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<blockquote>When Leahy reached out to Weezer’s management, he learned that Rivers Cuomo was a fan of Bill & Ted. Conveniently, the band had a trove of unreleased material for Leahy to consider. When Leahy heard “Beginning Of The End” (recorded for the forthcoming ''Van Weezer''), he was struck by one lyric: “Watch us brush off the dust/ In heavy metal we trust.”<br><br>“When I heard that line, I was like, ‘OK, I think this might be the song,'” Leahy says. “Then 30 seconds later, when it goes into the guitar solo and it’s just epic, two-handed tapping, I was like, ‘OK, this is definitely the song.'"</blockquote>
<blockquote>When Leahy reached out to Weezer’s management, he learned that Rivers Cuomo was a fan of Bill & Ted. Conveniently, the band had a trove of unreleased material for Leahy to consider. When Leahy heard “Beginning Of The End” (recorded for the forthcoming ''Van Weezer''), he was struck by one lyric: “Watch us brush off the dust/ In heavy metal we trust.”<br><br>“When I heard that line, I was like, ‘OK, I think this might be the song,'” Leahy says. “Then 30 seconds later, when it goes into the guitar solo and it’s just epic, two-handed tapping, I was like, ‘OK, this is definitely the song.'"</blockquote>
The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]]<ref>''Songview'' BMI/ASCAP Repertoire https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Beginning+of+the+End&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Performer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=Weezer&SearchForm.Search_Type=all</ref>, wherein it listed a writing credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick David Wilson].<ref>''Songfacts''. https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/weezer/beginning-of-the-end</ref> This was apparently in error, as it has since been corrected.
The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]]<ref>''Songview'' BMI/ASCAP Repertoire https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Beginning+of+the+End&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Performer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=Weezer&SearchForm.Search_Type=all</ref>, wherein it listed a writing credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick David Wilson].<ref>''Songfacts''. https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/weezer/beginning-of-the-end</ref> This was apparently in error, as it has since been corrected.
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Beginning of the End|The Beginning Of The End 6 btweaks@132 +1 BG Van Weezer 20|?|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012220_03-01|[[January 22]]. [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012320_05|[[January 23]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012820_07|[[January 28]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 020920_03|[[February 9]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 022520_15|[[February 25]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 030620_20-1|[[March 6]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031020|[[March 10]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031520|[[March 15]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End ||[[2020]]|
*4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:15|[[Van Weezer]]|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End||[[2020]]|
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:27|[[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]|Wyld Stallyns edit}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
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It's the beginning of the end
It's the beginning of the end
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared</poem>
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared</poem>
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Beginning of the End|The Beginning Of The End 6 btweaks@132 +1 BG Van Weezer 20|?|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012220_03-01|[[January 22]]. [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012320_05|[[January 23]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012820_07|[[January 28]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 020920_03|[[February 9]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 022520_15|[[February 25]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 030620_20-1|[[March 6]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031020|[[March 10]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031520|[[March 15]], [[2020]]|| ||}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End ||[[2020]]|
*4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:15|[[Van Weezer]]|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End||[[2020]]|
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:27|[[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]|Wyld Stallyns edit}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==See more==
==See more==
*''[[Van Weezer]]''
*''[[Van Weezer]]''