The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)

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"The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)"
Single by Asking Alexandria
from the album Stand Up and Scream
Released15 December 2009
Genre Metalcore Electronicore
Length4:02
Label Sumerian
Songwriter(s) Danny Worsnop, Ben Bruce and James Cassells [1]
Asking Alexandria singles chronology
"The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)"
(2009)
"A Prophecy"
(2010)

"The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" is a song by English rock band Asking Alexandria. It is the band's lead single from their debut album, Stand Up and Scream . It was released on 15 December 2009. One of the band's most successful songs, the single was certified gold by the RIAA in March 2014. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video shows the band playing in a room. Also shown is a table, on which stands a cup of tea. Throughout the video, the cup gradually shifts to the edge of the table and finally falls down and breaks in the end. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)"4:02
Total length:4:02

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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