"Surrender" is the fourth single from
Canadian
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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
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run at a slower pace, implementing
slow motion
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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).
Chart performance
References
External links
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2007 singles
Billy Talent songs
Rock ballads
Songs written by Ian D'Sa
Songs written by Benjamin Kowalewicz
Songs written by Jonathan Gallant
Songs written by Aaron Solowoniuk
Song recordings produced by Gavin Brown (musician)
2006 songs
Atlantic Records singles
Music videos directed by Phil Harder
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