Justify (The Rasmus song)

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"Justify"
Single by The Rasmus
from the album Black Roses
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2009[1]
RecordedSeptember 2007 - April 2008[2]
GenreSymphonic rock
LabelPlayground Music
Songwriter(s)Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Desmond Child[2] James Michael
Producer(s)Desmond Child, Harry Sommerdahl[2]
The Rasmus singles chronology
"Livin' in a World Without You"
(2008)
"Justify"
(2009)
"October & April"
(2009)

"Justify" is the second single released from the 2008 album, Black Roses by the Finnish rock band, the Rasmus.

The song is a symphonic rock song (pehmorock or "plush rock" in Finnish.)[3] The first demo for "Justify" was created in Los Angeles, California at both James Michael's and Desmond Child's studios in January 2007.

Track list[edit]

  1. "Justify"
  2. "Yesterday You Threw Away Tomorrow"
  3. "Justify (Brown Version)" (iTunes Bonus)

Video[edit]

Lauri in the music video for "Justify"

The music video for the single was filmed on November 9, 2008. It begins with lead singer Lauri Ylönen confined to a chair. He starts to cry tears of black ink, which gradually flood the room throughout the video and seemingly drown him.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2008–2009)[4] Peak
position
Austria Singles Chart 61
German Singles Chart 56
Slovakia Airplay Chart[5] 72

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