The Game (End of Fashion song)

"The Game" is the fourth single by Australian band End of Fashion, taken from their debut album, End of Fashion. It was released on 5 June 2006[1] on EMI Music[2] peaking at No. 13 on the Australian Singles Charts,[3] the band's highest charting single to date.

"The Game"
Single by End of Fashion
from the album End of Fashion
Released5 June 2006 (2006-06-05)
Recorded2005
Length2:45
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Dennis Herring
Producer(s)Andy Lawrence, Magoo
End of Fashion singles chronology
"She's Love"
(2006)		 "The Game"
(2006)		 "Fussy"
(2008)

Reception

Nick Craig is of FasterLouder states "Lyrically, "The Game" is about relationships, and ill-fated ones at that." "Musically, End of Fashion sound strong on this track, exhibiting all the elements that have made them a competent band. Burford snarls in his delivery, and the guitars and bass lock in to a fast driving rhythm. There’s some interesting synth beats introduced towards the end, but they are quickly cut short by a thunderous vocal roar. Rapid fire drumming closes the song, plus zappy computer sound effects to reinforce the ‘game’ theme, which also highlight a slick production element that you won’t find in the live show."[4]

Hybrid Music's Rachel Fredrickson considers that "There's even a tad amount of The Killers heard in "The Game"."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Burford,[6] unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleLength
1."The Game"2:45
2."The Game (lounge version)"4:35
3."Denial (live acoustic)"5:35

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 13

References
  1. "Archived Australasian Releases". ARIA. June 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "End of Fashion : "The Game"". Waterfront Records. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "End of Fashion - She's Love". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. Craig, Nick (2 July 2006). "End of Fashion - The Game (Single)". FasterLouder.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. Fredrickson, Rachel (September 2005). "End of Fashion - End of Fashion". HybridMusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. "'The Game' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 30 March 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g The Game; or at 'Performer:' End of Fashion
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