Cross My Heart (Marianas Trench song)

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"Cross My Heart"
Cross My Hearts Marianas Trench.jpg
Single by Marianas Trench
from the album Masterpiece Theatre
ReleasedNovember 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)
Genre Pop punk [1]
Length3:12
Label 604
Songwriter(s) Josh Ramsay
Producer(s) Dave Genn
Marianas Trench singles chronology
"Shake Tramp"
(2007)
"Cross My Heart"
(2008)
"All to Myself"
(2008)
Music video
"Cross My Heart" on YouTube

"Cross My Heart" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on November 24, 2008 as the lead single from their second studio album Masterpiece Theatre . [2] It was the "Best Comeback" on the January 31 issue on the Canadian Hot 100 and earned the "Sales Gainer" on the February 14 issue on the Canadian Hot 100. An acoustic version of the song was released on March 10, 2009. [3]

Contents

Release

The group premiered a new track, "Cross My Heart" on their MySpace on November 14, 2008. [4] The song was later released as the official lead single from their second studio album on November 24. [2]

Composition

Lead singer Josh Ramsay wrote the song and Dave Genn handled the production of the song. The song runs at 164 BPM and is in the key of D major. [5]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Cross My Heart"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards Favourite Canadian VideoNominated [6]
MUCH LOUD Rock Video of the YearNominated
UR Fave VideoNominated
Director of the YearWon [7]
2010Independent Music AwardsAstral Media Radio Favourite SingleWon [8]
Favourite VideoWon

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Alternative Addiction United StatesSong of the Year [9] 200935

Music video

The music video was released in December 2008 and was directed by Colin Minihan. [10] It reached within the top 3 on the MuchMusic charts. [11] The video was the fifth most played video in Canada in 2009. [12]

Shot in Vancouver, Canada, the music video starts off with Josh Ramsay singing to a woman that he is following throughout the course of the video. While going down the street, a parade with the rest of the band playing on a float is seen throughout the video. In the end, the woman being followed takes out her headphones, and hears Josh singing to her. She turns around and sees the crowd cheering and applauding to her. She invites him in, the song ends and the crowd stops cheering. [13]

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Cross My Heart" – 3:12
  2. "Cross My Heart (Music Video)" – 3:25
Digital download
  1. "Cross My Heart" – 3:12
Acoustic version
  1. "Cross My Heart (Acoustic Version)" – 3:27

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] 3× Platinum240,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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