End Credits

"End Credits" is a collaborative single by singers Nicola and Elice Bellamy. The song is featured on Nicola's debut studio album, Girl Interrupted. It was released physically on August 4, 2014. It is the follow-up to O'Neill's recent single, "Killing Me Slow," and also the final single by Bellamy, following her best-seller "À l'infini."

Background
The track was initially written for Bellamy's greatest hits album Veni Vidi Vixi, but the singer opted not to include the track on the album. The song was then given to Nicola, who asked Elice if she could keep the singer's vocals on the track and make it a duet. In 2014, Bellamy decided to re-record her vocals for a new version of the track for O'Neill's album. O'Neill however decided to include the raw version and the new version in her debut solo album Girl Interrupted. The raw version of "End Credits" is described as an alternative-folk piano ballad, whereas the album version of the track is an electro-ballad. When recording the track in 2013, Bellamy said she did just one take and was satisfied with the end product. The singer said the song was meant to have "flaws and feel raw in order to capture the song's true emotion." O'Neill stated that "End Credits" was one of her favorite tracks on the album and hoped to release it as a single. When O'Neill approached Bellamy about a possibility to release it as a single, Bellamy was reluctant to accept it. On July 1, 2014, during her interview on France's Canal+ Le Grand Journal, Bellamy said "She [Nicola] approached me a while back about releasing our duet as a single and I declined it (...) I was afraid people would get the wrong idea about me retiring from music, but then I realized that people will always formulate ideas about me in or out of the [music] business, so I called her back and I told her she had my blessing to release the single." On June 20, 2014, O'Neill announced the release of "End Credits" on 6Music, "To be honest, it nearly didn't happen. Initially there was issues over the fact that technically Elice has said she has retired from music, but because she is the BEST PERSON EVER she has given me permission to release the duet."

Critical reception
Upon the release of Girl Interrupted. the song received universal acclaim from various critics and celebrities with many critics complimenting on O'Neill and Bellamy's vocals. Dill Higgins of About.com rated "End Credits" four and half out of five stars. Higgins praised O'Neill's breathy vocals, the instrumentation and beauty of the lyrics. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard was positive on the song, comparing both the main and raw versions of the track and calling both versions a true "masterpiece." Darica Herrera of Rolling Stone praised the song, describing it as a "tear-jerker ballad." Popjustice also liked the song saying "'End Credits' is definitely a highlight in the album, and we hope that both girls release it a single." David Carlson of Digital Spy was impressed with the raw version of the track. He called the version "emotional in every level." Luke Turner of NME was also keen on the raw version of the track, citing it's "Elice at her best" and praising O'Neill for her capability to adapt to various genres.

Music video
A music video for the track was shot in Paris. Nicola was seen shooting the video in Paris on the week of July 1, 2014.

Track listing

 * Digital Download
 * 1) "End Credits"

Chart performance
To be released