Jason Mraz - The Remedy (I Won't Worry) [Official Video] [HD] 

This song made me nervous. I was a coffee shop kid and I considered myself to be a little bit of a punk. I wanted to be weird and unpredictable. Then along came this collaboration with the Matrix, a songwriting team from LA that I enjoyed working with, but denounced upon hearing the formulaic pop result of our musings. I was in an acoustic trio, yet the demo of this song came out sounding like a massive radio wundersong, one which I didn’t think I’d ever be able to perform or live up to. (For example, the chorus launches before the verse lyric is even finished. I was confused by it initially and said no thank you to the idea.) Fast forward a year and I was recording the album. On the last day of tracking the drums, I came into the studio to find everyone listening to the demo of “The Remedy.” The record label had sent it and asked that we make an attempt to record it. I didn’t want to! I didn’t want to blast my friend’s inspiring story into the pop cosmos. In my early 20s this felt like “selling out,” but everyone in the studio felt differently. Bassist Stewart Myers said, “This is gonna get you on Cribs!” Someone else said, “Do one thing for the label and they’ll let you do everything else.” But it was my manager who said, “Drink your own medicine. Listen to the lyrics. Don’t worry. This is a beautiful tribute to your friend.” And they were all correct. “The Remedy” changed my life forever and taught me how to give in ways I hadn’t previously experienced or imagined. I never did get on Cribs, though. Listen to "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" on Waiting for My Rocket to Come (Expanded Edition): lnk.to/wfmrtced

As a black man who grew up "in the hood" I gotta say this is top 50 of my favorite songs of all time

Jason wrote this for a friend of his who had just been diagnosed with cancer (thus explaining the lyrics, "We will cure this dirty old disease"). The song is about not letting life get you down no matter what happens, and that you shouldn't waste your life worrying all the time, especially if you may not have very long to live.

A buddy of mine always used to sing this with a big smile. He ended up taking his life about 8 years ago, but I’ll always remember the good memory of him and this song ❤️ miss you Micah.

One of the most underrated pop songs of the 00's.

Music like this doesn't exist anymore 🙁😢

High School 2002. What a good year...

This was written about his friend with cancer. This was about seeing him undergoing chemotherapy

To this day, this is still one of the best uplifting pop rock songs.

This song saved my life. I used to listen to it everyday after school at 9 pm when I was running alone on the school plastic runway，crying while listening to it. As well as other Jason Marz songs, the words are so powerful and give me strength.

[Verse 1:] Well, I saw fireworks from the freeway And behind closed eyes, I cannot make them go away 'Cause you were born on the fourth of July, freedom ring Well, something on the surface it stinks I said something on the surface Well it kind of makes me nervous To say that you deserve this And what kind of God would serve this We will cure this dirty old disease [Pre-Chorus:] Well, if you've gots the poison, I've gots the remedy The remedy is the experience, this is a dangerous liaison I says the comedy is that it's serious This is a strange enough new play on words I said, the tragedy is that you're going to spend The rest of your nights with the light on So shine the light on all of your friends Well, it all amounts to nothing in the end [Chorus:] I, I won't worry my life away I, I won't worry my life away [Verse 2:] Well, I heard two men, talking on the radio In a crossfire kind of new reality show Uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack Or they were counting down the ways to stab The brother in the be right back after this The unavoidable kiss, with a minty fresh death-breath Is sure to outlast this catastrophe dance with me [Pre-Chorus:] 'Cause if you've gots the poison, I've gots the remedy The remedy is the experience, this is a dangerous liaison I says the comedy is that it's serious This is a strange enough new play on words I said, the tragedy is that you're going to spend The rest of your nights with the light on So shine the light on all of your friends Well, it all amounts to nothing in the end [Chorus:] I, I won't worry my life away (I won't, I won't I won't) I, I won't worry my life away [Bridge:] When I fall in love now (I fall in love) I take my time, there's no need to hurry When I'm making up my mind You can turn off the sun (turn off the sun) But I'm still going to shine And I'll tell you why [Pre-Chorus:] Because the remedy is the experience this is a dangerous liaison I says the comedy is that it's serious This is a strange enough new play on words I said, the tragedy is that you're going to spend The rest of your nights with the light on So shine the light on all of your friends Well, it all amounts to nothing in the end [Chorus:] I ('cause I won't) I won't worry my life away I (I won't, I won't I won't) I won't worry my life away I won't worry my life I (I won't) I won't worry my life away (I no) I ('cause I won't, I won't, I won't) I won't worry my life away I (I won't, I won't I won't) I won't worry my life away I (I won't, I won't I won't) I won't worry my life away

This song is the cure of COVID-19

Been listening to this song for 11 years, I still get the same feeling of joy everytime.

