This Is for Real (song)

"This Is for Real"
Single by Motion City Soundtrack
from the album Even if it Kills Me
Released	August 7, 2007
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:10
Label	Epitaph
Writer(s)	Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton, Justin Pierre
Motion City Soundtrack singles chronology
"Broken Heart" (2007) "This Is for Real" (2007) "It Had to Be You" (2008)

"This Is for Real" is a song by the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. It is the second single off their third studio album, Even If It Kills Me. It was digitally released on August 7, 2007, and physically released on September 3, 2007 in the United Kingdom.^[1] The song impacted radio on September 25, 2007.^[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Jay Martin, features the band playing in a bowling alley. In addition to performing the song as Motion City Soundtrack, each band member, except for Pierre, plays as a different character that appears in the video. Johnson plays an old man, Taylor plays a boy scout, Cain plays a biker, and Thaxton plays as a man with an '80s style mullet. The video was officially released by the band on September 10, 2007, on mtvU.com.^[3]

Trivia

• A portion of the song is also featured on an AMC commercial advertising its annual "Monsterfest" 10-day special.
• The song was released into the Singstar Singstore on 12 December.
• The song was also featured in the trailer for the film 17 Again starring Zac Efron that came out 17 April 2009.
• The bass guitar is a Fender Japanese Jaguar Hot Rod Red Bass.

Track listing

CD

1. "This Is for Real"
2. "Plymouth Rock (Lifter Puller cover)"

CD 2

1. "This Is for Real"
2. "Not Asking You to Leave"

AU CD

1. "This Is for Real"
2. "Not Asking You to Leave"
3. "Plymouth Rock (Lifter Puller cover)"

iTunes download

1. "This Is for Real"
2. "Broken Heart" (Acoustic)

Download

1. "This Is for Real"
2. "The Worst Part..."

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	48
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	154
scope="row"	UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[6]	6

External links

• Official website
• Evenifitkillsme.tv
• Epitaph Records Artist Page

References

1. 7Digital
2. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
3. MTVu
4. "The ARIA Report: Issue 926 (Week Commencing 3 December 2007)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
5. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
6. "Archive Chart: 2007-09-09" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved March 29, 2016.