No, It Isn't

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"No, It Isn't"
Song by +44
from the album When Your Heart Stops Beating
Released	Early 2006
Format	CD Single, Download
Recorded	2005/2006
Genre	Pop-Punk
Length	3:31
Label	Interscope
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn

"No, It Isn't" is a song by +44. It was originally released in late 2005 as a demo for free download from the band's site. Carol Heller sang in this version of the song, but the vocals were re-recorded for the final CD version. The CDs came free with merchandise purchased from the band's site. Based on the packaging, it is assumed there are only 500 copies of this single. There were no other songs on the CD. The album version, as well as the live version, has a new drum track, as well as an extra verse at the end of the song, (Please understand...Lay rotting where I fall. I'm dead from bad intentions. Suffocated and embalmed and now all our dreams are cashed in. You swore you wouldn't lose then lost your brain, you make a sound that feels like pain. So please understand, this isn't just goodbye, this is I can't stand you.) that was not on the limited edition single version. The song expresses many feelings towards former blink-182 member Tom Delonge.

On October 24, Travis Barker (drummer from the band) told Ultimate-Guitar.com on "No It Isn't":

I have a snare and I just like lay real back, and just play accent things here and there. Originally that was all acoustic and I never wanted to put drums in. I always thought like what Mark was saying and the words, what he was talking about, just stood on its own. There didn't need to be anything else behind it besides him and that acoustic guitar. Then I kind of got outvoted. They like drums in it, so I was like, "I'm down with it. If it makes the song better, I'm gonna do it."^[1]

The reason for the title being "No, It Isn't" was because Mark Hoppus had to answer the question "Is this song about blink-182." His controversial answer to this question; "No, it isn't."

The song was available for download on their official site on December 13, 2005, which happened to be the day the ex-bandmate from blink-182, Tom DeLonge was scheduled to release material from his new band, Angels and Airwaves, and also his 30th birthday. Hoppus has stated that he didn't mean for that coincidence to happen, it was a decision made purely by +44 management.

[edit] References

+44
Mark Hoppus | Craig Fairbaugh | Shane Gallagher | Travis Barker
Carol Heller
Discography
When Your Heart Stops Beating
Singles
"No It Isn't" | "When Your Heart Stops Beating" | "Lycanthrope" | "Cliff Diving" | "155"
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