This Ain't a Love Song

Scouting for Girls

About This Ain't a Love Song

"This Ain't a Love Song" is a song by the British band Scouting for Girls. It is the first track and single from their second studio album, Everybody Wants to Be on TV. The song premiered on the Scott Mills BBC Radio 1 show on 15 January 2010. The artwork was released on the band's website on 8 February and the video premiered on the band's website on 18 February. The song was released for digital download on 28 March 2010, with a CD release the following day, on 29 March 2010.  


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2010
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Every night I remember that evening
The way you looked when you said you were leaving
The way you cried as you turned to walk away
The cruel words and the false accusations
The mean looks and the same old frustrations
I never thought that we'd throw it all away
But we threw it all away.

And I'm a little bit lost without you
And I'm a bloody big mess inside
And I'm a little bit lost without you
This ain't a love song this is goodbye (ooh)
This ain't a love song this is goodbye (ooh)

I've been lost, I've been out, I've been losing
I've been tired, I'm all hurt and confusion
I've been mad, I'm the kind of man that I'm not
I'm going down, I'll be coming back fighting
I may be scared and a little bit frightened
But I'll be back, I'll be coming back to life
I'll be coming back to life

And I'm a little bit lost without you
And I'm a bloody big mess inside
And I'm a little bit lost without you
This ain't a love song this is goodbye (ooh)
This ain't a love song this is goodbye (ooh)

Who
And you can try (you can try)
And you can try but you'll never keep me down
And you can try (you can try)
And you can try but you'll never keep me down

La la la la la la la la la
(I won't be lost, I won't be down)

And I'm a little bit lost without you
And I'm a bloody big mess inside
And I'm a little bit lost without you
This ain't a love song this is goodbye

It's alright (It's alright) cause you can try but you'll never keep me down
It's alright (It's alright) I may be lost but you'll never keep me down
You can try (you can try) you can try but you'll never keep me down
You can try (you can try) I know I'm lost but I'm waiting to be found
You'll never keep me down
You'll never keep me down
Never keep me down

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Scouting for Girls

Scouting for Girls are a three piece English pop group. Their name is a play on the title of the 1908 Scouting handbook Scouting for Boys. The trio consists of childhood friends from London, Roy Stride on piano and lead guitar/vocals, Greg Churchouse on bass guitar and Peter Ellard on percussion. Having formed in 2005, they signed to Epic Records in 2007. They released their self titled debut album that September, which reached Number 1 on the UK Album Chart and went triple Platinum in terms of total sales. A second album Everybody Wants To Be On TV was released in April 2010 and peaked at number 2 in the charts. This was preceded by the single ‘This aint a Love Song’ which went to No.1 in the UK singles chart for two weeks. To date Scouting for Girls have so… more »

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Written by: Roy Neville Francis Stride

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11 facts about this song

Official Release
"This Ain't a Love Song" was officially released in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2010.
Album Incorporation
The song is the lead single from Scouting for Girls' second album, "Everybody Wants to Be on TV".
Chart Accomplishment
"This Ain't a Love Song" became Scouting for Girls' first number one single on the UK Singles Chart.
Song Duration
The song has a length of approximately 3 minutes and 11 seconds – it's a fairly short track.
Record Label
The song was released under the management of Epic Records, a renowned label in the music industry.
Recognition
The success of "This Ain't a Love Song" helped Scouting for Girls earn a nomination at the 2010 Brit Awards for the British Single category.
Music Video
The music video for the song follows the story of a man traveling to the moon to escape his romantic feelings
Songwriting
The song was written by band frontman Roy Stride
International Appeal
Despite being a British band, Scouting for Girls also gained significant recognition in other countries with this song, such as in Ireland where the song peaked at number two on the singles chart.
Response from Critics
Although popular among listeners, the song also got mixed reviews from music critics. Many praised the band's catchy tunes but also commented about the band's reiteration of their previous sound.
Kind of Genre
The song is seen as a perfect illustration of the band’s "pop/rock" style.

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