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This Is War is the third studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released on December 8, 2009 through Virgin Records. It was the band's first studio album in four years, after the breakthrough of their previous work, A Beautiful Lie (2005). The album was recorded over a span of two years while the band was in the midst of a ...
This Is War is the third studio album by the American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. This Is War may also refer to: "This Is War" (Thirty Seconds to Mars song), 2010; This Is War (Bush song), 2017; This Is War (Emily Kinney album), an album by Emily Kinney "This Is War", a song by Alter Bridge from the album Pawns & Kings
"This Is War" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album This Is War. Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, [1] the song was released as the second single from the album to American radio on March 8, 2010, [2] and the physical single was released on March 26, 2010.
Nicky Wire wrote the song's lyrics in Barcelona. He felt especially proud of coming up with the opening line: "The future teaches you to be alone, the present to be afraid and cold." [4] Various real-life events from the Spanish Civil War provided inspiration. For example, the line "If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists" is ...
"This Is War" is an anti-war song [1] by the British rock band Bush, released on 13 November 2017 from the Deluxe Edition of their album Black and White Rainbows (2017). It reached No. 17 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making it the highest-charting single from that album.
Written in late 1983, the song is about the state of England at the time. [citation needed] "This Is England" comprises a list of the problems in England during the early years of the Margaret Thatcher administration, addressing inner-city violence, urban alienation, life on council estates, high unemployment rate, England's dying motorcycle industry, racism, nationalism, and police corruption.
The lyrics are told from the point of view of someone involved in clandestine activities in the U.S. (the cities Houston, Detroit, and Pittsburgh are mentioned) during some sort of civil unrest or dystopian environment. [8] The line "This ain't no Mudd Club or CBGB" refers to two New York music venues at which the band performed in the 1970s. [8]
The album was also made available in a 4-channel surround sound (quadraphonic) mix in the 8-track tape format (United Artists UA-DA178-H). [5] The original quadraphonic mix has been re-released on Blu-ray, [6] and for the album's 50th anniversary, a new Dolby Atmos mix was released in streaming format. [7]