"Try Honesty" is the debut single by Canadian group
Billy Talent. It was released in July 2003 as the lead single from their
debut self-titled album.
Music video
The music video for "Try Honesty," which was directed by
Sean Michael Turrell
Sean Michael Turrell is a director of music videos and documentary television. He has directed videos for Canadian bands such as Billy Talent, Lights, Protest the Hero, Hedley, MSTRKRFT, Blue Rodeo, Great Lake Swimmers, Magneta Lane and Sum 4 ...
, features the band playing in the
Whitby Psychiatric Hospital in
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It had a population of 138,501 at the 2021 census. It ...
. 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.
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Billy Talent songs
2003 debut singles
Songs written by Ian D'Sa
Songs written by Benjamin Kowalewicz
Songs written by Jonathan Gallant
Songs written by Aaron Solowoniuk
Song recordings produced by Gavin Brown (musician)
2003 songs