Thirty seconds to mars - this is war meaning

2010 single by Thirty Seconds to Mars

"This Is War" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album This Is War.

Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto,^[1] the song was released as the second single from the album to American radio on March 8, 2010,^[2] and the physical single was released on March 26, 2010.^[3]

Music video

The music video was shot on April 7, 2010.

A 30-second teaser was released and the music video was set to premiere in June 2010. However, it was delayed.

So this is war

The film features 30 Seconds to Mars as US Marines deployed to Afghanistan. The video was supposedly leaked on April 1, 2011. In response to the leak, the band stated that they would release the full-length video soon. On April 6, 2011, nearly a year after the video was shot, it was finally released.

It shows the band dressed up as American Marines patrolling the desert in an armored Humvee