Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon on 'Scary' Songwriting Uncertainty, the Making of '45' -- Exclusive Video

After the release of American Slang, Brian Fallon didn't know if he had anymore songs in him. His band, the Gaslight Anthem, seemed to be at a standstill. It was in this moment of uncertainty that he wrote "45," the first single from their upcoming album Handwritten, which is due out July 24.

"I didn't know what was going to happen. After American Slang, after The '59 Sound, I was like, 'What am I gonna do?'" Fallon says in the exclusive video below. "Is there any more Gaslight songs? It's a scary thing when that feeling hits you. After we wrote the song '45,' I was like 'Thank God.' I just knew it was gonna be all right."

"I think "45" was in there for a long time," he tells Spinner. "I was looking for something guttural that could just be yelled at the top of your lungs. It took me years to figure out what I was trying to say was 'hey, just turn the record over, and I'll see you on the flip side.'"

Take a look at the clip below to get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "45"


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