"Tear Up This Town" is a 2016 song by English
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Keane. The song was released as a one-off single to feature on the soundtrack of the 2016 fantasy film ''
A Monster Calls'', directed by
J. A. Bayona
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker.
Bayona directed the 2007 horror film '' The Orphanage'', the 2012 drama film '' The Impossible'', the 2016 fantasy drama film '' A Monster Calls'', and the 2018 film '' Jura ...
(Keane worked with Bayona on the video for their 2012 single "
Disconnected"). The song was made available for digital download on 23 September 2016.
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2016 singles
2016 songs
Island Records singles
Keane (band) songs
Songs written by Jesse Quin
Songs written by Richard Hughes (musician)
Songs written by Tim Rice-Oxley
Songs written by Tom Chaplin