“Nothing to Lose” by Billy Talent

"Nothing to Lose" comes from Billy Talent's self-titled 2003 debut, and on November 16, 2004, Atlantic made it the album's fourth and last single, a promo-only release that never got a CD or vinyl pressing. The Canadian band wrote it after a teenager from Brampton, Ontario took his own life in 2002 following relentless bullying at school, and they meant it as both a memorial and a warning about how much damage bullying can do.

The song speaks in the voice of a kid pushed to that edge, keeping the abuse from their parents while depression, isolation and rejection wear them down from the inside. The whole band shares the writing credit; Gavin Brown produced, Jacquire King recorded it, and Chris Lord-Alge mixed, with Keith Armstrong assisting.

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