Dead End Countdown
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"Dead End Countdown" is the debut single by Canadian pop rock
band The New Cities
from their debut album, Lost in City Lights
. It peaked at #16 on the Canadian Hot 100
in July 2009 and a month later, the single was certified gold by the CRIA
with over 20,000 digital downloads.
The song won the SOCAN "POP/ROCK music award" and the music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hn8W8-pLyM, directed by Jodeb
, has been nominated at the 2009
MuchMusic Video Awards
for "Post-Production of the Year" .
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band The New Cities
The New Cities
The New Cities is a Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Francis Fugere, Philippe Lachance, and Julien...
from their debut album, Lost in City Lights
Lost in City Lights
-Track listing:The iTunes version of the album also includes an alternate version of "Low Radiation" as a bonus track. The album was mixed by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie-Singles:...
. It peaked at #16 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
in July 2009 and a month later, the single was certified gold by the CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...
with over 20,000 digital downloads.
The song won the SOCAN "POP/ROCK music award" and the music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hn8W8-pLyM, directed by Jodeb
Jonathan Desbiens
Jonathan Desbiens, or Jodeb, is a Canadian director from Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec known for his work with Deftones , Underoath , The New Cities and David Usher .-References:...
, has been nominated at the 2009
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
The 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto, Ontario at MuchMusic's headquarters on June 21, 2009. Along with the MuchMusic VJ's, on April 16, 2009, it was confirmed on the MuchMusic website that the Jonas Brothers would co-host the show. The show featured performances by The Black Eyed...
MuchMusic Video Awards
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....
for "Post-Production of the Year" .