It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here
December 21, 2023
"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here" is the twelfth single by Welsh rock band Lostprophets, and the first from their fourth studio album The Betrayed. It was released on 11 October 2009 in the UK, the first time they had released anything since April 2007. The release also features the song "AC Ricochet". Drummer Ilan Rubin wrote the song when he was 16.
"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"
BBC Music made comparisons with the music of My Chemical Romance and stated that the song consisted of "double-speed punk backbeat, the apocalyptic end-of-all-things lyrics, the massive terrace chant chorus, the strange effect on the vocals and the general air of churning turmoil". It was also described as being dramatic and raised expectations for the corresponding album. In a separate review BBC Wales Music said "it stands up with the likes of "Burn Burn" as one of their more abrasive hit singles".[4]
Click Music called the single "typical Lostprophets - big riffs and an even bigger chorus" and praised the guitar motifs, but mentioned that it lacked "lyrical credibility".
Rock Louder was very favourable stating that it was a "Godzilla-sized" track that is "one of the catchiest songs to be released this year".
Q magazine described it as "an end-of-days anthem tailor-made for the closing credits of Roland Emmerich's next apocalyptic blockbuster".[5]
It was included in Kerrang's Playlist for the week starting 30 September 2009 who described it as a "stadium-sized singalong".[6]
Rock Sound magazine described the song as a "typical Prophets anthemic sing-alongs that’ll please the aficionados".[7][8] Whilst in the Rock Sound Readers Poll 2009 it reached #5 in the Best Single category.[9]
However, not all reviews were positive. Gigwise thought the song was "one of the weaker tracks on the album" and noted that "despite two guitarists duelling each other admirably never truly feels as big as it should be".[10]
Radioedit
The first airing of the single was on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 19 August 2009, and on the same day was announced as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record of the day, with the DJ saying "very few of the UK hard rockers have the catalogue of hits and here's another" and also calling it a "stomper".[11] It was then given a place on the A List playlist on BBC Radio 1,[12] as well as being extensively played on Kerrang Radio and Total Rock Radio.[13] Ian Watkins was on BBC Radio 1's Review Show with Nihal on 29 September 2009 to promote the single.[14]
Live performancesedit
The track was played when the band headlined the NME/Radio 1 Stage at Leeds Festival in 2010, appearing fifth in the setlist.[15] And it was played first as part of an eight track setlist when the band appeared on the Main Stage of Radio 1's Big Weekend 2010 in Bangor, North Wales.[16] It also featured in every single show of The Betrayed Tour, nearly always being the second track in the setlist.[17]
Music videoedit
A shot of Ian Watkins (right) and Lee Gaze (left) with the rest of the band (background) in a city car park.
In the video the band is playing in a car park in a metropolis. Gradually all of the surrounding buildings crumble and the fragments float into the sky, eventually blocking out the sun. This is the first video to feature Luke Johnson on drums. Speaking behind the scenes of their next video "Where We Belong", Ian Watkins said that the video for the song had been directed by one of the band's closest friends, David Allen. Some scenes from the "Where We Belong" video were also filmed on the same day.
The video was posted to YouTube by Visible Noise on 18 September 2009.[18] It has since been viewed nearly two million times making it one of the band's most popular videos.
It was nominated at the 2010 Kerrang Awards for Best Video,[19] but lost out to Biffy Clyro's "The Captain".[20] The video also ranked #20 on Kerrang TV's Rock 100 list for 2010.[21]
Popular cultureedit
It was played on English TV soap EastEnders in the background in the Queen Vic pub on Thursday 3 June 2010.
