Fallen Leaves
| Fallen Leaves | |
|---|---|
| Billy Talent | |
| publication | November 6, 2006 |
| length | 3:19 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , punk rock |
| Author (s) | Billy Talent |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| album | Billy Talent II |
Fallen Leaves is a song by the Canadian rock band Billy Talent and the third single from their album Billy Talent II . It was first released on November 6, 2006 and produced by Gavin Brown. Stylistically, it can be assigned to the genres of alternative rock and punk rock . The lyrics are about the fate of someone in your circle of friends who perished of his addiction.
Music video
The official music video was first released in Canada on November 27, 2006, and worldwide the week after. Filmed by Dean Karr and Ian D'Sa, the clip begins with a chicken standing on top of a car in which the band members are. Drive through falling leaves ( english Falling Leaves ), and then come in various monsters on, for they begin Fallen Leaves singing. Among other things, the video reached number one in the MuchMusic Countdown and had over 12.8 million views on YouTube in June 2016 .
review
Charts
With Fallen Leaves , Billy Talent was able to achieve a single chart placement in Switzerland, Canada and Belgium (Flanders) for the first time. In Germany the title reached position 35, in Austria peak 34, in Switzerland highest position 91, in Canada position 73 and in Flanders it advanced to position 18 in the charts. In Germany the song stayed in the charts for ten weeks, in Austria 19, in Switzerland only one, in Canada three and in Flanders four weeks.
criticism
The song received mixed reviews. Alex Lai from contactmusic.com writes:
"Fallen Leaves" is a punk rocker that is instantly reminiscent of Green Day, right down to Benjamin Kowalewicz's shouted vocals. Catchy without being thrilling, the chorus is designed for fist-pumping moshpits, but the song lacks substance and is easily disposable as soon as the last chords end.
“'Fallen Leaves' is a punk rocker who immediately reminds you of Green Day , right down to the screaming vocals of Benjamin Kowalewicz. Memorable, but not exciting, the refrain for faustball end is Moshpits as done. However, the song lacks substance and as soon as the last chords fade away, it is very easy to replace. "
Jacob Dunkley of rockfeedback.com had a more positive opinion that the track was a catchy tune, and if you could say something positive about the singing voice, it would be the fact that you wouldn't sing any differently with this song. Even if you can't, Fallen Leaves is “much, much better” than Fall Out Boy . He awarded four stars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fallen Leaves - EP. In: iTunes . Apple Inc., November 6, 2006, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ BILLY TALENT - FALLEN LEAVES. In: hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Fallen Leaves : Billy Talent rock with third single! Bravo , January 10, 2007, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Billy Talent Biography. The Tabworld.com, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Billy Talent: Billy Talent II. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012 ; accessed on November 8, 2012 .
- Jump up ↑ AtlanticVideos: Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves (video). YouTube , October 26, 2009, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH BE F CA
- ↑ Alex Lai: Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves Single Review. Contactmusic.com, accessed November 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Jacob Dunkley: BILLY TALENT - FALLING LEAVES (ATLANTIC). RockFeedback, accessed November 8, 2012 .