The Ending (Papa Roach song)

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"The Ending"
Single by Papa Roach
from the album Who Do You Trust? and Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years
ReleasedNovember 13, 2020
Genre Rap rock
Length3:29
Label Better Noise Music
Songwriters
Producers
  • Brittain
  • Furlong
Papa Roach singles chronology
"Feel Like Home"
(2020)		"The Ending"
(2020)		"Last Resort (Reloaded)"
(2021)
Music video
"The Ending (Remastered 2020)" on YouTube

"The Ending" is a song by American rock band Papa Roach. It is the sixth single and opening track from their tenth album, Who Do You Trust? . It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in march 2021.

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Background and release

A remastered version of the song, titled "The Ending (Remastered 2020)", was released on 13 November 2020 as the lead single and music video from the compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years . The release was accompanied by a music video that includes footage from the horror thriller The Retaliators , [1] [2] which features Jacoby Shaddix in his acting debut as the character Quinn Brady. [3]

The remastered recording was also released as the lead single from the film's official soundtrack. Shaddix said that he saw the project as a chance to broaden his work as an artist while collaborating with the film's creative team. [4]

Composition and reception

Dylan Tuck of The Skinny described the song as a modern rap-rock anthem. [5] Paul Travers of Kerrang! wrote that the song begins with an ambient opening and features an "utterly inescapable hook". [6] Nik Young of Metal Hammer wrote that the song has a "Tron‑worthy, electronic opening" and described it as one of the album's stickiest tracks. [7] Erin Winans of MXDWN wrote that the song moves between rapped and sung vocals and that it is more similar in style to the band's earlier material. [8] Billboard wrote that trust is a recurring theme on the album and that "The Ending" deals with the subject in a familial context. [9]

Chart performance

It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart on March 13, 2021, their sixth song to do so. [10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from TIDAL [11]

Papa Roach

Additional credits

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Papa Roach Announce New Greatest Hits Collection, Debut "The Ending" Music Video". ThePRP. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Papa Roach Announces 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - The Better Noise Years' Collection". Blabbermouth . 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Papa Roach Announce Greatest Hits Vol. 2: In Conversation Livestream Event, Hosted By Allison Hagendorf". BraveWords . 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Childers, Chad (13 November 2020). "Jacoby Shaddix to Make Acting Debut, Papa Roach Announce Hits Collection". Loudwire. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Tuck, Dylan (11 January 2019). "Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust?". The Skinny . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Travers, Paul (18 January 2019). "Album Review: Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust?". Kerrang! . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ Young, Nik (20 January 2019). "Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust? album review". Metal Hammer . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ Winans, Erin (18 January 2019). "Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust". MXDWN. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ Reesman, Bryan (18 January 2019). "Papa Roach in 2019: Why they plan less & embrace the 'gift' of pain". Billboard . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Rutherford, Kevin (11 March 2021). "Papa Roach's 'The Ending' Begins Reign on Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard . Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Ending (Remastered) - Single by Papa Roach". TIDAL . Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Papa Roach Chart History: Canada Rock". Billboard Canada . Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Papa Roach Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved January 10, 2026.
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