Bittersweet Memories
| "Bittersweet Memories" | ||||
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| Single by Bullet for My Valentine | ||||
| from the album Fever | ||||
| A-side | Bittersweet Memories (Radio Edit) | |||
| B-side | The Last Fight (Live at XFM) | |||
| Released | 14 December 2010 | |||
| Format | Digital Single | |||
| Genre | Emo[1][2] | |||
| Length | 5:09 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Writer(s) | Matthew Tuck | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gilmore | |||
| Bullet for My Valentine singles chronology | ||||
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"Bittersweet Memories" is a power ballad by Welsh metal band Bullet for My Valentine. It is the third single from the band's third studio album, Fever. The music video for "Bittersweet Memories" was released on 25 November 2010.
Background
In an interview with Noisecreep, the band stated that: "'Bittersweet Memories' is a classic Bullet for My Valentine f—ed [sic] up love song about a relationship breakup. [...] You know when you go through all the painful memories, but at the same time you're f—ing [sic] happy that you are now single, and you feel better off as you can now move on in your life? I guess it was chosen as the single as it's the closest thing we've got to a big ballad on our album, and it sounds great on the radio!"[3]
Music video
The video starts with Matt Tuck in a room with no shirt on, singing the song; then he walks through a ruined shopping mall and it flicks to Jason James boarding up the windows and looking scared, then it goes to Matt still wandering the mall, then it cuts to Michael Paget who is playing his guitar with the song and the last member you see is Michael "Moose" Thomas smashing things with a baseball bat. Then finally Matt is out of the mall on the roof and he decides to run to the edge, but he doesn't jump and the song ends.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bittersweet Memories" (Radio Edit) | 3:52 |
| 2. | "The Last Fight" (Live at XFM) | 4:18 |
Total length: |
8:11 | |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 |
| UK Rock | 1 |
Critical reception
"Bittersweet Memories" did not seemed to be as welcomed as the other tracks off Fever; critics like BBC classified it as a song "[...] with lyrics of childish despair and forlorn desire, the weakest track here".[5] Or PopMatters, who also disliked the song, thinks it "[...] is absolutely terrible, having more in common with My Chemical Romance than any other band".[6] The song, however, was one of Allmusic's track picks.
References
- ↑ "Bullet For My Valentine - Fever". Talia Soghomonian. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "Bullet For My Valentine - Fever Review". Chad Bowar. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ "Bullet for My Valentine, 'Bittersweet Memories' - New Song". Noisecreep.com. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ Bullet For My Valentine - Bittersweet Memories on YouTube
- ↑ "Music - Review of Bullet for My Valentine - Fever". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ Colgan, Chris. "Bullet for My Valentine: Fever". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
External links
- Bullet For My Valentine - Bittersweet Memories (Official Music Video) on YouTube
- US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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