The Letter (Hoobastank song)
"The Letter" is the third single by the post-grunge band Hoobastank from their fourth studio album For(n)ever, released in the US January 27, 2009 and was released in Australia June 19, 2009. It is a duet version with Melbourne-based singer Vanessa Amorosi.[2] Hoobastank singer Doug Robb said they want to release "The Letter" in many countries with different female artists. A video for "The Letter", featuring Amorosi, was shot in April 2009[3] by Grammy nominated director Paul Brown.
| "The Letter" | ||||
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| Single by Hoobastank feat. Vanessa Amorosi | ||||
| from the album For(n)ever | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2009 (Australia) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Island Def Jam | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Hesse, Daniel Estrin, Doug Robb[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
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| Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology | ||||
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History
Doug Robb, commented about working with Amorosi, "We were all very excited about how the song 'The Letter' turned out with Vanessa singing on it. She brought a haunting yet powerful quality to the song that we think sounds great. The video was a blast to make as well. She rounded out the story perfectly and I finally got to trash a room. This is one of my favourite videos of ours so far. It looks amazing."[4]
The song and the video went to Australasian media on May 4, 2009. "The Letter" is available for purchase on iTunes since June 5 and the single was released in Australia on June 19, 2009. It debuted at position 44 and peaked at #39 on the Australian Singles Chart.[5]
Another duet version of the song was released in Japan by Universal International on 5 August 2009[6] with Japanese singer, lyricist and actress Anna Tsuchiya. "The Letter" feat. Anna Tsuchiya[6] appears on Hoobastank's greatest hits album The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache (Deluxe edition).
The song is about a bitter relationship where one partner starts to cheat on the other, the obvious sign being a letter from the partner's other lover.
The b-side is incorrectly labelled as "Stay With Me", when, in fact, it's ""Replace You".
Track listing
CD single
| # | "The Letter" | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Letter" (Australasian version - featuring Vanessa Amorosi) | 04:00 |
| 2. | "Stay With Me" | 04:07 |
References
- MTV.com - "The Letter" - Songwriters: Chris Hesse, Daniel Estrin, Douglas Robb
- Access All Areas:Vanessa Amorosi features in new Hoobastank single
- P. R. Brown 04.04.09 shot, Hoobastank "The Letter"
- The Music.com.au:Amorosi records with Hoobastank Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Music Charts: Hoobastank and Vanessa Amorosi - The Letter
- THE GREATEST HITS DON'T TOUCH MY MOUSTACHE -Deluxe Edition
- "Australian-charts.com – Hoobastank and Vanessa Amorosi – The Letter". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 November 2019.