This Is War (song)

"This Is War"
Single by Thirty Seconds to Mars
from the album This Is War
Released	March 26, 2010 (2010-03-26) (see release history)
Format	CD single, maxi single, digital download
Recorded	2008–2009 The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Virgin, EMI
Writer(s)	Jared Leto
Producer(s)	Flood, 30 Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars singles chronology
"Kings and Queens" (2009) "This Is War" (2010) "Closer to the Edge" (2010)
This Is War track listing 12 tracks "Escape" "Night of the Hunter" "Kings and Queens" "This Is War" "100 Suns" "Hurricane" "Closer to the Edge" "Vox Populi" "Search and Destroy" "Alibi" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "L490" Music video "This Is War" on YouTube

"This Is War" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album This Is War. Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, the song was released as the second single from the album to American radio on March 8, 2010, and the physical single was released on March 26, 2010.

Music video

The music video was shot on April 7, 2010. A 30-second teaser was released and the music video was set to premiere in June 2010. However, it was delayed. The film features 30 Seconds to Mars as US Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. The video was supposedly leaked on April 1, 2011. In response to the leak, the band stated that they would release the full length video soon. On April 6, 2011, nearly a year after the video was shot, it was finally released. It shows the band dressed up as American soldiers patrolling the desert in an armored Humvee while showing scenes of war and leaders all while some unknown entity observes them and their action. Near the end of the video, various military vehicles (Humvees, tanks, fighter airplanes, helicopters, battleships) are flying seemingly uncontrollably above the men, towards a pile. The group's own Humvee gets sucked into the pile. The objects smashing into the pile get temporarily crushed but assume their normal un-crushed form after a second. As the camera shows the forming pile from afar, it is revealed that it forms into a huge pyramid, hovering over the desert. The video was directed by Edouard Salier. It won the Video of the Year Award on MSN Latinoamérica.

Track listing

All songs written by Jared Leto.

Promo (February 1, 2010)

1. "This Is War" (album version) – 5:27

EU CD single (March 26, 2010)

1. "This Is War" (album version) – 5:27
2. "Hurricane" (LA Mix) By Emma Ford and Natalie Loren aka "Luxury Kills" – 5:49

Digital download EP

1. "This Is War" (Album Version) – 5:47
2. "This Is War" (Radio Edit) – 4:46
3. "Night of the Hunter" (Static Revenger Redux) – 4:57

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Austria	March 26, 2010	EMI Music
Italy		EMI Music/Virgin
Germany		EMI Music
Switzerland
United Kingdom	March 28, 2010	EMI Music/Virgin
United States

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	67
UK Singles Chart	120
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	72
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	73
Dutch Tipparade	15
German Singles Chart	79
UK Singles Chart	51
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	30
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Gold	0
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

In popular culture

• The song has been included on the soundtrack of Dragon Age: Origins., as downloadable content for Rock Band, the Formula One video review of the 2010 Italian Grand Prix and in a promo for the TV show Revolution.

See also

• List of number-one alternative rock singles of 2010 (U.S.)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics