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"Into Your Arms" is a song by American rock band The Maine. It was released on June 15, 2009, as the lead single from their debut studio album Can't Stop Won't Stop.[2] A music video was released on July 24, 2009, in promotion of the single.[3]

Background and release

Speaking about the song in retrospect, lead singer John O'Callaghan stated:

"'Into Your Arms' represents many things for me now on more than just a song-specific level. It represents the innocence of our band at the time and the wide-eyed optimism we all shared about our musical future. It represents why we started playing together in the first place... music is fun."[4]

The band re-released an acoustic version of the song on their 2018 compilation album, Less Noise: A Collection of Songs by a Band Called The Maine.[5] On April 25, 2019, the group released a vinyl edition of the song with "Everything I Ask For" serving as the B-side for the single.[6]

Composition

"Into Your Arms" was written by Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Jared Monaco, Garrett Nickelsen and John O'Callaghan while production was handled by Matt Squire.[7] The track runs at 180 BPM and is in the key of G major.[8] O'Callaghan recorded a demo of the song on GarageBand and was written in O'Callaghan's parents house, as revealed by drummer Pat Kirch on the 10th anniversary of Can't Stop, Won't Stop.[9]

Critical reception

Blake Solomon of AbsolutePunk.net compared the track to Semisonic's, "Closing Time".[10] James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review stated that the song is, "a heavy ballad with some gorgeous, yet simple piano work. John’s vocals are clean and wonderful, as is the simple acoustic work during the verses."[11]

Music video

The band filmed the video for "Into Your Arms" on May 19, 2009, at the Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California.[12][13] The music video premiered on July 24, 2009 via their MySpace page and was directed by Aaron Platt.[14] The video features actress Melissa Stetten as O'Callaghan's love interest.[15] The video has been compared to David Cook's music video for his song "Come Back to Me", for sharing similar visuals such as being set in an airport and how the video runs backwards.[16]

On June 18, 2009, the band launched a music video contest letting fans create their own video-version of the song with the three videos with the most views winning a variety of prizes.[17] "Into Your Arms" won Best Video at the 2010 Arizona Ska Punk Awards.[18]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Into Your Arms"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2010 Ska Punk Awards Best Video Won [18]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Into Your Arms"3:59
7" vinyl/digital download[19]
No.TitleLength
1."Into Your Arms"3:59
2."Everything I Ask For"2:37

Personnel

Credits for "Into Your Arms" per Can't Stop, Won't Stop booklet.[7]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Into Your Arms"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 15, 2009 Contemporary hit radio Fearless [2]
January 11, 2010 CD Warner [20]
Various April 25, 2019 Vinyl Fearless [6]

References

  1. ^ "Into Your Arms - The Maine". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b DeAndrea, Joe (April 28, 2009). "Radio Date for New Maine Single". AbsolutePunk.net. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Paul Aubin. "The Maine: 'Into Your Arms'". PunkNews.org. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Maine Interview With John O'Callaghan". Rock Your Lyrics. May 30, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Alex Darus (June 1, 2018). "The Maine release new song, announce acoustic album — listen". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Into Your Arms/Everything I Ask For 7" (White Vinyl)". Amazon. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Can't Stop Won't Stop (booklet). The Maine. Fearless Records. 2008. FRL 30112-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Key and BPM of Into Your Arms by The Maine". Musicstax.com. January 1, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Maine - Can't Stop, Wont Stop (Track by track-10 years later)". YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Solomon, Blake (July 21, 2008). "Maine, The - Can't Stop, Won't Stop". AbsolutePunk.net. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  11. ^ James Shotwell (August 11, 2008). "The Maine - Can't Stop, Won't Stop". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Chris Gonda (July 24, 2009). "The Maine - Updates". MySpace. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Maine Premiere New Vdeo Into Your Arms On MySpace Music". July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Maine take off Into Your Arms". Alternative Press. July 24, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Maine - "Into Your Arms" Behind The Scenes". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Schoenberger, Colin (August 14, 2008). "New Video:The Maine, Into Your Arms". MTV. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Maine launch music video contest". Alternative Press. June 18, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "The Arizona Ska Punk Awards". Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "Into Your Arms - Single by The Maine". Apple Music. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "The Maine - Into Your Arms". Discogs. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Your_Arms_(The_Maine_song)