"Surrender" is the fourth single from

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music group Billy Talent off their

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selling album, ''

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''. The single was released on April 2, 2007. The music video for it was shot in early February by

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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

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, is simple in concept; it is a performance piece with the band playing in an apartment while lead singer

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sings to the camera. However, the frames run at a slower pace, implementing

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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

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, 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

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s).

Chart performance

References

External links

* 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 {{2000s-rock-single-stub