The Ending (Papa Roach song)

A remastered version of the song, titled "The Ending (Remastered 2020)", was released on 13 November 2020 as the lead single and music video from the compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years. The release was accompanied by a music video that includes footage from the horror thriller The Retaliators,^[1][2] which features Jacoby Shaddix in his acting debut as the character Quinn Brady.^[3]

The remastered recording was also released as the lead single from the film's official soundtrack. Shaddix said that he saw the project as a chance to broaden his work as an artist while collaborating with the film's creative team.^[4]

Dylan Tuck of The Skinny described the song as a modern rap-rock anthem.^[5] Paul Travers of Kerrang! wrote that the song begins with an ambient opening and features an "utterly inescapable hook".^[6] Nik Young of Metal Hammer wrote that the song has a "Tron‑worthy, electronic opening" and described it as one of the album's stickiest tracks.^[7] Erin Winans of MXDWN wrote that the song moves between vocals of different styles and that it is more similar in style to the band's earlier material.^[8] Billboard wrote that trust is a recurring theme on the album and that "The Ending" deals with the subject in a familial context.^[9]

It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart on March 13, 2021, their sixth song to do so.^[11]