| "Try Honesty" | ||||
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| Single byBilly Talent | ||||
| from the albumBilly Talent | ||||
| Released | July 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 4:14 3:55 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter | Billy Talent | |||
| Producer | Gavin Brown | |||
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| "Try Honesty" onYouTube | ||||
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"Try Honesty" | ||||
"Try Honesty" is the debut single by Canadian groupBilly Talent. It was released in July 2003 as the lead single from theirdebut self-titled album.
The music video for "Try Honesty," which was directed bySean Michael Turrell, features the band playing in theWhitby Psychiatric Hospital inWhitby, Ontario. The video hints that the hospital is haunted in several ways, such as shadows without bodies, inanimate objects moving (i.e.: a toy doll opens its eyes without being touched, moving furniture, moving swing), reflections while no-one is there and people in a family picture moving.
| Chart (2003-2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 68 |
| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 24 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||