"Not Your Fault" is a song by American alternative rock band Awolnation. It was written by frontman Aaron Bruno and recorded by the band for their debut studio album Megalithic Symphony, where it appears as the twelfth track. "Not Your Fault" was released to American modern rock radio on October 17, 2011, and was also released as a single in the United Kingdom and Bosnia on February 26, 2012. The single peaked at numbers three and eleven on the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, respectively.
| "Not Your Fault" | ||||
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| Single by Awolnation | ||||
| from the album Megalithic Symphony | ||||
| B-side | "Sail" (LED remix) | |||
| Released | October 17, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
| Studio | Red Bull Recording, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Red Bull | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aaron Bruno | |||
| Producer(s) | Aaron Bruno | |||
| Awolnation singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Not Your Fault" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video for "Not Your Fault" utilizes pixilation, clay animation and stop motion, similar to Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" and the animation style of Dino Stamatopoulos. In the video, frontman Aaron Bruno is shown singing the song as he and his band—in clay animation style—trying to defeat monsters. Bruno is also shown attracting a girl and saving her in the process. A 3D version of the music video was also featured in the Nintendo 3DS video service Nintendo Video.
Track listing
editPersonnel
editSourced from the original album liner notes.
Awolnation
- Aaron Bruno – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, synth-bass, drums
Additional Musicians
- Jimmy Messer - electric guitar
- Billy Mohler - bass guitar
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 40,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States[7][8] | October 17, 2011 | Modern rock radio | Red Bull Records |
| November 28, 2011 | Submodern rock radio | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina[9] | February 26, 2012 | Digital download | |
| United Kingdom[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Not Your Fault: AWOLNATION". Amazon (UK). Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Awolnation Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Awolnation Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Awolnation – Chart History: Rock Songs (Year end)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Awolnation – Not Your Fault". Music Canada.
- ^ "American single certifications – Awolnation – Not Your Fault". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Going For Adds: Alternative (Week Of: October 17, 2011)". Radio & Records. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Submodern Rock – Available for Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "Not Your Fault – Single by AWOLNATION". iTunes Store (BOS). Apple. Retrieved June 21, 2013.