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"'The End'" is a song with music by Jimmy Krondes and lyrics by Sid Jacobson. In 1958, the song was released in the United States as a 1958 single by Earl Grant. Grant's single on the Decca label, featured the orchestra of Charles "Bud" Dant; some pressings of the single were shown with the title "(At) The End (Of A Rainbow)".

Chart performance



The single was Grant's only entry into the U.S. Top 40, and spent 19 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 reaching No. 7,[http://www.billboard.com/artist/276043/earl-grant/chart Earl Grant - Chart History - The Hot 100], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed September 27, 2015 while reaching No. 16 on 'Billboard''s "Hot R&B Sides"."The Billboard Hot R&B Sides", 'Billboard', November 3, 1958. p. 50

Grant also released a German version of the song, titled 'Jeder Tag geht zu Ende' (Every Day Comes to an End), which reached No. 12 on the German charts.[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Earl+Grant&titel=The+End+%28jeder+Tag+geht+zu+Ende%29&cat=s Earl Grant - The End (jeder Tag geht zu Ende)], 'hitparade.ch'. Accessed September 27, 2015

Cover versions



*Nancy Sinatra recorded a cover-version of the song for her 1966 album "Nancy in London"."[http://nancysinatra.com/blog/2014/03/a-story-without-any-end-nancys-the-end-in-tv-commercials/ 'A Story Without Any End': Nancy's 'The End' in TV Commercials]", The Official Site of Nancy Sinatra. Accessed September 28, 2015

*Steve Lawrence released a cover of the song in 1973, which reached No. 46 on the 'Billboard' Easy Listening survey."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1973/Billboard%201973-10-20.pdf Billboard Top50 Easy Listening]", 'Billboard', October 20, 1973. p. 37. Accessed September 27, 2015

Popular Culture



The song was featured in the sixth episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe show Moon Knight, "Gods and Monsters".

References



Category:1958 singles

Category:1958 songs

Category:Decca Records singles

Category:Songs written by Sid Jacobson

Category:Steve Lawrence songs

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