Song · Billy Talent
“Turn Your Back” by Billy Talent
From the album Billy Talent III (2009)
“Turn Your Back” by Billy Talent appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2008. It was first released in 2009 on the album Billy Talent III. Its best result is #63 on the 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #458 alternative song of 2008.
Billy Talent road-tested "Turn Your Back" before anyone could buy it, unveiling it at the Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo in June 2008. By September it was out on iTunes as a stand-alone charity single, almost a year ahead of Billy Talent III, the album it later landed on. That early version brings in Anti-Flag's Justin Sane and Chris #2 as guest voices, the pair who also joined the band onstage for it; the album cut leaves them off.
Singer Ben Kowalewicz told Kerrang! it's about owning up to what you do, socially, politically and environmentally. Brendan O'Brien produced and mixed it and Nick DiDia recorded it. It entered the Canadian Hot 100 at 23 on downloads alone, then found a second home on the soundtrack of NHL 09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 | 102 |
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