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The song was originally revealed to be a track for ''[[Van Weezer]]'' in a leaked review of the album from an issue of the publication ''Guitar Player'' released in June of [[2020]]. In early August, [[Rivers Cuomo]] made a post to the chatroom [[Riverchat]] "Video tomorrow" along with the lyric "Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop and all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop" [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_bote2.jpg], suggesting that the band was in the process of recording a new music video. When asked about it, Cuomo implied that the video would be for "Beginning of the End" [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_bote1.jpg]. On [[August 12]], Weezer's official Twitter account tweeted [https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1293638716628643840] "Time to be Excellent, dudes" with an accompanying video of Cuomo performing a heavy metal guitar riff in his home. The following day, Weezer fans in later time zones (such as New Zealand) confirmed that the song was appearing on music streaming platforms in their territories as part of the ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', in the form of "'''Beginning of the End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)'''". The music video was released alongside the song on [[August 14]]. | The song was originally revealed to be a track for ''[[Van Weezer]]'' in a leaked review of the album from an issue of the publication ''Guitar Player'' released in June of [[2020]]. In early August, [[Rivers Cuomo]] made a post to the chatroom [[Riverchat]] "Video tomorrow" along with the lyric "Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop and all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop" [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_bote2.jpg], suggesting that the band was in the process of recording a new music video. When asked about it, Cuomo implied that the video would be for "Beginning of the End" [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_bote1.jpg]. On [[August 12]], Weezer's official Twitter account tweeted [https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1293638716628643840] "Time to be Excellent, dudes" with an accompanying video of Cuomo performing a heavy metal guitar riff in his home. The following day, Weezer fans in later time zones (such as New Zealand) confirmed that the song was appearing on music streaming platforms in their territories as part of the ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', in the form of "'''Beginning of the End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)'''". The music video was released alongside the song on [[August 14]]. | ||
Musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel Billy Joel] is a credited writer on "Beginning of the End". When asked about it on [[Riverchat]], Cuomo clarified: "Just a clearance thing. Very common in recent years. I don't think Billy Joel's written a song since the 90's."[https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_billjoel.jpg] The film credits for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'' contain a | Musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel Billy Joel] is a credited writer on "Beginning of the End". When asked about it on [[Riverchat]], Cuomo clarified: "Just a clearance thing. Very common in recent years. I don't think Billy Joel's written a song since the 90's."[https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_billjoel.jpg] The film credits for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'' contain a different edit of the track and note that the song "Contains an interpolation of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ The Longest Time]" (B. Joel)" | ||
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> | ||
The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]], featuring a erroneous credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick ''David'' Wilson]. [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] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||