Stranger Things 5: Joe Keery's Role In End Credits REVEALED - Here's What His Musician Alter-Ego DJo Did For Finale

Stranger Things ended on an emotional note with its season 5, episode 8 titled The Rightside Up. Soon after audience started talking about its striking end credits which was a montage of all the characters

from several scenes across the seasons, in an animated comic book avatar. Playing in the background was the 1977 song Heroes by David Bowie, which became the highlight of the finale. It has now been revealed that actor Joe Keery, who played the beloved role of Steve Harrington was the one who picked the track for showrunners, the Duffer Brothers. For the unversed, Joe is also a famed musician who works under the stage name of DJo.

Heroes in Stranger Things

Heroes is about two lovers who dream they are free despite constant fear of death. Joe gave Duffers the idea when the director duo was locking the final moments of Stranger Things. Joe apparently suggested of using the original version of Heroes, which matched the Netflix show's vibe given how its previous seasons featured Peter Gabriel's cover.

Duffer Brothers reveal why they agreed to Joe Keery's suggestion

"It was actually Joe Keery who suggested that we do the Bowie version," Ross Duffer said. "Once Joe said that, we immediately knew that was the right song to end the show on because it is, in some ways, an anthem for Stranger Things. To use the original Bowie version just felt fitting for the conclusion," he added.The animated end credits show scenes of Hawkins flying around on pieces of paper, compiled into a worn binder with Stranger Things Players Manual: Fantasy Role Playing Game written on the cover. The closing of the binder acts as an emotional goodbye to Stranger Things that aired for almost a decade.

More about Joe Keery as DJo

As for Joe Keery, his 2024 viral solo song End of Beginning rose to No. 2 (+1) on the Global Spotify chart with 5.04 million streams ahead of the release of Stranger Things finale. Initially the sixth track from his second studio album, Decide, it went on to become his first Billboard Hot 100 entry.