diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index a0e8c69030..d42a2f14a7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ void Screen::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void Screen::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI )
 {
-	if( DeviceI.device == DEVICE_KEYBOARD  &&  DeviceI.button == DIK_ESCAPE )	// don't make user hold back button if they're pressing escape
+	/* Don't send release messages with the default handler. */
+	if(type == IET_RELEASE) return; // don't care
+
+	// don't make user hold back button if they're pressing escape
+	if( DeviceI.device == DEVICE_KEYBOARD  &&  DeviceI.button == DIK_ESCAPE )
 	{
 		this->MenuBack( MenuI.player );
 		return;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index 855f3f450d..7256919006 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ void ScreenGameplay::LoadNextSong( bool bFirstLoad )
 		m_Player[p].Load( (PlayerNumber)p, &newNoteData, m_pLifeMeter[p], m_pScoreDisplay[p] );
 	}
 
-	
 	m_Background.LoadFromSong( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong );
 	m_Background.SetDiffuseColor( D3DXCOLOR(0.5f,0.5f,0.5f,1) );
 	m_Background.BeginTweeningQueued( 2 );
@@ -919,6 +918,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::DrawPrimitives()
 void ScreenGameplay::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI )
 {
 	//LOG->Trace( "ScreenGameplay::Input()" );
+	if(type == IET_RELEASE) return; // don't care
 
 	if( GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstration )
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectCourse.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectCourse.cpp
index d73aa427fa..f8f09394b0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectCourse.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectCourse.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ void ScreenSelectCourse::TweenOffScreen()
 void ScreenSelectCourse::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI )
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenSelectCourse::Input()" );
+	if(type == IET_RELEASE) return; // don't care
 
 	if( m_Menu.IsClosing() )
 		return;		// ignore
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 5c624381b5..ccce7cc712 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ const int MENU_NEXT_SORT_PATTERN_SIZE = sizeof(MENU_NEXT_SORT_PATTERN) / sizeof(
 void ScreenSelectMusic::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType type, const GameInput &GameI, const MenuInput &MenuI, const StyleInput &StyleI )
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "ScreenSelectMusic::Input()" );
+	if(type == IET_RELEASE) return; // don't care
 
 	if( MenuI.player == PLAYER_INVALID )
 		return;