Something to Write Home About is an emo-Indie album by The Get Up Kids, released on September 21, 1999 (see 1999 in music). A classic, the de facto standard of the emo genre, Something to Write Home About is wistful, introspective and cathartic. The album's swift rhythms, melodious riffs and tortured vocals did not translate into chart sales, peaking at #31 on Billboards Heatseekers 200 albums chart (North America), but gathered a great amount of critical acclaim. Something to Write Home About is the first Get Up Kids album to include keyboards, here played by James Dewees.