<P> Principal photography commenced in late February and concluded in late March 2007 . Exterior scenes and certain interior scenes of "Made in America" were filmed on location in Bergen County, New Jersey and in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York City, New York . Additional interior scenes--including indoor shots of the Soprano residence and the back room of the strip club Bada Bing!--were filmed in a sound stage in Silvercup Studios, New York, where most such scenes of the series had been filmed . The final scene of the episode was filmed in late March 2007 at Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery, an ice cream and candy shop located in Bloomfield, New Jersey . The Bloomfield Township Council initially tried to stop HBO from filming in the town because "(they) found the HBO mob drama offensive to Italian - Americans" and voted to deny the production company a filming permit . However, as the council had no authority to stop filming in the town as long as the crew met the requirements stated in Bloomfield's code for filming crews, a permit was later issued . As the show's producers needed to ensure that plot details of the ending would be kept a secret until the airdate, the scripts given to the crew members had their final pages removed . The final scene of these edited scripts was the one in which Tony is raking leaves outside his house, a scene that occurs 10 minutes before the real ending in the final cut . Chase received compliments for this scene from people who thought it was the real ending . </P> <P> "Made in America" was edited by Sidney Wolinsky, one of the show's three editors, under the supervision of Chase . Chase originally wanted the black screen at the end of the episode to last "all the way to the HBO whoosh sound," meaning that no credits would roll at the end of the episode, but did not receive a waiver from the Directors Guild of America to do so . </P> <P> "Don't Stop Believin"' is played throughout the final scene of the series . Journey's lead singer Steve Perry initially refused to let David Chase use the song until he knew the fate of the leading characters and did not give final approval until three days before the episode aired . Perry feared that the song would be remembered as the soundtrack to Tony's demise until Chase assured him that would not be the case . Immediately following the airing of "Made in America," the song enjoyed a great surge of popularity; its sales on iTunes, for example, grew 482 percent . The newly growing attention to the band helped it climb out of the reportedly difficult times it was having at the time . </P> <P> The final scene of "Made in America" became the subject of much discussion, controversy, and analysis after its original broadcast . The use of an abrupt cut to black followed by several seconds of silence led many viewers to initially believe that their cable or DVR had cut out at a crucial moment . Opposing interpretations soon emerged among viewers regarding the ultimate fate of series protagonist Tony Soprano, with some believing that he was killed while others believe that he remains alive . </P>

What ballad was featured in the last episode of the sopranos