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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Hope & Ruin | cover = Hope_&_Ruin_Single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Trews | album = Hope & Ruin | released = February 15, 2011 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Alternative rock | length = 4:00 | label = Universal Music Canada Bumstead Records | writer = Sean Dalton, Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Jack Syperek, Gord Sinclair | producer = Gord Sinclair John-Angus MacDonald | prev_title = Highway of Heroes | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = The World I Know | next_year = 2011 | misc = }} "'Hope & Ruin'" is a song by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was the lead single and title track from The Trews' fourth studio album, 'Hope & Ruin'. BackgroundAccording to Colin and John-Angus MacDonald, the song was inspired by the song "Fly" by Nick Drake. The title of the song was taken from the cover of a 'Rolling Stone' magazine released in 2009 after Michael Jackson's death which featured the title "Michael Jackson's Final Days: Hope And Ruin". The original opening lyric of the song was "Hope and Ruin, the American Dream". Music videoThe music video for "Hope & Ruin" was directed by Drew Lightfoot, the same man who directed The Trews' video for "Hold Me In Your Arms" in 2007. The video was shot over 4 days on location in Toronto and rural Nova Scotia. ChartsReferencesCategory:2011 singles Category:The Trews songs Category:2011 songs | |
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