"Try Honesty" is the debut single by Canadian group Billy Talent. It was released in July 2003 as the lead single from their debut self-titled album.

"Try Honesty"
Single by Billy Talent
from the album Billy Talent
ReleasedJuly 2003[1]
GenrePost-hardcore
Length4:14
3:55 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Billy Talent
Producer(s)Gavin Brown
Billy Talent singles chronology
"Try Honesty"
(2003)
"The Ex"
(2004)
Music video
"Try Honesty" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Try Honesty"

Music video

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The music video for "Try Honesty," which was directed by Sean Michael Turrell, features the band playing in the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital in Whitby, Ontario. The video hints that the hospital is haunted in several ways, such as shadows without bodies, inanimate objects moving (i.e.: a toy doll opens its eyes without being touched, moving furniture, moving swing), reflections while no-one is there and people in a family picture moving.

Charts

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Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 68
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Platinum 80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Talent debuts in Top 10". Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Billy Talent – Try Honesty". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2023.