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| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Album = Van Weezer | | Album = Van Weezer | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Billy Joel]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Patrick Wilson]] | ||
| Released = [[May 7]], [[2021]] | | Released = [[May 7]], [[2021]] | ||
| Recorded = 2020 | | Recorded = 2020 | ||
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Jonathan Leahy, the music supervisor for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'', spoke about the process of selecting the song in [https://www.stereogum.com/2096012/bill-ted-face-the-music-keanu-reeves-weezer-soundtrack-jonathan-leahy-interview/franchises/interview/ an interview with Stereogum]: | Jonathan Leahy, the music supervisor for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'', spoke about the process of selecting the song in [https://www.stereogum.com/2096012/bill-ted-face-the-music-keanu-reeves-weezer-soundtrack-jonathan-leahy-interview/franchises/interview/ an interview with Stereogum]: | ||
<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> | ||
Weezer drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] is a credited songwriter on the ''Van Weezer'' version of "Beginning of the End." The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]], featuring a (most likely erroneous) credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick ''David'' Wilson]. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||