Unkind (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Unkind
| cover = Sloan_Unkind.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sloan
| album = The Double Cross
| released = March 29, 2011
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 4:15
3:51 (Radio edit)
| label = Outside
| writer = Patrick Pentland, Sloan
| producer = Ryan Haslett, Sloan
| prev_title = Take It Upon Yourself
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = The Answer Was You
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|h6JqLk66oSY|"Unkind"}}}}
}}
"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
The music video for "Unkind" was filmed by Kevin Hilliard & Tim McCready and premiered on Vevo on July 5, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.sloanmusic.com/news/archive/2011/july/rollingstone|title=Rolling Stone Kind to "Unkind" Video|publisher=sloanmusic.com|access-date=2011-07-08 }} The song was received favorably by Rolling Stone, who described the video as "elegant and classy".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/sloan-elegant-classy-clip-for-unkind-20110707|title=Elegant, classy clip for 'Unkind'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date = February 24, 2016}}
Charts
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!Chart (2011) !Peak |
{{Singlechart|Billboardcanadarock|9|artist=Sloan}} |
Canadian Alternative Rock Chart{{cite web| title = Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 24, 2011| publisher = America's Music Charts| url =http://canadianrockalt.blogspot.com/2011/05/alternative-rock-may-24-2011.html| access-date = May 19, 2011}}
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