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"It's Not Your Fault" is a song by American
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New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), ...
, serving as the
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from their fifth studio album '' Coming Home'' (2006). The track was first announced in July 2006, before the
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debuted on '' TRL'' on 1 August. "It's Not Your Fault" was released to radio on July 25, 2006. The song was later released to Modern Rock Radio in September, shortly before the album was released. The single marked a musical departure for the band and was seen by critics as a step away from their usual
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sound, with the addition of prominent
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instrumentation.


Composition

"It's Not Your Fault" is a
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at a length of three minutes and thirty seven seconds, written by the five members of New Found Glory, all of whom share credits for the music composition and the lyrics. The song is composed in the
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key and has a "moderate tempo" of 129
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. The band's primary
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and guitarist
Chad Gilbert Chad Everett Gilbert (born March 9, 1981) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was als ...
, notes that the song has "big, full
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and a
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line that goes throughout. It's pretty anthemic, and Jordan's voice has never sounded better." Gilbert further explained that, "This one shows how we've changed. We're a band who have done different styles of songs every record. There's some really
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riffs on ''Catalyst'' that aren't on ''Coming Home'', and then this had some pianos. We're music fans, so we want every record to sound different". Lyrically, the song is about dealing with time apart in a relationship. The band's
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Jordan Pundik has noted, "I want people to think it's about whatever they want, but for me, it's about when you're in love with someone and you're away from them and you have an argument or a fight and it's over the phone, so you can't console them."


Critical reception

As with ''Coming Home'', "It's Not Your Fault" was warmly received by
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. In a review for ''
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'' it was noted that, "''Coming Home'' is similar, in spirit, to the 1990s crooning of Chicago's brilliant
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. Jordan Pundik's vocal delivery curls into sweetness, rather than a snarl. Wrapped around journal-entry cute lines on the earnestly protective pleadings of "It's Not Your Fault." Rae Alexandra of ''
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'' magazine, was of the opinion that "It's Not Your Fault" displays "more maturity - and piano - than ever before. It's not fast, it's not forced, but - in an entirely new way - it sours." Jack Foley of ''Indie London'' was also favorable of the track and noted "the chiming piano chords that open "It’s Not Your Fault" give way into an effortlessly inspiring song about young love that unfolds into a majestic chorus."


Music video

The
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for the single was shot by long term
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Brett Simon Brett Simon (born November 28, 1973, in Palo Alto, California) is an American commercial, music video and film director. Career Simon graduated from Princeton University ''summa cum laude'' in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative ...
(
Sugarcult Sugarcult was an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 1998. The band consisted of Tim Pagnotta (vocals, rhythm guitar), Airin Older (bass), Marko DeSantis (lead guitar), and Kenny Livingston (drums). History Formation ...
,
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,
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). The video depicts the band performing the song live on several occasions (see screenshot), in between a story being revealed in reverse chronological order. The story portrays a man and woman (played by Teddy Van Deusen and Heide Lindgren from the American reality show ''
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''), who wake up in bed naked together, and proceed to retrace their steps and retain their several items of clothing along the way. At the climax of the video, they end up where they first met in a
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and go their separate ways. The concept itself was inspired by a German
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commercial. The video idea came from the Axe/Lynx 24-7 spot, "Because you never know when (Getting Dressed)", that won "Gold Lion Cannes 2004" award. Chad Gilbert told ''
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'' magazine that, "It starts backwards, with a guy and a girl in bed naked, and then they put on their clothes, finding them strewn as they walk, until they get to their first meeting at the end. We just took the idea and went with it." The shoot was completed in one afternoon.


Track listing

All songs written, composed and performed by
New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), ...
.


Personnel

;Single *
Jordan Pundik Jordan Izaak Pundik (born October 12, 1979) is an American singer. He is a founding member and the frontman of Floridian rock band New Found Glory, for whom he sings lead vocals and contributes lyrics. He was also the guitarist in the band's now ...
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,
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*
Chad Gilbert Chad Everett Gilbert (born March 9, 1981) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was als ...
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,
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, lyrics * Steve Klein
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, lyrics * Ian Grushka —
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* Cyrus Bolooki —
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,
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*
Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin M ...
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*
Thom Panunzio Thom Panunzio is a music producer and engineer. His career began in 1974 at the Record Plant Studios NYC, working with John Lennon. Later, he became a staff engineer at the Record Plant, and later at The Hit Factory. Panunzio worked often with ...
- producer *
Paul Miner Paul Miner (born December 4, 1976) is a former bassist for Death by Stereo, he left the band in early 2005 (right before the band's fourth album '' Death for Life''), to produce, engineer, master, and mix music full-time. Previously he produced a ...
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Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1962) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at Unique Recording in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground ...
mixing *
Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...
mastering *
Autumn de Wilde Autumn de Wilde (born October 21, 1970) is an American photographer and film director best known for her portraiture and commercial work photography of musicians, as well as her music video works. In 2020 she directed her first feature film, '' E ...
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;Video * Jordan Pundik — himself, band member * Chad Gilbert — himself, band member * Steve Klein — himself, band member * Ian Grushka — himself, band member * Cyrus Bolooki — himself, band member * Teddy Van Deusen — boy * Heide Lindgren — girl *
Brett Simon Brett Simon (born November 28, 1973, in Palo Alto, California) is an American commercial, music video and film director. Career Simon graduated from Princeton University ''summa cum laude'' in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative ...
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References

{{authority control 2006 singles New Found Glory songs Songs written by Jordan Pundik Songs written by Chad Gilbert Songs written by Steve Klein (musician) Songs written by Ian Grushka Songs written by Cyrus Bolooki Music videos directed by Brett Simon Song recordings produced by Chad Gilbert 2006 songs Geffen Records singles