Red Flag (song)

Infobox Single


Name = Red Flag
Artist = Billy Talent
from Album = Billy Talent II
B-side =
Released = September 11, 2006
Format =
Genre = Post Punk

Length = 3:16
Label = Wea/Atlantic
Writer = Billy Talent
Producer = Gavin Brown
Reviews = * Music Emissions rating-5|3.5 [http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=6236 link]
Chart position = * #1 (Canada)
Last single = "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
(2006)
This single = "Red Flag"
(2006)
Next single = "Fallen Leaves"
(2006)

"Red Flag" is the second single released from the Canadian music group Billy Talent's second album, "Billy Talent II". The single was released on September 11, 2006 in the United Kingdomcite web
url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/buzz/1857
publisher=Crossfire
title=Caught in the Crossfire - Music Zine - Buzz Chart - Billy Talent] .

"Red Flag" was originally released in 2005 as a part of the soundtracks of a number of Electronic Arts video games, including "NHL 06", "Burnout Revenge", "Burnout Legends", and "SSX On Tour". As well, a leaked demo of the song made its way across the internet. This demo was released by atlantic records on the black sampler II. The album version is different than the earlier release, with the bridge and refrain being changed. It has also been used in the soundtrack for the 2007 movie "TMNT".

Music video

The music video for this song, directed by Floria Sigismondi – known for her work with artists such as Sigur Rós and Björkcite web
url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=154831
publisher=Market Wire
date=2006-08-16
title=Billy Talent Set for Explosive Fall Tour|] – began shooting on 21 July, 2006, and first began playing in the United Kingdom, on August 20, 2006 (on Scuzz), and debuted in Canada on MuchMusic the following day.

The video begins with a group of school children initially trapped in a school, screaming "we want out!". Finally, they break through the handcuffed doors, and proceed to run around the school and surrounding area, covering various buildings and items – including a traffic light, a barbecue, a boat, a car, and gas pumps – with red flags. As they run through the town, more people join in. Finally, they arrive at city hall where the members of Billy Talent are performing, and which has been covered with red flags. The majority of children begin to mosh to the song, while others continue to run around, covering things with red flags. One of the children throws history books into the crowd, destroying them. That could suggest that previous generations made many mistakes, and that the kids wish history could be erased; or it could be seen as a protest against how the teaching of history in schools serves to reinforce the status quo and marginalise all alternatives. The video ends with the children standing under a red sky, with pages of the books falling behind them, all wearing World War II-era gas masks. Voices chanting "we want out!" can also be heard at the end of the video.

Track listing

UK 5" Single
#Red Flag (Album Version)
#Red Flag (Live At MTV Campus Invasion Germany)
UK 7" Single
#Red Flag (Album Version)
#Where Is The Line? (Demo Version)
US Single
#Red Flag (Album Version)
#Red Flag (Live At MTV Campus Invasion Germany)
#Red Flag (Live At The Horseshoe Tavern)
#Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)

Chart Performance

References