipping, as it drags in a way that no Descendents number has a right to." Trivia Here With Me was originally written in 1989 by Milo and first played with his short lived band Milestone. Track listing Personnel Band Karl Alvarez – bass guitar Milo Aukerman – lead vocals Stephen Egerton – guitar, recording engineer Bill Stevenson – drums, producer Additional performers Chad Price – backing vocals Production Jason Livermore – recording engineer, mix engineer, mastering Andrew Berlin – additional engineer Brad Newsom – additional engineer Jeff Hagedorn – cover illustration, design, layout Jesse Fischer – photography See also American References External links Merican at Fat Wreck Chords Descendents EPs 2004 EPs Fat Wreck Chords EPs Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician)