This Means War (Marianas Trench song)
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| "This Means War" | ||||
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| Single by Marianas Trench | ||||
| from the album Astoria | ||||
| Released | February 16, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | 604 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
| Producer(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
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| "This Means War" on YouTube | ||||
"This Means War" is a song by Canadian pop rock group Marianas Trench. It was serviced to Canadian radio on February 16, 2016, as the second official single from their fourth studio album, Astoria (2015).[1] The song was written and produced by the band's lead singer, Josh Ramsay.[2]
"This Means War" was the first single of the group's career to not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[3]
"This Means War" is about the absence of emotion that follows a break up, and how sometimes people would rather fight than feeling nothing; as Ramsay sings in the opening verse, "So nice to see you here, impolite would almost be beneath us."[4] The song explores the thin line between love and hate with respect to passion.[5] Musically, the song has been compared to Bananarama's "Cruel Summer", particularly in its use of the xylophone.[6][7] The song's melody also shares similarities with Tom Cochrane's 1991 hit, "Life is a Highway".[7]