Proving that no idea is too obscure for the age of Peak TV, the hit Plain White T's song "Hey There Delilah" is being turned into a television series.

The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that the band has teamed with producers Lively McCabe Entertainment and Primary Wave to develop the chart-topping tune into "a scripted romantic dramedy ... described as a contemporary fairy tale that expands the story within the song." Tom Higgenson, the Plain White T's frontman and songwriter, will also produce.

In case you were living under a rock in the mid-2000s, when the earworm track was inescapable, here's a refresher, per THR:

The song, released in 2006, tells the tale of a long-distance flirtation between a struggling singer-songwriter and a New York City university student. The songwriter pledges to write a song for the young woman on the night they meet and that promise changes their lives in unexpected ways.

According to Higgenson, who's working on the pitch alongside writer Jeremy Desmon, the song's continued ability to touch its fans was part of his inspiration in exploring it on a television platform.

"I’m so excited to have an opportunity to give a new generation the chance to form their own connection with the song, and fall in love with its story through this new project," the songwriter said in a statement.

It makes us feel all kinds of old to hear that a song we blared back in our dorm room is now being repackaged for "a new generation." But there have been worse ideas for TV shows, and we're curious to see how the concept can be expanded into a television-length project.

THR says that the show is set to be pitched to "multiple networks and studios" sometime this month. Stay tuned.

[via: The Hollywood Reporter]