Try Honesty
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Billy Talent | ||||
| from the album Billy Talent | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | post-hardcore, punk, alternative rock | |||
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Billy Talent | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Gavin Brown | |||
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"Try Honesty" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band, Billy Talent, released July 1, 2003 as the lead single from their debut self-titled album via Atlantic Records. The song would go on to be a commercial mainstream success and a break-though hit for the group upon its release. The following year, "Try Honesty" would receive a Juno Award for Single of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards.[2]
Music video
Directed by Sean Michael Turrell, The music video for Try Honesty, premiered July 23, 2003, features stylized performance footage of the band in what appears to be an abandoned facility (filmed on location at the former Whitby Psychiatric Hospital in Whitby, Ontario).[3]
Intercut throughout the band's performance are sequences which heavily imply the hospital is haunted, due to a series of paranormal occurrences (ie: disembodied shadows, unnatural movement of family portrait, inanimate objects repositioning themselves, a seemingly-possessed toy doll opening its own eyes, etc...).[4]
Midway through the video, a dark cloud descends over the facility during the song's bridge, accompanied by thunder and lightning that mirror the track's rising intensity. The sky clears once the bridge resolves, after which the band (now in the hospital's infirmary) continues to perform, framed against increased supernatural activity. The video concludes with the facility's front doors being blown from their frame as the song ends.[4]
While the video saw moderate airplay on Fuse in the United States, it received heavy rotation in Canada on Muchmusic and would go on to win a Much Music Video Awards for Best Rock Video in 2004.[5][6]
Track listing
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Personnel
Personnel taken from Billy Talent liner notes.[10]
Billy Talent
- Benjamin Kowalewicz – vocals
- Ian D'Sa – guitar, vocals
- Jonathan Gallant – bass, vocals
- Aaron Solowoniuk – drums
Charts
| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | 2× Platinum | 160,000 |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Talent debuts in Top 10". Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PAST NOMINEES + WINNERS - Billy Talent 2004". the JUNO Awards.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gorman, Bobby (September 29, 2003). "Billy Talent - Ian D'sa and Aaron Solowoniuk : Sept. 29th, 2003 - Red's - Edmonton, Alberta". ThePunkSite.com.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Talent - Try Honesty (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."15th MuchMusic Video Awards (Aired: 06/19/2004)". YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oleniuk, Lucas (March 29, 2010). "Avril Lavigne presents the award for the Best Rock Video to Benjamin Kowalewicz of Billy Talent at the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards". Toronto Star via Getty Images.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Talent – Try Honesty – CD (Single, Promo), 2003 [r5499041]". Discogs. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Talent – Try Honesty – CD (Single, Enhanced), 2003 [r3136196]". Discogs. October 1, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Talent – Try Honesty – Vinyl (7 Single, Limited Edition Picture Disc), 2003 [r1643483]". Discogs. February 8, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Billy Talent (CD booklet). Billy Talent. 2001.
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