This song holds a special place in my heart since 2003. I don't play it often these days, it's reserved for late nights when I'm alone and in need for a trip down memory lane.

"We will cure this dirty old disease" That line is more relevant now than the day the song was written!

IVE SEARCHED FOR THIS SONG FOR FIVE YEARS AND THE ONLY THING I COULD REMEMBER WAS THE MELODY OF THE CHORUS AND IT BROKE MY BRAIN TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT IT WAS Thank you Google for finally having the ability to find a song by humming 😩😩🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

may 2019, still rocking.. still cheerfull,, still love all his songs

Heard this yesterday for the first time IN A WHILE and immediate nostalgia of my childhood came flooding in. Love this! Wish music today was still like this

This man was too early. His music has alway slapped

Listening to this in the midst of this lockdown. Perfect song, dont worry your life away, but of course stay at home and wash your hands.

One of the BEST songs ever created.

this song never gets old

Can’t believe this song is almost 20 years old. One of my all time favorites. When this came out my first born son was three and now he has graduated college. Wow time goes so fast. Pure nostalgia!

How does this song have only 17 million views it's a classic.

wow. I can't believe this only has 7 million views. I am so nostalgic when I hear this. For those who didn't know ,this song was written for his friend who was battling cancer at the time.

6 of the many things I have learned at my 20 years: - You are not what you do but how you came to apply that to your life and the lives of others - Pain is an optional practice that has much to teach to human being, the problem lies in not transcend this and remain stagnant. - Although there are negative situations you have the ability not to deny them, but you do have the option to not let them affect you. Sometimes is called “To take control of your life” - The path to the goal is more valuable than the goal itself - If you chose a life of fame and/or excess was to create a reality as a vehicle to understand its opposite facet, for the same reason you were given all the tools for you to have all the time to do it. - And the hardest for me: To respect the free will of the people you love even when they overlook any of the above.

This was on repeat for me the four years my dad was going through chemo. RIP Dad, February 9, 2017. Miss and love you always ❤

God I remember listening to this as a young kid in the early 2000s. It brings me right back to that moment in time it truly is a unique one of a kind feeling.

i used to watch this video before going to school on vh1.. great memories of easy times

Still my Jam . I won't worry my life away. Very meaningful

anyone listening in 2024?

Damn. 2020 going to 2021 and still listening to this precious gem. Anyone else but me ? ☝️💕

this song makes me feel nostalgic and happy :)

you a real OG if you still listen to this masterpiece

Ugh, this album was life. I was obsessed with him and this album and about 10 years after that moment in time, I won tickets to see him in concert! So many good memories!

My 2021 Anthem. We are gonna get through this. But only together. I love you world..HUGZ!

You can turn off the sun and I'm still gonna shine is my favorite lyric from this song and they're words I live by.

The intro is so nostalgic 😭😭😭😭😭

The young generation have no idea how amazing this song is. Deserves at least 100 million views.

2022 still here ❤️

Needed this song today.

This takes me back! 👍

Most underrated song I’ve heard

''When I fall in love I take my time There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why Because..... '' This inspires me to get that higher notes :D

you know, this song was dedicated to someone he (Jason Mraz) knows who has cancer...

This song is still so freaking good!

Listened to this again in the 4th of July

BEST SONG EVER...

Holy shit, I grew up with this song and I never knew what it was called and I would hear it at stores. Feels so good to have found it, brings back memories

I was 13 back in 2003 in California when I first heard this song while my dad was driving my brother and I down to Santa Monica. Good times.

i dedicate this song to my late aunt who passed from cancer in 2016 she LOVED this album and i guess you can say it takes me back to simple times 💖

Back in 2015, listening to this song on repeat 24/7 on my poor headset going to work. 🤣 Now downloading it again and listening to it just like before 😍

Who else is watching all of Jason's videos and just crying at how beautiful it is. But then the stupid ads interrupt you. 😭😭😭😅

My most precious song ever :')

Jason was so ahead of his time for creating this alternative sounding but at the same time rappish song. I wish he would write songs like this again. It's going to do well in the current music trend where hiphop and rap dominate the charts.

Timeless man..This song never gets old and keeps getting even better over the years.

I listen to this song every morning walking to the bus stop.

CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THIS DAMN SONG..................LOVE YOU JASON MRAZ.

Legend has it that he is still driving the Mrazda.

Back then when music give souls and positive vibes. How time flies, I missed my childhood.

We need more songs like this in 2020 onwards!!!

I miss music like this been playing all day long on the radio

I remembered how much I loved this song, and seeing the video again was so awesome!

