No, It Isn't
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| "No, It Isn't" | ||
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| Single by +44 | ||
| from the album When Your Heart Stops Beating | ||
| Released | Late 2005 | |
| Format | CD Single,Download | |
| Recorded | 2005/2006 | |
| Genre | Punk Rock | |
| Length | 3:03 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Finn | |
| +44 singles chronology | ||
| "No, It Isn't" (2005) |
"When Your Heart Stops Beating " (2006) |
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"No, It Isn't" is a song by +44. It was originally released in late 2005 as a demo for free download from the band's site. Carol Heller sang in this version of the song, but the vocals were re-recorded for the final CD version. The CDs came free with merchandise purchased from the band's site. Based on the packaging, it is assumed there are only 500 copies of this single. There were no other songs on the CD. The album version, as well as the live version, has a new drum track, as well as an extra verse at the end of the song, (Please understand...Lay rotting where I fall. I'm dead from bad intentions. Suffocated and embalmed and now all our dreams are cashed in. You swore you wouldn't lose then lost your brain, you make a sound that feels like pain. So please understand, this isn't just goodbye, this is I can't stand you.) that was not on the limited edition single version. The song expresses many feelings towards former blink-182 member Tom Delonge.
On October 24, Travis Barker (drummer from the band) told Ultimate-Guitar.com on "No It Isn't":
- I have a snare and I just like lay real back, and just play accent things here and there. Originally that was all acoustic and I never wanted to put drums in. I always thought like what Mark was saying and the words, what he was talking about, just stood on its own. There didn't need to be anything else behind it besides him and that acoustic guitar. Then I kind of got outvoted. They like drums in it, so I was like, "I'm down with it. If it makes the song better, I'm gonna do it."[1]
The reason for the title being "No, It Isn't" was because Mark Hoppus didn't want people to ask if the song was about his former blink-182 bandmate, Tom DeLonge, that suddenly quit on him. So, when people would ask, 'Is that song about Tom?', he could say, 'No, It Isn't.' Despite this, Hoppus has openly stated that this song (as well as Lycanthrope) is about the breakup of blink-182.
The song was available for download on their official site on December 13, 2005, which happened to be the day the ex-bandmate from blink-182, Tom DeLonge was scheduled to release material from his new band, Angels and Airwaves, and also his 30th birthday. Hoppus has stated that he didn't mean for that coincidence to happen, it was a decision made purely by +44 management.
[edit] References
- ^ Steven, Rosen. Therapy Session Of Travis Barker. Ultimate-Guitar.com.
| Mark Hoppus | Craig Fairbaugh | Shane Gallagher | Travis Barker |
| Carol Heller |
| Discography |
| When Your Heart Stops Beating |
| Singles |
| "Lycanthrope" | "When Your Heart Stops Beating" | "Chapter XIII" | "Baby Come On" |
