| Astronaut | |
| Cover: | Astronaut Simple-Plan.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Simple Plan |
| Album: | Get Your Heart On! |
| Released: | September 19, 2011 |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 3:41 |
| Label: | Lava, Atlantic |
| Producer: | Simple Plan |
| Prev Title: | Jet Lag |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Summer Paradise |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Astronaut" is the third single from Simple Plan's fourth studio album, Get Your Heart On!. In December 2012, the song was played in Earth orbit by astronaut Chris Hadfield.[1]
The music video was directed by Mark Staubach and premiered on 19 September 2011. It was filmed in the desert of California. The clip opens with a message that read, "Being human is the most terrible loneliness in the universe" and continues to show a lone man exploring an empty space. He keeps looking around and around for something, or rather someone, to fill a void in his heart. The female lead for the clip is Caitlin O'Connor, a model/actress, who has previously played in music videos for Michael Bublé and New Found Glory.
The song was nominated in the category Best International Video by a Canadian band to 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards.[2]
In the video, the man, played by Nick Gamez, is seen with a name tag that says P. Cunningham.[3] The same name was used for the drunk driver in the music video for "Untitled".