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"End of Me" started as a song written by Billy Talent guitarist Ian D'sa, which singer Benjamin Kowalewicz described as "[having] a guitar riff which had this John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix vibe and then went into this very Pinkerton-esque pre-chorus and chorus."<ref name="crisis"> Garder, George. "Billy Talent: Ben Kowalewicz’ track-by-track guide to Crisis Of Faith" ''Kerrang!'' 21 January, 2022. https://www.kerrang.com/billy-talent-ben-kowalewicz-track-by-track-guide-to-crisis-of-faith</ref> As such, the song had a tentative title of "Hendrix+Weezer."<ref name="hendrix">Subic, Meg. "Billy Talent announce new LP ‘Crisis of Faith’, share new single ‘End of Me’ featuring Rivers Cuomo" ''Indie88''. https://indie88.com/billy-talent-announce-new-lp-crisis-of-faith-share-new-single-end-of-me-featuring-rivers-cuomo</ref> Kowalewicz originally sang Rivers Cuomo's verse, but after the song was mixed and mastered, the band got Cuomo to sing it instead.<ref name="crisis" /> | "End of Me" started as a song written by Billy Talent guitarist Ian D'sa, which singer Benjamin Kowalewicz described as "[having] a guitar riff which had this John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix vibe and then went into this very ''[[Pinkerton]]''-esque pre-chorus and chorus."<ref name="crisis"> Garder, George. "Billy Talent: Ben Kowalewicz’ track-by-track guide to Crisis Of Faith" ''Kerrang!'' 21 January, 2022. https://www.kerrang.com/billy-talent-ben-kowalewicz-track-by-track-guide-to-crisis-of-faith</ref> As such, the song had a tentative title of "Hendrix+Weezer."<ref name="hendrix">Subic, Meg. "Billy Talent announce new LP ‘Crisis of Faith’, share new single ‘End of Me’ featuring Rivers Cuomo" ''Indie88''. https://indie88.com/billy-talent-announce-new-lp-crisis-of-faith-share-new-single-end-of-me-featuring-rivers-cuomo</ref> Kowalewicz originally sang Rivers Cuomo's verse, but after the song was mixed and mastered, the band got Cuomo to sing it instead.<ref name="crisis" /> | ||
On [[September 6]], [[2021]], Billy Talent's social media uploaded the cover art for "End of Me" with blank spaces in place of Cuomo's name ("ft. _____s _____"), but an image leak on the same day indicated that Cuomo was the featured on the song.{{Citation needed}} The song was officially released on [[September 10]]. An official video directed by Liam Lynch was released on [[September 27]]. | On [[September 6]], [[2021]], Billy Talent's social media uploaded the cover art for "End of Me" with blank spaces in place of Cuomo's name ("ft. _____s _____"), but an image leak on the same day indicated that Cuomo was the featured on the song.{{Citation needed}} The song was officially released on [[September 10]]. An official video directed by Liam Lynch was released on [[September 27]]. | ||