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{{Infobox song
{{about|the [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]] song||This Means War}}
| name = This Means War
{{infobox single
| Name = This Means War
| cover = Marianas Trench - This Means War (single cover).jpg
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| Artist = [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]]
| type = single
| Album = [[Astoria (Marianas Trench album)|Astoria]]
| Cover = Marianas Trench - This Means War (single cover).jpg
| artist = [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]]
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| album = [[Astoria (Marianas Trench album)|Astoria]]
| Released = {{start date|2016|02|16|mf=yes}}
| released = {{start date|2016|02|16|mf=yes}}
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| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[new wave music|new wave]]}}
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[new wave music|new wave]]}}
| Label = [[604 Records|604]]
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=24}}
| Length = {{duration|m=3|s=24}}
| label = [[604 Records|604]]
| Writer = [[Josh Ramsay]]
| writer = [[Josh Ramsay]]
| Producer = Josh Ramsay
| producer = Josh Ramsay
| Last single = "[[One Love (Marianas Trench song)|One Love]]" <br/> (2015)
| prev_title = [[One Love (Marianas Trench song)|One Love]]
| prev_year = 2015
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| next_title = [[Who Do You Love (Marianas Trench song)|Who Do You Love]]
| This single = "'''This Means War'''" <br/> (2016)
| next_year = 2016
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| Next single = "[[Who Do You Love (Marianas Trench song)|Who Do You Love]]" <br/> (2016)
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"'''This Means War'''" is a song recorded by Canadian [[pop rock]] group [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]] for their fourth studio album, ''[[Astoria (Marianas Trench album)|Astoria]]'' (2015). It was serviced to Canadian radio on February 16, 2016 as the album's second official single.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Marianas Trench|title=Marianas Trench - #ThisMeansWar is out today at radio in Canada!... |url=https://www.facebook.com/MarianasTrench/photos/a.54640464481.65339.7680694481/10153545852359482/?type=3&theater |publisher=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=January 30, 2017|date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> The song was written and produced by the band's lead singer, [[Josh Ramsay]].
"'''This Means War'''" is a song recorded by Canadian [[pop rock]] group [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]] for their fourth studio album, ''[[Astoria (Marianas Trench album)|Astoria]]'' (2015). It was serviced to Canadian radio on February 16, 2016 as the album's second official single.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Marianas Trench|title=Marianas Trench - #ThisMeansWar is out today at radio in Canada!... |url=https://www.facebook.com/MarianasTrench/photos/a.54640464481.65339.7680694481/10153545852359482/?type=3&theater |publisher=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=January 30, 2017|date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> The song was written and produced by the band's lead singer, [[Josh Ramsay]].


"This Means War" was the first single of the group's career to not enter the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marianas Trench &ndash; Chart history |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=marianas trench|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} |publisher=[[Canadian Hot 100|''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100]] for Marianas Trench |accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref>
"This Means War" was the first single of the group's career to not enter the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marianas Trench &ndash; Chart history |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=marianas trench|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} |publisher=[[Canadian Hot 100|Billboard Canadian Hot 100]] for Marianas Trench |accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
"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 chorus, "I'd rather be a riot than indifferent."<ref>{{cite web|title=Mariana's Trench - This Means War Lyrics|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/this-means-war-lyrics-marianas-trench.html|publisher=[[MetroLyrics]]|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref> The song explores the thin line between love and hate with respect to passion.<ref name="ANDPOP"/> Musically, the song has been compared to [[Bananarama]]'s "[[Cruel Summer (song)|Cruel Summer]]", particularly in its use of the [[xylophone]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Monger|first1=Timothy|title=Astoria - Marianas Trench {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/astoria-mw0002886558|website={{noitalic|[[AllMusic]]}}|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="alt addict">{{cite web|title=Album Review of Astoria by Marianas Trench|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/516|publisher=Alternative Addiction|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref> The song's melody also shares similarities with [[Tom Cochrane]]'s 1991 hit, "[[Life is a Highway]]".<ref name="alt addict"/>
"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 chorus, "I'd rather be a riot than indifferent."{{cn|date=December 2021}} The song explores the thin line between love and hate with respect to passion.<ref name="ANDPOP"/> Musically, the song has been compared to [[Bananarama]]'s "[[Cruel Summer (Bananarama song)|Cruel Summer]]", particularly in its use of the [[xylophone]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Monger|first1=Timothy|title=Astoria - Marianas Trench {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/astoria-mw0002886558|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="alt addict">{{cite news|title=Album Review of Astoria by Marianas Trench|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/516|work=Alternative Addiction|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref> The song's melody also shares similarities with [[Tom Cochrane]]'s 1991 hit, "[[Life is a Highway]]".<ref name="alt addict"/>


