The War (Angels & Airwaves song)

"The War"
Single by Angels & Airwaves
from the album We Don't Need to Whisper
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreAlternative rock, punk rock
Length5:08
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Tom DeLonge
Producer(s)Tom DeLonge
Angels & Airwaves singles chronology
"Do It for Me Now"
(2006)
"The War"
(2006)
"Everything's Magic"
(2007)

"The War" is a song by the American rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was the fourth single from their debut studio album, We Don't Need to Whisper (2006), released on Geffen Records. The song impacted radio on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number nineteen on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2007. Tom DeLonge has described this song as anti-war, with specific references to the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. "The War" was the last song the band would play, during their We Don't Need to Whisper concerts, with Tom making a speech during the bridge.