It was the first song Boys Like Girls ever wrote which was written about Martin's high school sweetheart.[citation needed] There are two versions of the song, the album version and the radio mix version, which the latter features overlapping vocals towards the end of the song.[3]
Composition
"Thunder" was written by Martin Johnson and produced by Matt Squire. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 76 BPM and is in the key of D major.[4] Johnson's range in the song spans from the notes G3 to A5.[4] The lyrics highlight how special first love can be: "Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors / I don't ever want to love another / You'll always be my thunder."[5]
Critical reception
Richard Brown of Culture Deluxe stated, "the Boston four piece successfully take the timeless simplicity of 'Wonderwall', coat it in the same varnish recently employed by Iglu & Hartly and deliver a song so accurately aimed at teen girls."[6] Alex Lai of ContactMusic.com remarked, "it is a decent enough sing-a-long, though quite why a radio remix has been sanctioned is baffling as the closing seconds are a mess of vocal overlaps. Far from a representation of their usual songs, those who are fans of the genre could do worse than check this outfit out when looking for their next fix."[3]
Music video
The music video for "Thunder", directed by Josh Forbes, was released on June 20, 2008, and premiered on FNMTV,[7] shows a group of friends, which includes couples hanging out. The music video is a reflection of teenage youth, including scenes of food fights, late-night hangs, and swimming pool makeouts. Throughout the video, the band is shown performing the song.[8]
The video was shot in many different locations throughout Cerritos, California,[8] a suburb in southeast Los Angeles county, which include: the Tall Mouse Crafts store off South Street and Carmenita Road, Jack's Restaurant on Carmenita and South Street, Cerritos Park East Park/Rec Center off Ironbark Drive and 166th Street, Cerritos Park East Swim Center off 166th Street and Carmenita, and a commercial parking structure off Towne Center Drive and Park Plaza Drive near the Cerritos Towne Center and across the street from the Cerritos Millennium Library. The main location where the band is seen playing in the street is Droxford St. and Pinewood Circle, a cul-de-sac in Cerritos.
Track listing
CD single
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Thunder" (radio edit)
3:56
Digital download
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Thunder" (radio mix)
3:58
2.
"Thunder" (acoustic)
3:54
3.
"Thunder" (music video)
3:57
Personnel
Credits for "Thunder" adapted from album's liner notes.[9]
↑ Boys Like Girls (booklet). Boys Like Girls. Columbia Records. 2007. 88697 18816 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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