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Rusted from the Rain
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Rusted from the Rain
| cover = BTRFTR.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Talent
| album = Billy Talent III
| B-side = Cold Turkey
| released = May 19, 2009 (Radio airplay)
June 30, 2009 (CD single)
July 28, 2009 (US digital EP)
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock, post-hardcore, emo
| length = 4:13
| label = Warner Music Canada
| writer = Ian D'Sa
Benjamin Kowalewicz[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=482382036&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 ASCAP entry for song] ASCAP, accessed June 18, 2011
| producer = Brendan O'Brien
| chronology = Billy Talent
| prev_title = Turn Your Back
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Devil on My Shoulder
| next_year = 2009
| misc =
}}
'"Rusted from the Rain"' is the first official single by Canadian rock band Billy Talent off their album 'Billy Talent III'. It was released on May 19, 2009.
Lead singer Ben Kowalewicz has said that the song is very "tin man-esque" and evolved from an "epic Soundgarden-like riff". The lyrics are about marital breakdown, Kowalewicz told Kerrang!: "Nowadays, I'm seeing a lot of people who got married young are now getting divorced. It seems to be a new fad. Divorce is the new black." The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards, but lost to Michael Bubl's "Haven't Met You Yet".
The band's cover of John Lennon's classic song "Cold Turkey", was released on the CD single, on June 30, 2009.
Track listing
CD single
# "Rusted from the Rain" 4:14# "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) 3:08
Maxi CD
# "Rusted from the Rain" 4:14# "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) 3:08
# "Red Flag" (live at the Horseshoe Tavern) 3:50
# "Rusted from the Rain" (music video) 4:14
US digital EP
# "Rusted from the Rain" 4:13# "Devil on My Shoulder" 3:48
# "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) 3:08
# "Red Flag" (live at the Horseshoe Tavern) 3:16
Music video
The video was shot in April 2009 by director Wayne Isham in Los Angeles. The video[http://billytalent3.com/CA/post.aspx?WeblogApp=canada_eng&PostID=1416 Rusted From The Rain Official Video] Billytalent3.com pans between the band playing in a junkyard and a vagrant collecting junk and garbage in the streets. As the video progresses, it is revealed that the man collected the trash to construct a makeshift carousel for a small group of children in the neighbourhood.
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References
Category:2009 singles
Category:Billy Talent songs
Category:Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
Category:Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Ian D'Sa
Category:Songs written by Benjamin Kowalewicz
Category:Rock ballads
Category:2009 songs
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