Listening to this when I get so anxious and overwhelmed especially during this pandemic and whenever i feel my anxiety creeping back in. Makes me feel good. Thanks for this song ♥️

This was literally around the last time any music played made you feel things in your life... Yes, I enjoy eating "Cake by the Ocean" - But this song and music like it taught me that it was cool to not worry about shit all the time... Now I'm old and it's all that I do... But that's another story.

2:03 The dude's smile is adorable

Still one of the best songs.

Early 2000s playlist: Jason Mraz, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Hoobastank, The Calling, Maroon 5, Blink 182, Simple Plan.

I’m 13 and I’m a Jason Mraz fanatic! I know all of his songs and I wish there were more singers like him in 2019... I’ve listened to him my whole life😁☺️

It's the end of October 2016 and I am still listening to this for more ten years and I wonder "Am I the only one?" well, the answer is Everyone is still listening to this song

The most underrated feel-good song of the 2000s

4th of July 2019!!! I won't worry...

Listening and appreciating the lyrics 2019 🎶💯

20 fucking years since this came out, man. Where on Earth did the time go? I was 7 when this song hit the radio. Always did enjoy this one.

When they still made good music.....really miss the early 2000's

I had a massive crush on this chick back in the day, and this is literally the only song that gives me a vivid memory of her. Whew, was she hot. Man, music is an awesome thing...

I'm happy for those rainy days back in the early 00s when I would help my mom clean and move furniture around our newer home. This was one of the songs my mom would sing with our old surround sound stereo on the radio haha! Holds a special place!

this song is inspiration for reckless abandonment and deep philosophical thought at the same time. it also is a painful reminder of the innocence and freedom of my youth that had no worry and that I can never get back. nowadays I worry almost everyday

The year is 2020, the coronavirus pandemic is rocking the world and here I am, refusing to worry my life away.

my dad used to play this song all the time when i was little, i’m 17 now and still won’t stop listening

Break Even, Talk, Callin all Angels, Here Without You, A Thousand Miles; list goes and on. (Those memorably overplayed "Feel Good" '00s-'10s singles) It's aged okay but could swear this one's older than '05. My sense of premiere music is not tight.

I grew up with 12 siblings. Everyday at 6 am is wake up at 6 am while these music videos would start playing, elementary was a long time ago. I’d wake up early enough to ask the sister right older me and the little brother right after me to watch these videos and listen to music with me. I’d give a lot to go back to these days where music was the absolute most important thing in our lives regardless of anything else we wondered about the rest of our siblings. My bestest friends. Love em almost as much as I love them. Haha! Good fucking times, man.

This was the song we needed post 9/11, and it’s the type of song that we need now.

This gets me so emotional and happy at the same time ever time I listen

Perfect songs for me right now. Looked up songs to listen to when you're feeling sad and this one came up and was the first one I looked up on youtube. My dog passed away and her favourite food was chicken, I'd cook her some fresh chicken in her last few weeks alive for breakfast straight after I had cooked eggs for my breakfast! And sunflowers grew in the garden in her final summer when they had been so hard to grow in the past. We call it her garden now. Nice to see these appear in the song, it was like I was meant to watch it today. Thanks Jason for this great song and video clip :)

I swear it brings back so many memories when I hear this, what it was like to be younger 😢

I WAS born on the 4th of July!!! This has ALWAYS been my theme song! ❤

how does this have only 5 million view

It's 2019 and I still get instant good vibes because of this

The summer between fourth and fifth grade I was laying in bed listening to this song on the Fourth of July wondering what the coming school year was going to be like

2021 and it’s still a bop.

I recently heard this song at Rite Aid and fell in love with it. The only strange thing is that I've heard it a bunch of times before.

I must say that this is one of the best songs ever made

This song makes me think of my cousin who passed on the 4th of July. I was visiting my dad in another part of the country. My mom called to tell me he had been hit on his motorcycle and killed. My dad and stepmom took me and my sister to watch fireworks from the freeway to try and cheer us up and now when I hear this song, I think of him and smile.

I have been told I probably have cancer. It scared me but it also made me think of things I want to do if that is true. That is why I love this song.

i always listen to this song before going to school or before going to work, Freedom Song is a great song too

Every time I here this song I get YOLO (you only live once) MENTALITY

Shine the light on all of your friends....

Lovely, amazing etc. a song that will live in my heart forever. I remember hearing this first on rickdees all the way in Nigeria in junior high(middle school for the US); a weird emo pop/rock loving kid with serious issues. This song made me realise I am meant and built for more. Most Nigerians knew Jason Mraz from “I’m Yours” but I love the fact I got to experience him in my early teens

"I'm gonna sing this song at America's Got Talent someday. Wait for it, Jason Mraz. You're awesome as always..." ♥