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It s Not the End of the World But I Can See It from Here is the twelfth single by Welsh rock band Lostprophets and the first from their fourth studio album The Betrayed It was released on 11 October 2009 in the UK the first time they had released anything since April 2007 The release also features the song AC Ricochet Drummer Ilan Rubin wrote the song when he was 16 It s Not the End of the World But I Can See It from Here Single by Lostprophetsfrom the album The BetrayedReleased12 October 2009 United Kingdom RecordedNovember 2008 at Sunset Sound Los AngelesLength4 09 3 47 radio edit LabelVisible Noise UK Sony UK US Songwriter s Ilan RubinProducer s Stuart RichardsonLostprophets singles chronology 4 AM Forever 2007 It s Not the End of the World But I Can See It from Here 2009 Where We Belong 2010 Contents 1 Reception 2 Radio 3 Live performances 4 Music video 5 Popular culture 6 Personnel 7 Chart positions 8 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingBBC Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Click Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Rock Louder nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 BBC Music made comparisons with the music of My Chemical Romance and stated that the song consisted of double speed punk backbeat the apocalyptic end of all things lyrics the massive terrace chant chorus the strange effect on the vocals and the general air of churning turmoil It was also described as being dramatic and raised expectations for the corresponding album In a separate review BBC Wales Music said it stands up with the likes of Burn Burn as one of their more abrasive hit singles 4 Click Music called the single typical Lostprophets big riffs and an even bigger chorus and praised the guitar motifs but mentioned that it lacked lyrical credibility Rock Louder was very favourable stating that it was a Godzilla sized track that is one of the catchiest songs to be released this year Q magazine described it as an end of days anthem tailor made for the closing credits of Roland Emmerich s next apocalyptic blockbuster 5 It was included in Kerrang s Playlist for the week starting 30 September 2009 who described it as a stadium sized singalong 6 Rock Sound magazine described the song as a typical Prophets anthemic sing alongs that ll please the aficionados 7 8 Whilst in the Rock Sound Readers Poll 2009 it reached 5 in the Best Single category 9 However not all reviews were positive Gigwise thought the song was one of the weaker tracks on the album and noted that despite two guitarists duelling each other admirably never truly feels as big as it should be 10 Radio editThe first airing of the single was on Zane Lowe s BBC Radio 1 show on 19 August 2009 and on the same day was announced as Zane Lowe s Hottest Record of the day with the DJ saying very few of the UK hard rockers have the catalogue of hits and here s another and also calling it a stomper 11 It was then given a place on the A List playlist on BBC Radio 1 12 as well as being extensively played on Kerrang Radio and Total Rock Radio 13 Ian Watkins was on BBC Radio 1 s Review Show with Nihal on 29 September 2009 to promote the single 14 Live performances editThe track was played when the band headlined the NME Radio 1 Stage at Leeds Festival in 2010 appearing fifth in the setlist 15 And it was played first as part of an eight track setlist when the band appeared on the Main Stage of Radio 1 s Big Weekend 2010 in Bangor North Wales 16 It also featured in every single show of The Betrayed Tour nearly always being the second track in the setlist 17 Music video edit nbsp A shot of Ian Watkins right and Lee Gaze left with the rest of the band background in a city car park In the video the band is playing in a car park in a metropolis Gradually all of the surrounding buildings crumble and the fragments float into the sky eventually blocking out the sun This is the first video to feature Luke Johnson on drums Speaking behind the scenes of their next video Where We Belong Ian Watkins said that the video for the song had been directed by one of the band s closest friends David Allen Some scenes from the Where We Belong video were also filmed on the same day The video was posted to YouTube by Visible Noise on 18 September 2009 18 It has since been viewed nearly two million times making it one of the band s most popular videos It was nominated at the 2010 Kerrang Awards for Best Video 19 but lost out to Biffy Clyro s The Captain 20 The video also ranked 20 on Kerrang TV s Rock 100 list for 2010 21 Popular culture editIt was played on English TV soap EastEnders in the background in the Queen Vic pub on Thursday 3 June 2010 Personnel editIan Watkins lead vocals Lee Gaze lead guitar Mike Lewis rhythm guitar Stuart Richardson bass guitar Jamie Oliver piano synth keyboard samples vocals Ilan Rubin drums percussion recording Luke Johnson drums percussion music video Chart positions editChart PositionUK Singles Chart 16 22 UK Rock Chart 1 23 UK Indie Chart 2 24 References edit BBC Music Review Click Music Review Rock Louder Review BBC Wales Music Track Guide Q Magazine Review Kerrang Playlist 30 09 09 Rock Sound The Betrayed Review Archived from the original on 21 January 2010 Retrieved 19 July 2011 Rock Sound Review Rock Sound Readers Poll 2009 Archived from the original on 9 May 2012 Retrieved 19 July 2011 Gigwise Track Guide BBC R1 Zane s Hottest Record R1 Playlist Total Rock Radio BBC Radio 1 Review Show NME Leeds Festival Article R1 Big Weekend 2010 Setlists Official Video On Youtube Kerrang Award Nominations Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Kerrang Award Winners Kerrang TV s 2010 Rock 100 permanent dead link UK Singles Chart UK Rock Chart UK Indie Chart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s Not the End of the World But I Can See It from Here amp oldid 1156782386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