==Promotion==
==Promotion==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
An accompanying music video was filmed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in the spring of 2016 and was directed by Anthony Chirco.<ref name="substream">{{cite news|last1=Heisel|first1=Scott|title=PREMIERE: Marianas Trench takes you behind the scenes of "This Means War" video|url=http://substreammagazine.com/2016/05/premiere-marianas-trench-this-means-war-behind-the-scenes/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=Substream Magazine|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> It premiered May 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author1=MarianasTrenchVEVO|title=Marianas Trench - This Means War|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qta36qcILSo|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|accessdate=January 30, 2017|format=video|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> Inspired by the musical ''[[West Side Story]]'', the video depicts the band competing in a territorial "dance battle" with a rival gang.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Kika|title=Watch Marianas Trench’s new video for "This Means War"|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_marianas_trenchs_new_video_for_this_means_war|accessdate=January 30, 2016|publisher=Alternative Press|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ANDPOP">{{cite news|last1=Goldfield Rodrigues|first1=Brittany|title=WATCH: Go Behind The Scenes With Marianas Trench For Their "This Means War" Music Video|url=http://www.andpop.com/2016/05/26/watch-go-behind-scenes-marianas-trench-means-war-music-video/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=ANDPOP|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hather|first1=Amanda|title=New video released for "This Means War" by Marianas Trench|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/05/24/new-video-released-for-this-means-war-by-marianas-trench/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=Canadian Beats|date=May 24, 2016}}</ref> Ramsay explained the video's premise in the following statement: "Put on your leather, stretch your hamstrings and grab your can of paint! We're invading each other's turf but there can be only one. This means war!"<ref name="substream"/>
An accompanying music video was filmed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in the spring of 2016 and was directed by Anthony Chirco.<ref name="substream">{{cite magazine|last1=Heisel|first1=Scott|title=PREMIERE: Marianas Trench takes you behind the scenes of "This Means War" video|url=http://substreammagazine.com/2016/05/premiere-marianas-trench-this-means-war-behind-the-scenes/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|magazine=Substream Magazine|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> It premiered May 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author1=MarianasTrenchVEVO|title=Marianas Trench - This Means War|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qta36qcILSo|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|accessdate=January 30, 2017|format=video|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> Inspired by the musical ''[[West Side Story]]'', the video depicts the band competing in a territorial "dance battle" with a rival gang.<ref name="ANDPOP">{{cite news|last1=Goldfield Rodrigues|first1=Brittany|title=WATCH: Go Behind The Scenes With Marianas Trench For Their "This Means War" Music Video|url=http://www.andpop.com/2016/05/26/watch-go-behind-scenes-marianas-trench-means-war-music-video/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=ANDPOP|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Kika|title=Watch Marianas Trench’s new video for "This Means War"|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_marianas_trenchs_new_video_for_this_means_war|accessdate=January 30, 2016|magazine=Alternative Press|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hather|first1=Amanda|title=New video released for "This Means War" by Marianas Trench|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/05/24/new-video-released-for-this-means-war-by-marianas-trench/|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=Canadian Beats|date=May 24, 2016}}</ref> Ramsay explained the video's premise in the following statement: "Put on your leather, stretch your hamstrings and grab your can of paint! We're invading each other's turf but there can be only one. This means war!"<ref name="substream"/>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 23 February 2022

"This Means War"
Single by Marianas Trench
from the album Astoria
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
Genre
Length3:24
Label604
Songwriter(s)Josh Ramsay
Producer(s)Josh Ramsay
Marianas Trench singles chronology
"One Love"
(2015) 		"This Means War"
(2016) 		"Who Do You Love"
(2016)

"This Means War" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock group Marianas Trench for their fourth studio album, Astoria (2015). It was serviced to Canadian radio on February 16, 2016 as the album's second official single.[1] The song was written and produced by the band's lead singer, Josh Ramsay.

"This Means War" was the first single of the group's career to not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[2]

Content

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"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 chorus, "I'd rather be a riot than indifferent."[citation needed] The song explores the thin line between love and hate with respect to passion.[3] Musically, the song has been compared to Bananarama's "Cruel Summer", particularly in its use of the xylophone.[4][5] The song's melody also shares similarities with Tom Cochrane's 1991 hit, "Life is a Highway".[5]

Promotion

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The band released a lyric video for the song through their Vevo account on March 10, 2016.[6] "This Means War" was included in the setlist for their Hey! You Guys and Never Say Die tours in support of Astoria.[7]

Music video

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An accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California in the spring of 2016 and was directed by Anthony Chirco.[8] It premiered May 20, 2016.[9] Inspired by the musical West Side Story, the video depicts the band competing in a territorial "dance battle" with a rival gang.[3][10][11] Ramsay explained the video's premise in the following statement: "Put on your leather, stretch your hamstrings and grab your can of paint! We're invading each other's turf but there can be only one. This means war!"[8]

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[12] 38
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 37
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[14] 38

References

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  1. ^ Marianas Trench (February 16, 2016). "Marianas Trench - #ThisMeansWar is out today at radio in Canada!..." Facebook. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Marianas Trench – Chart history". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Marianas Trench. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Goldfield Rodrigues, Brittany (May 26, 2016). "WATCH: Go Behind The Scenes With Marianas Trench For Their "This Means War" Music Video". ANDPOP. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Astoria - Marianas Trench | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Album Review of Astoria by Marianas Trench". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ MarianasTrenchVEVO (March 10, 2016). "Marianas Trench - This Means War (Lyric Video)" (video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Ireland, Nicole (March 26, 2016). "Marianas Trench – Air Canada Centre, Toronto – March 22, 2016". Lithium Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Heisel, Scott (May 26, 2016). "PREMIERE: Marianas Trench takes you behind the scenes of "This Means War" video". Substream Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. ^ MarianasTrenchVEVO (May 20, 2016). "Marianas Trench - This Means War" (video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ Chatterjee, Kika (May 20, 2016). "Watch Marianas Trench's new video for "This Means War"". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  11. ^ Hather, Amanda (May 24, 2016). "New video released for "This Means War" by Marianas Trench". Canadian Beats. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "Marianas Trench Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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