The All-American Rejects is a four-piece American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and keyboardist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor. Their debut self-titled studio album, The All-American Rejects, was originally released in 2002, producing the successful single \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Swing, Swing\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". The album went on to sell over one million records in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. \\\\\\\"It Ends Tonight\\\\\\\" is the fourth and final single taken from The All-American Rejects\\\\\\\' second studio album Move Along. Contrary to the style of many of their recordings, the song is a ballad. It also utilizes a string section, with an arrangement by composer Deborah Lurie. During a July 2006 airing of the PBS series Soundstage, the group revealed that the song was not written about a girl, but rather a \\\\\\\"dude\\\\\\\".