The End of Heartache (song)

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"The End of Heartache"
The End of Heartache (Resident Evil).jpg
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
ReleasedAugust 2004
RecordedDecember 15, 2003 (2003-12-15) - January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29)
Studio Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
Genre Metalcore
Length4:58 (album version)
4:04 (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version) [1]
Label Roadrunner
Songwriters Mike D'Antonio, Adam Dutkiewicz, Justin Foley, Howard Jones, Joel Stroetzel
Producer Adam Dutkiewicz
Killswitch Engage singles chronology
"Rose of Sharyn"
(2004)		"The End of Heartache"
(2004)		"A Bid Farewell"
(2005)

"The End of Heartache" is the title track and second single from Killswitch Engage's third studio album The End of Heartache .

Contents

The song became the band's breakthrough single, peaking at no. 31 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. [2]

Composition and background

Stephen Hill described the song as "a slow-building epic that eschewed the Killswitch sound of savage metallic hardcore for an altogether more anthemic vibe", noting the hook as introducing new dynamics to the band. Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz attributed the song to a desire to do something the band had never done before which would resonate with a large number of people. [3]

Music video

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]

Reception

The song was included on Revolver's list of "16 Great Non-Hair-Metal Power Ballads". [6]

Loudwire has dubbed the song a “epic anthem that kicked metalcore to the next level.” [3]

Awards

The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Whiplash" by Motörhead. [7]

The song also appeared as the theme song for the 2004 zombie action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse . More recently the professional wrestler Roderick Strong, has used End of Heartache as his theme song on numerous occasions, most recently in All Elite Wrestling. [8]

Track listing

Resident Evil: Apocalypse promo single
No.TitleLength
1."The End of Heartache"4:04
US/UK promo single
No.TitleLength
1."The End of Heartache" (Album version)4:58
2."The End of Heartache" (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version)4:04

Personnel

Killswitch Engage
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Loftus, Johhny (August 31, 2004). "Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic . Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Killswitch Engage Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Hill, Stephen (2020-07-25). "Killswitch Engage's The End Of Heartache: the epic anthem that kicked metalcore to the next level". Louder. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache (Resident Evil Version) - YouTube". YouTube. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache - YouTube". YouTube. October 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "16 Great Non-Hair-Metal Power Ballads". Revolver . March 28, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "47th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Childers, Chad (2023-04-27). "Wrestler Roderick Strong Makes AEW Debut to Killswitch Engage Classic". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 10, 2020.


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