Her Words Destroyed My Planet

"Her Words Destroyed My Planet"
Single by Motion City Soundtrack
from the album My Dinosaur Life
Released December 1, 2009
Format CD
Recorded April–June 2009
Opra Music Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Emo, pop punk, indie rock
Length 3:39
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Justin Pierre
Producer(s) Mark Hoppus
Motion City Soundtrack singles chronology
"Disappear"
(2009)
"Her Words Destroyed My Planet"
(2009)
"A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)"
(2010)

"Her Words Destroyed My Planet" is a song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack, released on December 1, 2009 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, My Dinosaur Life (2010). The song's music video was released on January 7, 2010.

Background

"Her Words Destroyed My Planet" came fairly late in the recording process, after the band had nearly the full album recorded.[1] The song follows past singles such as "The Future Freaks Me Out" and "Everything Is Alright" with quirky, pop culture-referencing lyrics masking personal introspection.[1] Pierre considered it the most honest song written for My Dinosaur Life. "I think this is kinda the quintessential Motion City Soundtrack song," said producer Mark Hoppus.[1]

Reception

"Her Words Destroyed My Planet" was first publicly released in November 2009 on Spin's website for streaming; the song was one of the site's most popular streams in 2009.[2] The song was serviced to modern rock radio in January 2010.[3] Alternative Press considered the song the album's finest, calling it "an emotionally devastating track about an attempt to win back a former lover that could be the psychic sequel to Weezer's 'Across the Sea'."[4]

Format and track listing

US CD (2010)
  1. "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
UK CD (2010)
  1. "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" (Album Version) – 3:39
  3. "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" (Instrumental) – 3:39

Personnel

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Motion City Soundtrack

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Justin Pierre, Mark Hoppus et al. (2010). My Dinosaur Life Track by Track: Her Words Destroyed My Planet (YouTube). Columbia Records. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. "Exclusive: New Motion City Soundtrack Song". Spin. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. Leebove, Laura. "Motion City Soundtrack Ready To Ignite 'Dino'-mite". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  4. Heisel, Scott (February 2010), "Motion City Soundtrack: My Dinosaur Life. The Champ is Here", Alternative Press (259), p. 91 External link in |title= (help);
  5. My Dinosaur Life (liner notes). Motion City Soundtrack. US: Columbia. 2010. 88697190742.

External links

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