"Desperate Measures" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on July 4, 2012, as the third single on their third studio album Ever After.[1] The song peaked on the Canadian Hot 100 chart at number 20 on the week of August 11, 2012 and was certified triple platinum in Canada in March 2023.[2][3]
The track was written and produced by Josh Ramsay.[4]MTV describes "Desperate Measures" as a power pop song.[5] The song earned 2 nominations at the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards for "Video of the Year" and "Pop Video of the Year" and they performed the song live at the award show.[6]
The music video for "Desperate Measures" was released on July 4, 2012.[9] It was directed by Kyle Davison[10] and it is the follow-up from the "Fallout" music video of a five-video storyline accompanying the backstory of their album Ever After.[11]
