"Rusted from the Rain" is the first official single by the great Canadian rock band Billy Talent off their album ''

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''. It was released on May 19, 2009. Lead singer

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has said that the song is very "tin man-esque" and evolved from an "epic

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-like riff". The lyrics are about marital breakdown, Kowalewicz told

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: "Nowadays, I'm seeing a lot of people who got married young are now getting divorced. It seems to be a new fad. Divorce is the new black." The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the

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, but lost to

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". The band's cover of

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", was released on the

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, on June 30, 2009.

Track listing

CD single

# "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:14 # "

" (

cover) – 3:08

Maxi CD

# "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:14 # "Cold Turkey" (

cover) – 3:08 # "Red Flag" (live at the

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) – 3:50 # "Rusted from the Rain" (music video) – 4:14

US digital EP

# "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:13 # "Devil on My Shoulder" – 3:48 # "Cold Turkey" (

cover) – 3:08 # "Red Flag" (live at the

) – 3:16

Music video

The video was shot in April 2009 by director

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in Los Angeles. The videoRusted From The Rain – Official Video
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collecting junk and garbage in the streets. As the video progresses, it is revealed that the man collected the trash to construct a makeshift carousel for a small group of children in the neighbourhood.

Charts

Year-end charts

References

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