Notbroken

"Notbroken" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls. It is the second single from their ninth studio album, Something for the Rest of Us, which was released on August 31, 2010. It was announced on Goo Goo Dolls' official website that "Notbroken" would be the second single from the new album.[1]

"Notbroken"
Single by Goo Goo Dolls
from the album Something for the Rest of Us
ReleasedNovember 8, 2010 (November 8, 2010)
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:10
LabelWarner Bros
Songwriter(s)John Rzeznik
Producer(s)Tim Palmer, Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology
"Home"
(2010)		 "Notbroken"
(2010)		 "All That You Are"
(2011)

Meaning

It has been stated at many shows on the Something for the Rest of Us Tour that "Notbroken" is about a wife writing a letter to her husband who is at war. He fears that she will no longer love him because of his physical and emotional changes while in battle. The song indicates that the woman will always love her husband, regardless of the war's effect on him.

Music video

The minimalist music video was directed by Mexican director Carlos López Estrada[2] and features the band performing while a woman writes to her soldier, an officer in the army. Her letter is carried overseas by a postman and reaches the husband in time before he goes out to fight on the battlefield. The tense war scene goes hand-in-hand as the band performs intensely and many soldiers die. The husband is shot and seems to die, only for the ending of the video to show him returning to his waiting wife, wounded but 'not broken'.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Notbroken"John Rzeznik4:10
2."As I Am (Live)"John Rzeznik4:17

Chart positions
Chart (2010) Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 19
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 26
U.S. Billboard Rock Digital Songs 11
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References
  1. "News Bulletin from GooGooDolls.com".
  2. "Booked: Goo Goo Dolls - Carlos Lopez Estrada, dir". VideoStatic.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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