Weapon (song)
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"Weapon" is the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian alternative rock
artist Matthew Good
. It was released in October 2002 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Avalanche.
and worked with video editor Jay Deschamps to re-craft the footage. While working on the edit, Good began to experiment with overlaying text and adding still frames and stock photos to help deliver the message. Good noted that he felt that the video was his favourite from his catalogue.
The video won the award for "Best Video" at the 2003 Juno Awards. However, due to Good's boycott of the Juno Awards, Kovac accepted the award alone.
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...
artist Matthew Good
Matthew Good
Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...
. It was released in October 2002 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Avalanche.
Music video
The music video for "Weapon" was directed by Matthew Good and Ante Kovac. In a later commentary, Good related that Kovac's first edit of the video was far too standard, with gratuitous and generic fades. After firing Kovac, Good flew to TorontoToronto
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and worked with video editor Jay Deschamps to re-craft the footage. While working on the edit, Good began to experiment with overlaying text and adding still frames and stock photos to help deliver the message. Good noted that he felt that the video was his favourite from his catalogue.
The video won the award for "Best Video" at the 2003 Juno Awards. However, due to Good's boycott of the Juno Awards, Kovac accepted the award alone.
Appearances in other media
- The song is featured on MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
's compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 7.
- An excerpt of the song was used as the opening credits theme music for CTV's series The Eleventh Hour.
- The song was featured on Hockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
in the opening montage for Game 5 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals2011 Stanley Cup FinalsThe 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League , and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the 118th year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference Champion Vancouver...
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- "Weapon" was also featured in the second season of SmallvilleSmallvilleSmallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...
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