The Hunger Games are based on a novel by Suzanne Collins.
`` A Murder of One '' is a song by Counting Crows , released as the fourth single from their debut album , August And Everything After .. Counting Crows. Counting Crows. August And Everything After. August And Everything After. Frontman Adam Duritz explained the song 's meaning  :. Adam Duritz. Adam Duritz. `` I can remember being eight years old and having infinite possibilities .. But life ends up being so much less than we thought it would be when we were kids , with relationships that are so empty and stupid and brutal .. If you do n't find a way to break the chain and change in some way , then you wind up , as the rhyme goes  : a murder of one , for sorrow . ''. the rhyme. One for Sorrow ( nursery rhyme ). Murder is a term used to refer to a group of crows .. The band 's name , Counting Crows , and a line from this song are both references to an English divination rhyme .. Counting Crows. Counting Crows. The song was featured in a 2004 episode of Scrubs , entitled `` My Porcelain God . ''. Scrubs. Scrubs ( TV series ). My Porcelain God. My Porcelain God. In the season 1 episode entitled The Crucible from Hemlock Grove a librarian recites to a group of children the lyrics of the song .