In the End (Black Veil Brides song)
"In the End" | ||||
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Single by Black Veil Brides | ||||
from the album Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones | ||||
Released | October 31, 2012 | |||
Format | Music download | |||
Recorded | May–September 2012 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Lava/Universal Republic | |||
Writer(s) | Black Veil Brides | |||
Black Veil Brides singles chronology | ||||
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"In the End" is a song by American rock band Black Veil Brides, from their third studio album, Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones. The song was released on October 31, 2012 as the first single from Wretched and Divine, and is Black Veil Brides' sixth single. It was released on the same date as the availability for pre-order purchases for the entire album. The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and remained on the charts for two weeks.[1] "In the End" was featured as a bonus track on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 45.[2][3] It was also one of the two themes for the 2012 WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.[4] The song also appears in the video games Guitar Hero Live and NHL 14. The band received Revolver's 2013 Golden Gods Award for Best New Song for "In the End." The song was written after the death of Black Veil Brides' lead vocalist Andy Biersack's grandfather.[5]
Music video
Black Veil Brides released a music video for the song through YouTube on December 12, 2012. The music video features the band playing in different places that were used in their feature film, "Legion of the Black". Andy Biersack described the video as "a trailer" to the movie. The band plays on a salt lake bed, a church, and an abandoned oil factory, the video has now reached a total of 82 million views and 760,000 likes.[6]
Track listing
- CD single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In the End" | 3:48 |
Personnel
- Black Veil Brides
- Andy Biersack – lead vocals
- Jake Pitts – lead guitar
- Jinxx – rhythm guitar, violin, cello, backing vocals
- Ashley Purdy – bass, backing vocals
- Christian "CC" Coma – drums
- Production
- Patrick Fogarty - director
In popular culture
The song is featured in the soundtrack to EA's video game NHL 14.
It is also used as one of the official theme song to WWE's 2012 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/288911/black+veil+brides/chart
- ↑ "OurStage Magazine - Black Veil Brides Featured On 'Now That's What I Call Music 45'". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ "Black Veil Brides to be featured on 'Now That's What I Call Music 45' - News - Alternative Press". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ "'In The End' Named Official Theme". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "In The End by Black Veil Brides". Songfacts.
- ↑ BVBArmyVEVO (12 December 2012). "Black Veil Brides - In The End". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via YouTube.