It's Not Your Fault
"It's Not Your Fault" | ||||
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Single by New Found Glory | ||||
from the album Coming Home | ||||
Released | July 25, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | New Found Glory | |||
Producer(s) | Thom Panunzio, New Found Glory | |||
New Found Glory singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Not Your Fault" is a song by American
The single marked a musical departure for the band and was seen by critics as a step away from their usual
Composition
"It's Not Your Fault" is a
Lyrically, the song is about dealing with time apart in a relationship. The band's lead vocalist Jordan Pundik has noted, "I want people to think it's about whatever they want, but for me, it's about when you're in love with someone and you're away from them and you have an argument or a fight and it's over the phone, so you can't console them."[11]
Critical reception
As with Coming Home, "It's Not Your Fault" was warmly received by
Music video
The
The concept itself was inspired by a German mobile phone commercial.[10] The video idea came from the Axe/Lynx 24-7 spot, "Because you never know when (Getting Dressed)", that won "Gold Lion Cannes 2004" award. Chad Gilbert told Kerrang! magazine that, "It starts backwards, with a guy and a girl in bed naked, and then they put on their clothes, finding them strewn as they walk, until they get to their first meeting at the end. We just took the idea and went with it."[10] The shoot was completed in one afternoon.[11]
Track listing
All songs written, composed and performed by New Found Glory.[16][17]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Your Fault" | 3:37 |
Personnel
- Single
- lead vocals, lyrics
- composer, lyrics
- Steve Klein — rhythm guitar, lyrics
- Ian Grushka — bass guitar
- Cyrus Bolooki — drums, percussion
- Benmont Tench — piano
- Thom Panunzio - producer
- engineering
- Tom Lord-Alge — mixing
- mastering
- Autumn de Wilde — photography[1]
- Video
- Jordan Pundik — himself, band member
- Chad Gilbert — himself, band member
- Steve Klein — himself, band member
- Ian Grushka — himself, band member
- Cyrus Bolooki — himself, band member
- Teddy Van Deusen — boy
- Heide Lindgren — girl
- Brett Simon — director
References
- ^ Music Television(MTV). Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- Music Television(MTV). Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- Allmusic. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "New Found Glory Coming Home CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
- ^ "NFG Feature Westword Weekly". Westword Weekly. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ^ "The Lowdown - New Found Glory". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Bloom, Matt (March 29, 2009). "New Found Glory Will Never Say Die". Drum magazine. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "It's Not Your Fault - New Found Glory Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d "It's Not Your Fault by New Found Glory". Songfacts. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Music Television(MTV). Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "NFG in the Palm Beach Post". The Palm Beach Post. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ISSN 1740-9977
- ^ Foley, Jack (13 October 2006). "New Found Glory - Coming Home". Indie London. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "New Found Glory - It's Not Your Fault". MTV. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Coming Home (CD). New Found Glory. Geffen Records. 2006. CID1706.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Credits: Coming Home". AllMusic. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "It's Not Your Fault by New Found Glory". Yahoo! Music. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2010.