"An Honest Mistake" is a song by American
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. It was released as their debut single and the lead single from their
self-titled studio album on February 28, 2005. The song peaked at number seven on the
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and number 33 on the
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.
"An Honest Mistake" was also featured on the soundtrack of the video games ''
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''; in ''MVP'', the song is listed as "Honest Mistake". The song is also featured in the video game ''
True Crime: New York City'', in ''
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". The song is playable on the UK version of the game ''
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''. It was also played in the ''
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'' episode "Orientation" in Season 4 and was featured in the 2011 film ''
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Critical reception
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writer MacKenzie Wilson said that the song "saunters like classic
New Order with its dark-hued mechanical energy."
Lost At Sea's Sarah Peters put the track alongside "Public Service Announcement" for showing the band's honed-in musicianship and knowledge of new wave, saying that when they "hit the airwaves, there shouldn't be too many listeners impressed by the band's amount of study - why analyze and appreciate when you could just dance?" Adam Moerder of
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found the track to be one of the few standouts on the record, calling it "one of the few sassy moments on the album, with Endicott mockingly singing in falsetto "Don't look at me that way/ It was an honest mistake."
Music video
The video for "An Honest Mistake" was directed by Michael "Mike" Palmieri (
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,
The Strokes
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) and features the band performing the song apparently surrounded by a
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Track listings
* UK 7-inch single
:A. "An Honest Mistake" – 3:40
:B. "Hot Pursuit" (duet version) – 3:04
* UK CD single
# "An Honest Mistake" – 3:39
# "Hey Sunshiney Day" – 2:27
* UK DVD single
# "An Honest Mistake" (video)
# "Unconditional" (video)
# The making of "Unconditional"
* Australian CD single
# "An Honest Mistake"
# "Hey Sunshiney Day"
# "No Breaks"
# "An Honest Mistake" (video)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
*
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2005 songs
2005 debut singles
The Bravery songs
Island Records singles
Songs written by Sam Endicott