"By Now" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was first released on November 8, 2011, as a promotional single for a free download to people who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition of Ever After on iTunes. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio on June 10, 2013, as the fifth and final single.
"By Now" was written and produced by Josh Ramsay. The song has been described as a power ballad track.
A teaser for "By Now" was released in June 12, 2013. The official music video debuted on July 12, at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. It later premiered on August 1, via MuchMusic. The video ends the story of Ever After, tying all of the videos for "Haven't Had Enough", "Fallout", "Desperate Measures", and "Stutter" together. The video portrays Josh Ramsay getting caught up in his love for the leading female, Darla Taylor, and getting lost in the world of sex, drugs, alcohol, and stealing money from the rest of the band. The video also includes scenes of car chases, fighting, and murder.
According to drummer Ian Casselman, the video was inspired by Romeo and Juliet and the 1993 film True Romance, stating they "tried to take a serious approach and make it look more like movie footage [...] It's a very artsy stab at it [and] it's not the typical fairy-tale story approach." Filmed in Las Vegas, the video was directed by Kyle Davison.
"By Now" debuted and peaked at number 50 on the Canadian Hot 100 on the week of November 26, 2011, before it was officially released as a single on June 10, 2013, and spent 17 weeks on the chart. The song was certified gold by Music Canada in April 2014.