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“Try Honesty” by Billy Talent
From the album Billy Talent (2003)
“Try Honesty” by Billy Talent appears on 13 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2003 and 2012. It was first released in 2003 on the album Billy Talent. Its best result is #13 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #90 alternative song of 2003 and #4,225 alternative song of all time.
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"Try Honesty" introduced the Canadian band Billy Talent to the world in 2003: their debut single and the opening salvo from their self-titled Atlantic debut. It's a wiry, anxious post-hardcore burst, credited to Ian D'Sa, Jonathan Gallant, Benjamin Kowalewicz and Aaron Solowoniuk, with Gavin Brown producing, Jacquire King recording and Chris Lord-Alge mixing it up loud. It was their breakthrough, and it won Single of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards.
Sean Michael Turrell's video shoots the band inside the former Whitby Psychiatric Hospital in Ontario and turns it into a haunted house: shadows with nobody casting them, a family portrait that shifts, objects moving on their own, a doll that opens its eyes, and a storm cloud rolling in as the bridge builds.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 52 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 | 89 |
| 2003 | 28 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 50 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 80 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
| 2003 | 40 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 98 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 59 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 92 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 42 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2011 | 57 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s | 102 |
| 2012 | 69 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time | 102 |
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