Rusted from the Rain

"Rusted from the Rain" is the first official single by Canadian rock band Billy Talent off their album Billy Talent III. It was released on May 19, 2009.^[2] Lead singer Ben Kowalewicz has said that the song is very "tin man-esque" and evolved from an "epic Soundgarden-like riff". The lyrics are about marital breakdown, Kowalewicz told Kerrang!: "Nowadays, I'm seeing a lot of people who got married young are now getting divorced. It seems to be a new fad. Divorce is the new black."^[3] The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards, but lost to Michael Bublé's "Haven't Met You Yet".

"Rusted from the Rain"
Single by Billy Talent
from the album Billy Talent III
B-side	"Cold Turkey"
Released	May 19, 2009 (Radio airplay) June 30, 2009 (CD single) July 28, 2009 (US digital EP)
Genre	Alternative rock, post-hardcore, emo
Length	4:13
Label	Warner Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	Ian D'Sa Benjamin Kowalewicz^[1]
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
Billy Talent singles chronology
"Turn Your Back" (2008) "Rusted from the Rain" (2009) "Devil on My Shoulder" (2009)
Music video
"Rusted From The Rain" on YouTube

The band's cover of John Lennon's classic song "Cold Turkey", was released on the CD single, on June 30, 2009.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:14
2. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) – 3:08

Maxi CD

1. "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:14
2. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) – 3:08
3. "Red Flag" (live at the Horseshoe Tavern) – 3:50
4. "Rusted from the Rain" (music video) – 4:14

US digital EP^[4]

1. "Rusted from the Rain" – 4:13
2. "Devil on My Shoulder" – 3:48
3. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon cover) – 3:08
4. "Red Flag" (live at the Horseshoe Tavern) – 3:16

Music video

The video was shot in April 2009 by director Wayne Isham in Los Angeles.^[5][6] The video^[7] pans between the band playing in a junkyard and a vagrant collecting junk and garbage in the streets. As the video progresses, it is revealed that the man collected the trash to construct a makeshift carousel for a small group of children in the neighbourhood.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	9
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	45
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[11]	1
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[12]	53
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	53

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Canadian Hot 100^[15]	61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[16]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	3× Platinum	240,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. ASCAP entry for song ASCAP, accessed June 18, 2011
2. Orlena Cain (April 27, 2009). "BILLY TALENT COMPLETE WORK ON BILLY TALENT III". Sugarcain Entertainment.
3. "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
4. . www.billytalent.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
5. "New Billy Talent Video – May 19". May 13, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009. ...aaaaaaand we'll air the OnSet from Los Angeles at 8pm that evening.
6. "Billy Talent Announce New Single". Rock Sound. March 26, 2009.
7. Rusted From The Rain – Official Video Billytalent3.com
8. "Billy Talent – Rusted from the Rain" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
9. "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
10. "Billy Talent Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard.
11. "Billy Talent Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
12. "Billy Talent – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Billy Talent. ^{[dead link]}
13. "Billy Talent – Rusted from the Rain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
14. "Billy Talent – Rusted From the Rain". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
15. "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2009". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
16. "Austrian single certifications – Billy Talent – Rusted from the Rain" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
17. "Canadian single certifications – Billy Talent – Rusted from the Rain". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2023.