"Time Won't Let Me Go" is a song by American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Bravery

The Bravery

The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...

 and is featured on their second album

Album

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 The Sun and the Moon

The Sun and the Moon

The Sun and the Moon is the second album by New York-based rock band The Bravery. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released in the United States on May 22, 2007 ....

. The song was also released as the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from that album on March 27, 2007, in the United States

United States

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 (see 2007 in music

2007 in music

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). In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, the song was released as a single on July 9, 2007. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Never Back Down.

The second verse contains references to Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

' hit "Summer of '69

Summer of '69

"Summer of '69" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams, from his fourth studio album, Reckless . The song was written by Adams and Jim Vallance, a long-time writing partner of Adams. "Summer of '69" was produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain. It was released in June 1985 under...

" and Cherry Valance, a character from S. E. Hinton

S. E. Hinton

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's novel The Outsiders

The Outsiders (novel)

The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel based in 1965 by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. Hinton was 18 when the book was published...

. The song is used on the pilot episode of Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

, in the movie Never Back Down

Never Back Down

Never Back Down is a 2008 action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008. The film's respective tagline is "Win or lose.....

, the Las Vegas

Las Vegas (TV series)

Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...

 episode "Run Copper Run", and in an episode of the fifth season of One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

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Music video

The video directed by Brad, Collin and Brian Palmer features Guinness World Record Holder Bryan Berg

Bryan Berg

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, who holds the record for highest house of cards. It debuted on AOL music, and a link can be found to it on the band's website.

The video was successful on VH1

VH1

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's Top 20 Video Countdown, reaching as high as #8.

Official Remixes

• Tall Paul Remix
• Tall Paul Remix Edit
• Tall Paul Dub
• Ultradonkey Remix
• Ultradonkey Remix Edit
• Van She Tech Remix
• Van She Tech Dub

Chart positions

"Time Won't Let Me Go" entered Billboard's

Billboard (magazine)

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Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

 chart on March 31, 2007 at #40. It peaked at #10 on the chart, giving the band their first top 10 hit. However, it was a massive disappointment in the UK, failing to chart at all, receiving hardly any radio airplay, although it is still tracklisted on Asda FM

Asda fm

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Chart (2007)	Peak position
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	10

External links

• The Bravery - official website, contains audio stream of this song.