Zero (Hawk Nelson song)

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"Zero"
Single by Hawk Nelson
from the album Smile, It's the End of the World
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:38
Label Tooth & Nail
Songwriter(s) Biro, Dunn, McNevan
Producer(s) Aaron Sprinkle
Hawk Nelson singles chronology
"Letters to the President"
(2004)
"Zero"
(2006)
"Friend Like That"
(2008)

"Zero" is a song by the Christian alternative rock band Hawk Nelson from their album Smile, It's the End of the World . The song is about someone vocalist Jason Dunn knew who committed suicide. The song was released in 2006, and it was released again on May 30, 2007 as a single in the USA and Canada. The single was the 15th most-played song in 2007 on Christian Hit Radio stations in the United States according to R&R magazine. [1]

Video

The music video begins with an ambulance siren and then cuts to a girl who picks up a telephone and then sinks down against a wall with her head in her hands. The scene fades to black, and Jason Dunn appears at a piano, surrounded by a circle of words written on the ground. Throughout the video, people are shown with statements next to them. It also features Hawk Nelson's band members playing their instruments.

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