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Not Your Fault

"Not Your Fault" is a song by American alternative rock band Awolnation. It was written by frontman Aaron Bruno and recorded by the band for their debut studio album Megalithic Symphony, where it appears as the twelfth track. "Not Your Fault" was released to American modern rock radio on October 17, 2011, and was also released as a single in the United Kingdom and Bosnia on February 26, 2012. The single peaked at numbers three and eleven on the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, respectively.

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"Not Your Fault"
Single by Awolnation
from the album Megalithic Symphony
B-side"Sail" (LED remix)
ReleasedOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
Recorded2010–2011
StudioRed Bull Recording, Los Angeles, California
Length4:03
LabelRed Bull
SongwriterAaron Bruno
ProducerAaron Bruno
Awolnation singles chronology
"Sail"
(2010) 		"Not Your Fault"
(2011) 		"Kill Your Heroes"
(2012)
Music video
"Not Your Fault" on YouTube

"Not Your Fault" is a song by American alternative rock band Awolnation. It was written by frontman Aaron Bruno and recorded by the band for their debut studio album Megalithic Symphony, where it appears as the twelfth track. "Not Your Fault" was released to American modern rock radio on October 17, 2011, and was also released as a single in the United Kingdom and Bosnia on February 26, 2012. The single peaked at numbers three and eleven on the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, respectively.

Music video

The music video for "Not Your Fault" utilizes pixilation, clay animation and stop motion, similar to Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" and the animation style of Dino Stamatopoulos. In the video, frontman Aaron Bruno is shown singing the song as he and his band—in clay animation style—trying to defeat monsters. Bruno is also shown attracting a girl and saving her in the process. A 3D version of the music video was also featured in the Nintendo 3DS video service Nintendo Video.

Track listing

Digital download1
No.TitleLength
1."Not Your Fault"4:02
2."Sail" (LED Remix)4:30

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes.

Awolnation

  • Aaron Bruno – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, synth-bass, drums

Additional Musicians

  • Jimmy Messer - electric guitar
  • Billy Mohler - bass guitar

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)5 Gold 40,000*
United States (RIAA)6 Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States78 October 17, 2011 Modern rock radio Red Bull Records
November 28, 2011 Submodern rock radio
Bosnia and Herzegovina9 February 26, 2012 Digital download
United Kingdom1
References

References

  1. "Not Your Fault: AWOLNATION". Amazon (UK). Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. "Awolnation Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Awolnation Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  4. "Awolnation – Chart History: Rock Songs (Year end)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. "Canadian single certifications – Awolnation – Not Your Fault". Music Canada.
  6. "American single certifications – Awolnation – Not Your Fault". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. "Going For Adds: Alternative (Week Of: October 17, 2011)". Radio & Records. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  8. "Submodern Rock – Available for Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  9. "Not Your Fault – Single by AWOLNATION". iTunes Store (BOS). Apple. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.