The End of Heartache (song)

"The End of Heartache" is the title track and second single from Killswitch Engage's third studio album The End of Heartache. The song also appeared as the theme song for the 2004 zombie action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

The song became the band's breakthrough single, peaking at no. 31 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The song has since become associated with professional wrestler Roderick Strong, who has used End of Heartache as his theme song on numerous occasions, most recently in All Elite Wrestling.

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.

The second video cuts out the Resident Evil: Apocalypse footage and cuts between shots of the band performing the song.

Reception

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

Awards

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

Track listing

Resident Evil: Apocalypse promo single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The End of Heartache"	4:04

US/UK promo single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The End of Heartache" (Album version)	4:58
2.	"The End of Heartache" (Resident Evil: Apocalypse version)	4:04

Personnel

Killswitch Engage

Howard Jones – lead vocals
Adam Dutkiewicz – lead guitar, backing vocals
Joel Stroetzel – rhythm guitar
Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar
Justin Foley – drums

Additional musicians

Andy Sneap – additional guitar

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	31

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Loftus, Johhny (August 31, 2004). "Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ "Killswitch Engage Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
Childers, Chad (2023-04-27). "Wrestler Roderick Strong Makes AEW Debut to Killswitch Engage Classic". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
"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.
"Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache - YouTube". YouTube. October 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
"16 Great Non-Hair-Metal Power Ballads". Revolver. March 28, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
"47th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net archive. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
"American single certifications – Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

v t e Killswitch Engage
Mike D'Antonio Adam Dutkiewicz Joel Stroetzel Justin Foley Jesse Leach Pete Cortese Tom Gomes Howard Jones
Studio albums	Killswitch Engage (2000) Alive or Just Breathing (2002) The End of Heartache (2004) As Daylight Dies (2006) Killswitch Engage (2009) Disarm the Descent (2013) Incarnate (2016) Atonement (2019)
Singles	"The End of Heartache" "My Curse" "The Arms of Sorrow" "Holy Diver" "Starting Over" "In Due Time" "Always" "The Signal Fire"
Video albums	(Set This) World Ablaze (2005)
Related articles	Discography All That Remains The Empire Shall Fall Seemless Serpentine Dominion Times of Grace

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