"Destruction" is a song by American

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band

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. It was released as a single from their debut studio album, ''

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'', on March 30, 2015. A music video for the song was released on January 13, 2016 through

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. "Destruction" peaked at number 18 on the ''

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chart and was featured on the soundtrack for the video games ''

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'' and the 2015 ''Need for Speed'' reboot. An abridged version, consisting of just the first verse, chorus and outro, was used for the launch trailer for ''

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Battle Royale''.

Music video

The official music video for "Destruction" was released on the band's

channel on January 13, 2016. It was directed by

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and produced by Aviv Russ and Joywave. The video follows the band as they hold auditions for a new member, eventually finding an

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as the right choice. They enter recording sessions together and set off on a tour as well, until the MP3 player goes solo, eventually leaving Joywave out of the limelight. Nina Corcoran of

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complimented the video, calling it "clever both in its conception and creation."

Track listing

Charts

References

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