Justify (The Rasmus song)
Encyclopedia
"Justify" is the second single released from the 2008 album, Black Roses
by the Finnish rock band, The Rasmus
.
"Justify" is a slow, dark and emotional ballad with Nine Inch Nails
influences. This is a very melodic song. The first demo for "Justify" was made in Los Angeles, California
, at both James Michael
's and Desmond Child
's studios in January 2007. It was played live for the first time 26 August 2008, as an acoustic version at Radio SAW, Germany. The performance is found on YouTube.
The idea of the song is compressed in the following sentence in its chorus: "It's only right, that I should go and find myself before I go and ruin someone else."
Black Roses (The Rasmus album)
Black Roses is the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released on 29 September 2008 in the UK. In Germany the album was released on 26 September and in the Nordic countries two days before...
by the Finnish rock band, The Rasmus
The Rasmus
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
.
"Justify" is a slow, dark and emotional ballad with Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
influences. This is a very melodic song. The first demo for "Justify" was made in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, at both James Michael
James Michael
James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
's and Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
's studios in January 2007. It was played live for the first time 26 August 2008, as an acoustic version at Radio SAW, Germany. The performance is found on YouTube.
The idea of the song is compressed in the following sentence in its chorus: "It's only right, that I should go and find myself before I go and ruin someone else."
Tracklist
- "Justify"
- "Yesterday You Threw Away Tomorrow"
- "Justify (Brown Version)" (iTunes Bonus)
Video
The video for Justify was filmed on November 9. The video starts with the singer Lauri, confined to a chair, and as he starts to sing, tears of black come streaming down. The tears eventually end up rising at a fast pace and in the end flood over top of Lauri's head. The singer had to spend three days in the water to finish the video. The treatment idea came from Pauli, guitar player of the band.Charts
| Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria Singles Chart | 61 |
| German Singles Chart | 56 |
| Slovakia Airplay Chart | 72 |