Surrender (Billy Talent song)
| "Surrender" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Talent | ||||
| from the album Billy Talent II | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, emo | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Talent | |||
| Producer(s) | Gavin Brown | |||
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"Surrender" is the fourth single from Canadian music group Billy Talent off their triple platinum selling album, Billy Talent II. The single was released on April 2, 2007.
The music video for it was shot in early February by Phil Harder.
Track listing
UK 5" Single
- "Surrender" (Radio Version)
- "This Suffering" (Live at The Orange Lounge Toronto)
- "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Live at The Orange Lounge Toronto)
Music video
The video, directed by Phil Harder, is simple in concept; it is a performance piece with the band playing in an apartment while lead singer Ben Kowalewicz sings to the camera. However, the frames run at a slower pace, implementing slow motion for dramatic effect. As the video progresses, things in the apartment (i.e.: dolls, glass containers, picture frames, windows) begin to explode, matching the tone and intensity of the song. Things continue to explode until the end of the video, when Kowalewicz falls to the floor of the ravaged apartment. Kowalewicz's collapse is due to the uncut version, in which he gets shot through the head (explaining the random explosions as gunshots).
Trivia
On 102.1 the edge's 200 best songs of the millennium Surrender came in at number 169.
Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 45 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 22 |
| German Singles Chart | 46 |