The End of the Game

"The End of the Game" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on September 10, 2019, as the first single from their fifteenth studio album Van Weezer. A music video for the song was released the same day, starring American rock band Cherry Glazerr, although they are not featured on the song. The band performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live! the same day the song was released.

## Background

The lyric "All I want is to be wanted by you" suggests that "The End of the Game" may be the same song as (or, at least, appropriates elements from) the song "What I Want Is to Be Wanted", a track co-written by Rivers Cuomo and Tim Pagnotta in 2014, according to the ASCAP/BMI song database. On August 23, 2019, Pagnotta posted a selfie to his Instagram page with the caption "Jammin’ new @Weezer I worked on :)".

On September 6, 2019, the song leaked onto the American television music service Music Choice. The song was officially unveiled, with its accompanying music video, alongside the official announcement of the Hella Mega Tour on September 10. Weezer performed the song live for the first time the same day at a secret show in West Hollywood. The song was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the following day, on September 11.

During an Island in the Zoom webinar on May 2, Cuomo and producer Suzy Shinn mentioned that they went through several iterations of names for the love interest. They even considered Jimmy, but felt that it would be one too many Weezer references for the song.

"The End of the Game" was initially listed as the first track on Van Weezer, prior to the formal confirmation of the album's track list on April 20, 2021.

## "The End of the Game" Game

On March 26, 2020, a browser-based video game titled "The End of the Game" Game was released on the website theendofthegamegame.com. The game is a side-scrolling arcade-style shooter game in which the player controls one of four members of Weezer in attempt to defeat the alien from the song's music video. After defeating the alien, the player must navigate a screen filled with invisible traps in order to claim the "prize". Upon reaching the goal, the browser links to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" (an example of the "Rickrolling" prank that became popular on the internet around 2007). The game claims on startup that there are 778 prizes left. Upon clicking the text "Contest Rules", they are linked to an online dictionary entry for "Hero".

"The End of the Game" Game was created by game designer Jason Oda, who previously developed games such as Continue?9876543210 and Skrillex Quest.

## Music Video

In August of 2019, a casting call was posted to backstage.com looking for extras to play "Weezer party goers" in an upcoming music video. The music video was released on September 10, 2019. It was directed by Danilo Parra.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hey, Suzy, where you been today?

I'm looking for you every way

No sign of you when I wake up

I'm on an island with no sun

[Pre-Chorus]

I feel like I've known you my whole life

You got me cryin' like when Aslan died

Now you're gone

[Chorus]

The melody can't find you

I'm incomplete without you

I guess we've reached the end of the game

Ooh, hit me

[Verse 2]

I know that you would crank this song

Air-guitaring with your headphones on

We dig the same type of melodies

The ones to get you next to me

[Pre-Chorus]

I was Mick and you were Marianne (Marianne)

You would harmonize when I felt bad (I felt bad)

But now you're gone

[Chorus]

The melody can't find you

I'm incomplete without you

I guess we've reached the end of the game

Ooh, hit me

Ooh

[Bridge]

Am I your go-to or am I uncool?

With all of these extremes that I go to

All I want is to be wanted by you

All I want is to be wanted by you

[Chorus]

But the melody can't find you

I'm incomplete without you

I guess we've reached the end of the game

Ooh, hit me

Ooh, hit me

Ooh, hit me

Ooh, hit me

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