"Everybody's Gone to War" is a pop rock song written and recorded by the London-born and Jersey-raised singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot.
The song, an anti-war protest, was written during the early stages of the Iraq War in 2003, and was composed on bass guitar by Pallot. The song was issued on downloads only in March 2005, and the following month saw a commercial release on Pallot's album Fires. This original single release peaked at #88 on the UK Airplay Chart in April 2005.
The 2006 reissue of the single was also accompanied by the popular music video which features Pallot and other shoppers engaging in a 'food fight' in a busy supermarket. It received heavy rotation on British music channels with many people praising the humorous setting, however depicting a darker message within. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld.
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