| Don't Talk to Strangers | |
| Cover: | Hedley_-_Dont_Talk_to_Strangers_cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hedley |
| Album: | The Show Must Go |
| Released: | October 27, 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:34 |
| Label: | Universal Music Canada |
| Producer: | Howes |
| Prev Title: | Cha-Ching |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Perfect |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
"Don't Talk to Strangers" is the second single from Hedley's third studio album, The Show Must Go released on October 27, 2009.[1] The song has peaked at #11 on the Canadian Hot 100.
"Don't Talk to Strangers" was written by Hedley and Jason Van Poederooyen while production was handled by Brian Howes who also co-wrote the track.[2] [3] The song is a rap-influenced track,[4] and features a more darker refrain.[5] Speaking about the song, Hoggard stated;
The music video was released in November 2009 and was directed by Colin Minihan.[6] The premise of the video tells a story of why you shouldn't talk to strangers, as "they could kidnap you and torture you with jumper cables."[7] The video has the band being kept hostage by a psychotic but attractive middle-aged woman. She uses the band for entertainment and sexual pleasure, killing them and throwing them into the back of her trunk in the end.[8] Chart Attack compared the video to 1967 comedy drama film, The Graduate.[7]