Every episode title in Grey's Anatomy is a song, except for one, but it was for a very important reason. Here's which episode it is and why.

Greys Anatomy has stood out from other medical dramas for a couple of reasons, and one of its particularities is that every episode title is a song reference, except for one heres which episode it is and why its different. Created by Shonda Rhimes, Greys Anatomy made its debut on ABC in 2005 as a mid-season replacement, but it was so well-received by critics and viewers that it has lived on for over 10 seasons, and shows no signs of stopping soon.

Greys Anatomy follows the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at Seattle Grace Hospital (now Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital) as they do their best to juggle their personal and professional lives, which more often than not end up overlapping. The series is led by Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who viewers have followed on her journey from intern to head of general surgery. In over a decade, Greys Anatomy has won the audience over and has also stood out from other medical dramas for various reasons, one of those being that every episode title is a song reference.

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From the very beginning, Greys Anatomy has borrowed song titles to give its episodes a name. The very first episode is titled A Hard Days Night, like the song byThe Beatles, and was followed by The First Cut Is The Deepest, written by Cat Stevens and performed by various artists over the years. Its a Greys Anatomy tradition that every episode will be titled after a song (another good example is the two-parter bomb storyline titled after R.E.Ms Its The End of the World As We Know It),and there has been only one exception,but it wasnt because the writers ran out of songs that fitted the episode's stories.The episode in question is season 14s 1-800-799-7233, and theres a very powerful and important reason behind this peculiar title.

In that episode, the staff of the hospital was fascinated by the presence of Paul Stadler (Matthew Morrison), a praised general surgeon who also happened to be Jos (Camilla Luddington) abusive ex-husband. Meredith stayed by her side while she and Paul signed the divorce papers so she wouldnt be left alone with him, and Jo later had a chance to talk to his fiance, Jenny, who denied any abuse and refused her help. Still, Jo gave her her card with her phone number on the back in case she needed any help. The episode was originally titled Four Seasons in One Day (a song by Crowded House), but was changed to 1-800-799-7233 as thats the phone number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed (via Glamour) that the title change was suggested by Giacomo Gianniotti, who plays Dr. Andrew DeLuca.

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