"The End of Heartache" | ||||
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![]() Cover art for the Resident Evil: Apocalypse promo single | ||||
Single by Killswitch Engage | ||||
from the album The End of Heartache and Resident Evil: Apocalypse Soundtrack | ||||
Released | August 2004 | |||
Recorded | December 15, 2003 - January 29, 2004 | |||
Studio | Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts | |||
Genre | Metalcore | |||
Length | 4:58 (album version) 4:04 (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version) [1] | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike D'Antonio, Adam Dutkiewicz, Justin Foley, Howard Jones, Joel Stroetzel | |||
Producer(s) | Adam Dutkiewicz | |||
Killswitch Engage singles chronology | ||||
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"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] The song has since become associated with professional wrestler Roderick Strong, who has used End of Heartache as his theme song on numerous occasions, most recently in All Elite Wrestling. [3]
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. [4]
The second video cuts out the Resident Evil: Apocalypse footage and cuts between shots of the band performing the song. [5]
The song was included on Revolver's list of "16 Great Non-Hair-Metal Power Ballads". [6]
The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Whiplash" by Motörhead. [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The End of Heartache" | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The End of Heartache" (Album version) | 4:58 |
2. | "The End of Heartache" (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version) | 4:04 |
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [2] | 31 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |