The Game (End of Fashion song)

2006 single by End of Fashion

"The Game"

Single by End of Fashion
from the album  End of Fashion
Released| 5 June 2006 (2006-06-05)
Recorded| 2005
Length| 2:45
Label| EMI
Songwriter(s)| Dennis Herring
Producer(s)| Andy Lawrence, Magoo
End of Fashion singles chronology
| "She's Love"
(2006)  | "The Game"
(2006)  | "Fussy"
(2008)

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"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.

## Reception

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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

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

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Game"| 2:45
2.| "The Game (lounge version)"| 4:35
3.| "Denial (live acoustic)"| 5:35

## Charts

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Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 13

## References

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1. ^ "Archived Australasian Releases". ARIA. June 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. ^ "End of Fashion : "The Game"". Waterfront Records. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
3. ^ a b 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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End of Fashion

* Justin Burford
* Rodney Aravena
* Simon Fasolo

* Malcolm Clark
* Jonathon Dudman
* Mareea Paterson
* Vanessa Thornton
* Hugh Jennings
* Nick Jonsson
* Tom King
* Mike Hobbs

Studio albums|

* End of Fashion
* Book of Lies
* Holiday Trip of a Lifetime

EPs|

* Rough Diamonds
* Too Careful

Singles|

* "O Yeah"
* "She's Love"
* "The Game"
* "Fussy"

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