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Unkind (song)

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"Unkind"
Single by Sloan
from the album The Double Cross
ReleasedMarch 29, 2011
GenreRock
Length4:15
3:51 (Radio edit)
LabelOutside
Songwriter(s)Patrick Pentland, Sloan
Producer(s)Ryan Haslett, Sloan
Sloan singles chronology
"Take It Upon Yourself"
(2009)
"Unkind"
(2011)
"The Answer Was You"
(2011)
Music video
"Unkind" on YouTube

"Unkind" is a song by Canadian rock group Sloan. The song was released as the first single from the band's tenth studio album, The Double Cross.

The original edit of the song features a "guitar echo" intro/outro. The radio edit doesn't feature the "guitar echo" intro/outro.

Music video

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The music video for "Unkind" was filmed by Kevin Hilliard & Tim McCready and premiered on Vevo on July 5, 2011.[1] The song was received favorably by Rolling Stone, who described the video as "elegant and classy".[2]

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 9
Canadian Alternative Rock Chart[4] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Rolling Stone Kind to "Unkind" Video". sloanmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  2. ^ "Elegant, classy clip for 'Unkind'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sloan Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 24, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved May 19, 2011.