Rusted from the Rain

"Rusted from the Rain"
Single by Billy Talent
from the album Billy Talent III
B-side"Cold Turkey"
ReleasedMay 19, 2009 (Radio airplay)
June 30, 2009 (CD single)
July 28, 2009 (US digital EP)
GenreAlternative rock, post-hardcore, emo
Length4:13
LabelWarner Music Canada
Songwriter(s)Ian D'Sa
Benjamin Kowalewicz[1]
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Billy Talent singles chronology
"Turn Your Back"
(2008)
"Rusted from the Rain"
(2009)
"Devil on My Shoulder"
(2009)
Music video
"Rusted From The Rain" on YouTube

"Rusted from the Rain" is the first official single by Canadian rock band Billy Talent off their album Billy Talent III. It was released on May 19, 2009.[2] Lead singer Ben Kowalewicz has said that the song is very "tin man-esque" and evolved from an "epic Soundgarden-like riff". The lyrics are about marital breakdown, Kowalewicz told Kerrang!: "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."[3] The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards, but lost to Michael Bublé's "Haven't Met You Yet".

The band's cover of John Lennon's classic song "Cold Turkey", was released on the CD single, on June 30, 2009.

  1. ^ ASCAP entry for song ASCAP, accessed June 18, 2011
  2. ^ Orlena Cain (April 27, 2009). "BILLY TALENT COMPLETE WORK ON BILLY TALENT III". Sugarcain Entertainment.
  3. ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.