Surrender (Billy Talent song)

Surrender is the fourth single from Canadian music group Billy Talent off their double platinum selling album, Billy Talent II. The single was released on April 2, 2007. Producer Margaret Joy heard the single and realized it had potential to do much better. She worked on it so that it would allow the band to finally break out into the mainstream. The new version did just that.

The music video for it was shot in early February by Phil Harder. It reached the number one spot for two weeks June 15-22 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

Track listing

UK 5" Single

1. "Surrender" (Album Version)
2. "Surrender" (Live At The Orange Lounge)
3. "This Suffering" (Live at The Orange Lounge)

Music video

The video is simple in concept; a performance piece with the band playing in an apartment while lead singer Ben Kowalewicz sings to the camera. However, the frames run at a slower pace, implementing slow motion for dramatic effect. As the video progresses, things in the apartment (ie: 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

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	46

External links

• Surrender Music Video
• MTV Surrender Music Video