Fallout

"Fallout" is a song recorded by Canadian pop punk band Marianas Trench for their third studio album, Ever After (2011). It was released November 14, 2011 as the album's second single. The song has peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and been certified Gold by Music Canada. In March 2023, "Fallout" was certified Triple Platinum. Content "Fallout" is a pop rock song with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds. Its instrumentation consists primarily of drums and guitar, while its "krushed groove" and vocal arrangement have been described by CBC Music as having an R&B influence. The song's lyrics describe the pain of losing someone you love to another person. Critical reception Boris Canzano at Sputnik Music praised "Fallout" in his review of Ever After, writing "The best track on Ever After, Fallout... proves that Marianas Trench can take a pop cliché and mold it into something truly moving and meaningful." Catherine Yi at Pupfresh felt that "Fallout" was a "catchy, pleasing song" with strong radio potential, but that it offered too little musical or lyrically variation throughout. Music video The music video premiered on February 2, 2012 on MuchMusic. It is the second in a five-part video storyline, following "Haven't Had Enough" and continuing into "Desperate Measures".