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{{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'.

Background



According 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 video



The 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.

Charts



References





Category:2011 singles

Category:The Trews songs

Category:2011 songs

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