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Song

"Cross My Heart" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock group Marianas Trench for their second studio album, Masterpiece Theatre (2009). Written by lead singer Josh Ramsay, it was released via 604 Records as the album's lead single on November 24, 2008.[1] "Cross My Heart" has peaked at No. 15 on the Canadian Hot 100 and has been certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada.

Commercial performance

"Cross My Heart" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 54 for the week ending January 3, 2009.[2] It reached a peak position of 41 in its initial run before dropping off the chart for the week ending January 24, 2009.[3] The following week, it re-entered the chart at 42, earning "Best Comeback" recognition for the week.[4] On the chart dated February 21, 2009, "Cross My Heart" reached its peak position of 15.[5] The song peaked at number 9 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles component chart in early 2009.[6] The song won the Sirius XM INDIES award for favourite Astral Media Radio single for 2010.[7]

Music video

The video for "Cross My Heart" was shot in Vancouver, BC and was directed by Colin Minihan of The Vicious Brothers.[8] It premiered December 16, 2008.[9] The music video starts off with Josh Ramsay singing to the a woman that he is following throughout the course of the video. While going down the street, people start to hear the song, and follow along. From painters and construction workers, to teenagers from the streets, they all form a parade with the rest of the band playing on a float. In the end, the woman being followed takes out her headphones, and hears Josh singing to her. She turns around and sees the crowd cheering and applauding to her. She invites him in, the song ends and the crowd stops cheering.

Reception

"Cross My Heart" reached number 1 on the

Top 30 Countdown for the week of March 21, 2009.[10]

Track listings

Digital download - single[1]

  1. "Cross My Heart" – 3:12

Digital download - Acoustic single[11]

  1. "Cross My Heart (Acoustic)" – 3:27

Charts and certifications

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nomination Result
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards[15] Best Video Nominated
MUCH LOUD Rock Video of the Year
UR Fave: Canadian Video
Director of the Year (for
Colin Minihan
) 		Won
2010 Sirius XM INDIES Awards[7] Astral Media Radio Favourite Single
Favourite Video

References

  1. ^
    Apple Inc
    . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Canada Singles Top 100 (January 3, 2009)". aCharts.us / Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada Singles Top 100 (January 24, 2009)". aCharts.us / Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Canada Singles Top 100 (January 31, 2009)". aCharts.us / Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Canada Singles Top 100 (February 21, 2009)". aCharts.us / Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. All Media Network
    . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "2010 Nominees/Winners". INDIES. Sirius XM. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Marianas Trench - Cross My Heart (2010)". IMVDb. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. Apple Inc
    . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  10. MuchMusic
    . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  11. Apple Inc
    . Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: 2009 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Marianas Trench – Cross My Heart". Music Canada.
  15. CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original
    on April 7, 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Category:2008 songs Category:2008 singles Category:604 Records singles Category:Songs written by Josh Ramsay

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