"Surrender" is the fourth single from Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 music group Billy Talent

Billy Talent

Billy Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....

 off their double platinum

Double Platinum

Double Platinum is a 1999 musical telefilm starring Diana Ross and Brandy.-Plot:The story begins with a scene featuring star singer Olivia King leaving her daughter Kayla, who was an infant at the time. It is revealed that Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her later years, she would move...

 selling album, Billy Talent II

Billy Talent II

-Themes:The album has less anger and language than their previous self-titled album, as they had mellowed out and matured as men and as a band. More of the songs dealt with real-life issues, to the praise of fans and critics.-Personnel:Billy Talent...

. The single was released on April 2, 2007.

The music video for it was shot in early February by Phil Harder

Harder/Fuller Films

Harder/Fuller Films, Inc. was a film and video production house based in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1985 to 2005. Run by founders Phil Harder and Rick Fuller, the firm concentrated mainly on artistic work, such as music videos, and also commercial advertising...

.

UK 5" Single

1. "Surrender" (Album Version)
2. "This Suffering" (Live at The Orange Lounge)
3. "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Live at The Orange Lounge)

Music video

The video, directed by Phil Harder

Phil Harder

Philip Harder is a music video director and commercial director represented by Bob Industries in Santa Monica, California. He had a music video company Harder/Fuller Films, 1985 - 2005...

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

Benjamin Kowalewicz

Benjamin Kowalewicz is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Billy Talent.-Biography:Kowalewicz, of Polish descent, was born December 16, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Streetsville, Ontario, but now lives in downtown Toronto. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary...

 sings to the camera. However, the frames

Film frame

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 run at a slower pace, implementing slow motion

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 gunshot

Gunshot

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s)..

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	45
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	22
German Singles Chart	46