"Desperate Measures" | ||||
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Single by Marianas Trench | ||||
from the album Ever After | ||||
Released | July 4, 2012 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | 604 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
Producer(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
Marianas Trench singles chronology | ||||
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"Desperate Measures" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on July 4, 2012, as the third single on their third studio album Ever After.[1] The song peaked on the Canadian Hot 100 chart at number 20 on the week of August 11, 2012 and was certified triple platinum in Canada in March 2023.[2][3]
The track was written and produced by Josh Ramsay.[4] MTV describes "Desperate Measures" as a power pop song.[5] The song earned 2 nominations at the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards for "Video of the Year" and "Pop Video of the Year" and they performed the song live at the award show.[6]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "Desperate Measures" | MMVAs Video of the Year | Nominated[7] |
2013 | "Desperate Measures" | MMVAs Pop Video of the Year | Won[8] |
The music video for "Desperate Measures" was released on July 4, 2012.[9] It was directed by Kyle Davison[10] and it is the follow-up from the "Fallout" music video of a five-video storyline accompanying the backstory of their album Ever After.[11]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[3] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |