The End of Heartache (song)

"The End of Heartache"
Single by Killswitch Engage
from the album The End of Heartache and Resident Evil: Apocalypse Soundtrack
Released 2004
Format CD
Recorded December 15, 2003 - January 29, 2004 at Zing Studios in Westfield, MA
Genre Metalcore
Length 4:58 (album version)
4:04 (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version)[1]
Label Roadrunner
Writer(s) Killswitch Engage, Howard Jones
Producer(s) Adam Dutkiewicz
Killswitch Engage singles chronology
"Rose of Sharyn"
(2004)
"The End of Heartache"
(2004)
"A Bid Farewell"
(2005)

"The End of Heartache" is the title track and second single from Killswitch Engage's third studio album The End of Heartache. The song also appeared as the theme song for the 2004 zombie action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

The song became the band's breakthrough single, peaking at no. 31 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.[2]

Music video

Two videos were produced for the song. The video edit of the song features mostly clean singing from vocalist Howard Jones with a few background screams, much like the video for "My Curse".

The first video shows the band performing the song inter-cut with footage from Resident Evil: Apocalypse along with close-up shots of the band playing.[3]

The second video cuts out the Resident Evil: Apocalypse footage and cuts between shots of the band performing the song.[4]

Awards

The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Whiplash by Motörhead.[5]

Personnel

Killswitch Engage
Additional musicians

References

  1. Loftus, Johhny (August 31, 2004). "Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrak". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. "Killswitch Engage – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  3. "Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache (Resident Evil Version) - YouTube". YouTube. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. "Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache - YouTube". YouTube. October 26, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. "47th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

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