The Wind Blows

For the short story, see The Wind Blows (short story).

"The Wind Blows"
Single by The All-American Rejects
from the album When the World Comes Down
Released	April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)
Genre	Power pop
Length	4:22 (Album version) 3:59 (Radio version)
Label	DGC / Interscope
Writer(s)	Nick Wheeler & Tyson Ritter
Producer	Eric Valentine
The All-American Rejects singles chronology
"Gives You Hell" (2008) "The Wind Blows" (2009) "I Wanna" (2009)
When the World Comes Down track listing 13 tracks "I Wanna" "Fallin' Apart" "Damn Girl" "Gives You Hell" "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" "Breakin'" "Another Heart Calls" (featuring The Pierces) "Real World" "Back to Me" "Believe" "The Wind Blows" "Untitled" (silent hidden track) "Sunshine" (hidden track)

"The Wind Blows" is a song from The All-American Rejects' 2008 album, When the World Comes Down. It was released as their second single in the United States on April 21, 2009. "The Wind Blows" was released October 19, 2009 in the UK.

Track listings

Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Wind Blows" (radio version)	3:59
2.	"The Wind Blows" (album version)	4:22

UK iTunes EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Wind Blows" (album version)	4:21
2.	"The Wind Blows" (Steve Aoki Remix)	4:20
3.	"The Wind Blows" (Skrillex Remix)	4:56
4.	"The Wind Blows" (music video)	4:08

Composition

"The Wind Blows" was originally written for singer Gwen Stefani on the road between Japan and Australia a couple of years prior to the release of When the World Comes Down, but it was turned down. At the time the song was named "Alone Again". Jeff Sosnow, in charge of the band's A&R, provided producer Eric Valentine a library of The All-American Rejects' demos, in which Valentine discovered "The Wind Blows" and saw its potential. Though none of the band members thought they would lay another finger on it, they ended up re-writing the chorus and used it on their third studio album. On When the World Comes Down, track ten "Believe" segues into "The Wind Blows".

Chart performance

"The Wind Blows" climbed the Billboard charts shortly after it was released, but soon lost interest in the public eye. It failed to enter the Hot 100, only entering on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 13.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Pop Songs	34
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	13

Music video

The video for "The Wind Blows" was filmed on March 30 and 31, 2009 and directed by Rich Lee. The video is of Tyson Ritter's character with his girlfriend, cutting to scenes of the Rejects performing by a shoreline with the tide coming in. Ritter is amongst the waves singing with the rest of the band on the shore, with Nick Wheeler featuring a Gibson Firebird, Mike Kennerty with an acoustic guitar, and Chris Gaylor on drums. An alternate version of the music video was released on Yahoo! Music on May 26, 2009, and was picked up by the iTunes Store.

External links

• "The Wind Blows" music video on MTV.com