| Winter Passing | |
| Cover: | Winter_passing_cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Academy Is... |
| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | November, 2008[2] |
| Genre: | Alternative rock[3] |
| Length: | 4:28 |
| Label: | Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance |
| Producer: | William Beckett, Michael Guy Chislett |
| Prev Title: | Summer Hair = Forever Young |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | His Girl Friday |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"Winter Passing" is a single by The Academy Is.... It was written and recorded on their bus during the last month of the Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour. The cover for the single was painted by Andrew "The Butcher" Mrotek during that tour on November 13, 2008. It was released on December 2, 2008.[4]
The music video, directed by Jack (The Camera Guy) Edinger, features William walking around snow-covered streets in his neighborhood and Oak Park, and also cuts to him playing the guitar several times. The video was released on December 22, 2008[5] via The William Beckett Blog and YouTube.[6]