Into Your Arms (The Maine song) explained

Into Your Arms
Cover:Into Your Arms The Maine.jpg
Type:single
B-Side:Everything I Ask For
Artist:The Maine
Album:Can't Stop Won't Stop
Released:June 15, 2009
Genre:Pop rock[1]
Label:Fearless
Producer:Matt Squire
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"Into Your Arms" is a song by American rock band The Maine. It was released on June 15, 2009, as the lead single from their debut studio album Can't Stop Won't Stop.[2] A music video was released on July 24, 2009, in promotion of the single.[3]

Background and release

Speaking about the song in retrospect, lead singer John O'Callaghan stated:

The band re-released an acoustic version of the song on their 2018 compilation album, Less Noise: A Collection of Songs by a Band Called The Maine.[4] On April 25, 2019, the group released a vinyl edition of the song with "Everything I Ask For" serving as the B-side for the single.[5]

Composition

"Into Your Arms" was written by Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Jared Monaco, Garrett Nickelsen and John O'Callaghan while production was handled by Matt Squire.[6] The track runs at 180 BPM and is in the key of G major.[7] O'Callaghan recorded a demo of the song on GarageBand and was written in O'Callaghan's parents house, as revealed by drummer Pat Kirch on the 10th anniversary of Can't Stop, Won't Stop.[8]

Critical reception

Blake Solomon of AbsolutePunk.net compared the track to Semisonic's, "Closing Time".[9] James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review stated that the song is, "a heavy ballad with some gorgeous, yet simple piano work. John’s vocals are clean and wonderful, as is the simple acoustic work during the verses."[10]

Music video

The band filmed the video for "Into Your Arms" on May 19, 2009, at the Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California.[11] [12] The music video premiered on July 24, 2009 via their MySpace page and was directed by Aaron Platt.[13] The video features actress Melissa Stetten as O'Callaghan's love interest.[14] The video has been compared to David Cook's music video for his song "Come Back to Me", for sharing similar visuals such as being set in an airport and how the video runs backwards.[15]

On June 18, 2009, the band launched a music video contest letting fans create their own video-version of the song with the three videos with the most views winning a variety of prizes.[16] "Into Your Arms" won Best Video at the 2010 Arizona Ska Punk Awards.[17]

Personnel

Credits for "Into Your Arms" per Can't Stop, Won't Stop booklet.[6]

The Maine

Production

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
United StatesJune 15, 2009Contemporary hit radioFearless
January 11, 2010CDWarner[18]
VariousApril 25, 2019VinylFearless

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Into Your Arms - The Maine. AllMusic. April 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Radio Date for New Maine Single. AbsolutePunk.net. SpinMedia. DeAndrea, Joe. April 28, 2009. https://archive.today/20230408181125/https://chorus.fm/. April 8, 2023. July 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: The Maine: 'Into Your Arms'. PunkNews.org. Paul Aubin. December 7, 2023.
  4. The Maine release new song, announce acoustic album — listen. Alternative Press. Alex Darus. June 1, 2018. December 7, 2023.
  5. Web site: Into Your Arms/Everything I Ask For 7" (White Vinyl). Amazon. April 24, 2022.
  6. Can't Stop Won't Stop. The Maine. 2008. booklet. Fearless Records. FRL 30112-2.
  7. Web site: Key and BPM of Into Your Arms by The Maine. Musicstax.com. January 1, 2008. February 1, 2022.
  8. Web site: The Maine - Can't Stop, Wont Stop (Track by track-10 years later). YouTube. March 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: Maine, The - Can't Stop, Won't Stop. https://archive.today/20120701140803/http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=420641. AbsolutePunk.net. SpinMedia. Solomon, Blake. July 21, 2008. July 1, 2012. December 6, 2023. dead.
  10. Web site: The Maine - Can't Stop, Won't Stop. James Shotwell. Under the Gun Review. August 11, 2008. December 6, 2023.
  11. Web site: The Maine - Updates. MySpace. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531184018/http://www.myspace.com/themaine. May 31, 2009. Chris Gonda. July 24, 2009. July 4, 2022.
  12. Web site: The Maine Premiere New Vdeo Into Your Arms On MySpace Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20090801141322/https://puregrainaudio.com/news/the-maine-premiere-new-vdeo-into-your-arms-on-myspace-music. August 1, 2009. July 24, 2009. January 31, 2022.
  13. The Maine take off Into Your Arms. Alternative Press. July 24, 2009. April 9, 2023.
  14. Web site: The Maine - "Into Your Arms" Behind The Scenes. YouTube. January 31, 2022.
  15. Web site: New Video:The Maine, Into Your Arms. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326012055/https://www.mtv.com/news/2294212/new-video-the-maine-into-your-arms/. dead. March 26, 2022. MTV. Schoenberger. Colin. August 14, 2008. March 25, 2022.
  16. The Maine launch music video contest. Alternative Press. June 18, 2009. April 9, 2023.
  17. Web site: The Arizona Ska Punk Awards. January 31, 2022.
  18. Web site: The Maine - Into Your Arms. Discogs. December 5, 2023.

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