It Ends Tonight

"It Ends Tonight" is the fourth and final single taken from The All-American Rejects' second studio album Move Along. Contrary to the style of many of their recordings, the song is a ballad. It also utilizes a string section, with an arrangement by composer Deborah Lurie. During a July 2006 airing of the PBS series Soundstage, the group revealed that the song was not written about a girl, but rather a "dude".

Track listing

Charts

The single peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making "It Ends Tonight" the band's third top 20 hit. Due to the popularity of the song in the United States, sales for Move Along started to increase. It skyrocketed the album from #88 to #47 in the week of November 8, 2006. "It Ends Tonight" was the band's highest charting single in the U.S. until early 2009, when their song "Gives You Hell" reached #4 on the Hot 100. "It Ends Tonight" was also The All-American Rejects' highest charting single in Australia until "Gives You Hell" was released.

Music video

The music video for "It Ends Tonight" premiered in the United States on August 28, 2006 on TRL. It was directed by Wayne Isham, and was filmed at the Moapa Indian reservation in the Nevada desert. In the music video, Tyson Ritter is sitting at a table in front of a fireworks store. The band pulls up in a conversion van. Ritter goes inside the store and fills a shopping cart with fireworks as two female clerks watch him. Tyson walks out as the band plays in the back of a truck stop. Chris Gaylor lights a firework as Tyson joins in. In the end the night turns into day (relating to the line "When darkness turns to light - It ends tonight") and the song ends.

Appearances in media

"It Ends Tonight" has made many appearances in media. In the television field "It Ends Tonight" was featured on the trailer for the episode "Some You Give Away" of One Tree Hill (TV series). The song was also featured on Smallville in the season 6 episode "Wither". "It Ends Tonight" was also featured on the trailer for the episode. The song was featured on Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, and portions of the song was featured in promotional advertisements for the Sci Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica episode "Rapture". "It Ends Tonight" was also featured on the soap opera All My Children on February 6, 2007. It appeared on the music video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore.

Cover versions

• Overboard (Stranded, 2008)
• Joy Electric (Favorites at Play, 2009)

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