"Cannot Be Saved" is the third single by Welsh rock band

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, taken from their third album '' Tear the Signs Down''. The single was released on 20 June 2010 as a digital download.

Composition

"Cannot Be Saved" was penned by Rob Hawkins and is about

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, described by Rob as ''"You know, like in the summer when everyone seems to be on edge and it feels like it could just kick off for no reason"''. The track predominantly features lead vocals from

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, with Paul Mullen and James Frost providing backing vocals.

Release

"Cannot Be Saved" was announced as the third single from ''Tear the Signs Down'' on 19 May 2010 via the band's

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page. The artwork is inspired from the ''Tear the Signs Down'' art by Rich Samuels, and the design for the single was first used on T-shirts available on the album tour.

Music video

The music video was shot across the January, February and March dates of the Tear the Signs Down album tour, directed by

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, with support band Straight Lines helping shoot it. The music video premiered on 2 June 2010 on

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.The Automatic – Cannot Be Saved

, 2 June 2010

External links

Cannot Be Saved music video
on

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References

{{authority control The Automatic songs 2009 singles Music videos directed by James Frost 2009 songs EMI Records singles Songs written by James Frost Songs written by Iwan Griffiths Songs written by Robin Hawkins