Honesty (Editors song)

2013 single by Editors

"Honesty"

Single by Editors
from the album  The Weight of Your Love
Released| 25 November 2013
Recorded| 2013
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 4:49
Label| PIAS Records
Songwriter(s)| Edward Lay, Russell Leetch, Justin Lockey, Tom Smith, Elliott Williams
Producer(s)| Jacquire King
Editors singles chronology
| "Formaldehyde"
(2013)  | "Honesty"
(2013)  | "Sugar"
(2014)

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"Honesty" is a song by British post-punk revival band Editors. It was released digitally on 25 November 2013, as the third single to promote the band's fourth studio album, The Weight of Your Love.[1]

## Composition[edit]

"Honesty" was written by Edward Lay, Russell Leetch, Justin Lockey, Tom Smith and Elliott Williams.[2] The song is a "string-driven midtempo ballad,"[3] and "a soaring, vulnerable number complete with Tom Smith's signature baritone vocals- and a touch of falsetto. The atmospheric track continues to build in momentum as it proceeds, telling the familiar tale of a broken heart atop an anthemic chorus, dramatic drums and spectacular strings."[4]

## Music video[edit]

A music video for the song, directed by Favourite Colour: Black,[5] was released on 21 October 2013.[6] It was filmed on 20 September 2013 around Soho and Shaftesbury Avenue in London. It features "a hen party, a young streetwise girl and a scary-looking vagrant." "It's all shot from my point of view, and I kind of encounter all these 'undesirables' along the way," said Editors' frontman Tom Smith in an interview with XFM.[7]

## Track listing[edit]

Digital download – single[8]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Honesty"| 4:49
2.| "Honesty" (Timothy J. Fairplay Remix)| 6:14

## Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Honesty"  Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] | 3
Poland (ZPAV)[10] | 38

## References[edit]

1. ^ "New single 'Honesty' released November 25th". editorsofficial.com. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
2. ^ "The Weight of Your Love - Editors". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
3. ^ Fleischer, Norman (22 October 2013). "Editors unveil "Honesty" music video". Nothing But Hope And Passion. Retrieved 8 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Editors Reveal 'Honesty' Acoustic Video, LP Out Now". broadwayworld.com. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
5. ^ "Editors - Honesty". YouTube. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
6. ^ "Check out the official video for Honesty, the new single from Editors". Facebook. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
7. ^ O'Gorman, Martin (21 September 2013). "Editors Shoot New Video On Streets Of London". XFM. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
8. ^ "Honesty - Single by Editors". iTunes. 22 November 2013.
9. ^ "Editors – Honesty" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
10. ^ "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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Editors

* Tom Smith
* Russell Leetch
* Ed Lay
* Justin Lockey
* Elliott Williams
* Benjamin John Power

* Geraint Owen
* Chris Urbanowicz

Studio albums|

* The Back Room
* An End Has a Start
* In This Light and on This Evening
* The Weight of Your Love
* In Dream
* Violence
* EBM

Singles|

* "Bullets"
* "Munich"
* "Blood"
* "All Sparks"
* "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"
* "An End Has a Start"
* "The Racing Rats"
* "Push Your Head Towards the Air"
* "Bones"
* "Papillon"
* "You Don't Know Love"
* "Last Day"
* "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool"
* "No Sound But the Wind"
* "A Ton of Love"
* "Formaldehyde"
* "Honesty"
* "Sugar"
* "No Harm"
* "Life Is a Fear"
* "Ocean of Night"
* "Forgiveness"
* "All the Kings"
* "Magazine"
* "Hallelujah (So Low)"

Box Sets|

* Unedited

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* Discography
* Funny Looking Angels

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