Try Honesty

For the EP, see Try Honesty (EP).

"Try Honesty"
Single by Billy Talent
from the album Billy Talent
Released	July 2003[1]
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	4:14 3:55 (radio edit)
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Billy Talent
Producer(s)	Gavin Brown
Billy Talent singles chronology
"Try Honesty" (2003) "The Ex" (2004)
Music video
"Try Honesty" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Try Honesty" file help

"Try Honesty" is the debut single by Canadian group Billy Talent. It was released in July 2003 as the lead single from their debut self-titled album.

Music video

The music video for "Try Honesty," which was directed by Sean Michael Turrell, features the band playing in the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital in Whitby, Ontario. The video hints that the hospital is haunted in several ways, such as shadows without bodies, inanimate objects moving (i.e.: a toy doll opens its eyes without being touched, moving furniture, moving swing), reflections while no-one is there and people in a family picture moving.

Charts

Chart (2003-2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	68
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Platinum	80,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Billy Talent debuts in Top 10". Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
3. "Billy Talent Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
4. "Canadian single certifications – Billy Talent – Try Honesty". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2023.