“The End of the Game” by Weezer
The “game” which is mentioned in the title (“The End of the Game”) is actually an allusion to the romance the narrator is in. Apparently his girlfriend is more or less on the verge of dumping him. Thus he recognizes this current moment as “the end of the game”. And basically, the sentiment he is expressing throughout is one tantamount to being afraid of losing his partner.
Indeed ‘all he wants’ out of life is for this lady to desire him. But obviously such is not the case. In fact he doesn’t come off as if he is making an attempt to salvage the relationship per se. Rather, it’s more along the lines of him coming to the hard realization that the woman he loves is indeed gone out of his life.
Music Video
The music video to “The End of the Game”, which was directed by Danilo Parra, features American rock band Cherry Glazerr.
Date of Release of “The End of the Game”
“The End of the Game”, which was released by Atlantic Records on 10 September 2019, is the lead single from Weezer’s forthcoming “Van Weezer” album.
The song also served the purpose of helping to announce 2020’s “Hella Mega Tour”. This is a tour Weezer will be headlining along with Green Day and Fall Out Boy. And more interestingly, Weezer released this tune on the same day Green Day released their single “Father of All…“. And on that same day, Fall Out Boy also released their single “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)“.
Writing Credits
This song was written by Weezer’s lead singer Rivers Cuomo along with Tim Pagnotta.
And the track was produced by Suzy Shinn. Interestingly enough, Suzy happens to be the name of the song’s addressee.
