This Is for Real

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“This Is for Real”
“This Is for Real” cover
Single by Motion City Soundtrack
from the album Even if it Kills Me
Released 2007
Format CD, 7"
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop punk
Length 3:10
Label Epitaph
Motion City Soundtrack singles chronology
"Broken Heart"
(2007)		 "This Is for Real"
(2007)		 "It Had to Be You"
(2008)
Additional covers
Promotional cover
Promotional cover

"This Is for Real" is a song by the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. It is the second single off their third studio album, Even if it Kills Me. It was digitally released on August 7, 2007, and physically released on September 3, 2007 in the United Kingdom.[1]

Contents

[edit] Music video

The video features the band playing in a bowling alley. In addition to performing the song as Motion City Soundtrack, each band member except for Pierre has an alter ego character that appears in the video. Johnson is an old man, Taylor is a boy scout, Caine is a biker, and Thaxton has an 80s style mullet. The video was officially released by the band on September 10th on mtvU.com [2].

[edit] Trivia

A portion of the song is also featured on an AMC commercial advertising its annual "Monsterfest" 10-day special.

[edit] Track listing

CD

  1. "This Is For Real"
  2. "Plymouth Rock"

CD 2

  1. "This Is For Real"
  2. "Not Asking You To Leave"

AU CD

  1. "This Is For Real"
  2. "Not Asking You To Leave"
  3. "Plymouth Rock"

iTunes download

  1. "This Is For Real"
  2. "Broken Heart" (Acoustic)

Download

  1. "This Is For Real"
  2. "The Worst Part..."

[edit] Chart Position

    1. 154 UK
    2. 6 UK Indie

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ 7Digital
  2. ^ MTVu