“ End of the Road ” is a song created in May 1992 for the American R&B band Boyz II Men under the label Motown . The authors and producers are Babeis , Al Aid Reid and Daryl Simmons. This is one of Boyz II Men’s most popular # 1 singles , receiving two Grammy awards. The song is considered the most successful in the history of the label Motown, having shifted the hit The Jackson 5 - “ I'll Be There ”. Also, this single, under the Motown label, was the last one to take first place on the UK Singles Chart . The song is # 43 on the list of "The Best Hundred Billboard Charts of All Time " [1] .
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| Single Boyz II Men from ' Boomerang Original Soundtrack and Cooleyhighharmony (1993 Reissue) | ||||
| Side B | Remix | |||
| Released | June 30, 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single , 7 "single , CD Maxi single | |||
| Recorded by | May 1992 Philadelphia | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Duration | 5:48 | |||
| Producer | Babe Fays , Al Aid Reid , Daryl Simmons | |||
| Composer | Babe Fays , Al Aid Reid , Daryl Simmons | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Timeline of the Boyz II Men Singles | ||||
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Content
- 1 Chart Features
- 2 Awards and nominations
- 3 cover versions
- 4 List of Songs
- 5 Chart Positions, Certifications and Succession
- 5.1 Top places
- 5.2 Positions at the end of the year
- 5.3 Certifications
- 5.4 Chart Continuity
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Chart Features
Initially, the song was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Eddie Murphy Boomerang , the song (the main theme of which is parting when a man does not want his beloved woman to leave him) topped the American chart for 13 weeks from August 15 to November 7, 1992 , setting a new record for stay on the chart. The previous record of 11 weeks belonged to Elvis Presley's song “ Hound Dog ” / “ Don't Be Cruel ”, and was not surpassed for 36 years.
However, two weeks later, “End of the Road” left first place, losing to Whitney Houston 's song “ I Will Always Love You ”, which remained at the top of the chart for 14 weeks, one week more than “End of the Road”. However, the band’s next single, “ I'll Make Love to You ”, will hit Houston's record, and the 1995 Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey joint song “ One Sweet Day ” will set a new record - 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.
Awards and nominations
1993 Grammy Ceremony [2]
- Best R&B performance by duet or group in vocals - Boyz II Men - “End of the Road” ( winner )
- Best R&B Song - Authors: Babyface, Daryl Simmons, LA Reid - “End of the Road” ( winner )
Cover versions
The song was sung by several artists. The punk rock band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes included it on their Take a Break album list, the rock band We Are Scientists , like the Backstreet Boys , performed a song at concerts, soul singer Gladys Knight sang the song live while promoting his Just for You album. And the cappella version was rewritten by the group for the 1997 album - “ Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA ”. Urban-jazz bassist Michael Manson has sang a song for his 2008 album , Up Front. [3] [4] Marcela Morelo recorded a song in Spanish for the album “Otro plan”.
During the latest episode of the sitcom A Different World , Wheatley asked everyone to sing “End of the Road” at her graduation party when she was preparing to leave for Tokyo.
Korean male group U-KISS performed this hit a cappella .
List of Songs
- CD maxi single
- End of the Road (Pop Edit) - 3:39
- “End of the Road” (Radio Edit w / acappella end) - 4:13
- End of the Road (LP Version) - 5:50
- End of the Road (Instrumental Version) - 5:16
- Vinyl 7 "single
- End of the Road (Pop Edit) - 3:39
- End of the Road (Instrumental Version) - 5:16
Chart Positions, Certifications, and Succession
Top places
| End of Year Positions
Certifications
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Chart Continuity
Notes
- ↑ Billboard (inaccessible link from 10-08-2013 [2261 days] - history , copy )
- ↑ allmusic (((Boomerang> Charts & Awards> GRAMMY Awards))) , Allmusic . Date of appeal September 24, 2008.
- ↑ Up Front overview . Allmusic . Archived on June 20, 2012.
- ↑ March 2008 . SmoothViews.com . Archived on June 20, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 “End of the Road”, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ 1 2 Single top 100 over 1992 (nid.) (Pdf). Top40. Date of treatment April 14, 2010. Archived June 30, 2012.
- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ “End of the Road”, UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ 1 2 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ↑ 1992 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
- ↑ Billboard Top 100 - 1992 . Date of treatment September 15, 2009. Archived on May 8, 2012.
- ↑ UK certifications, database . Bpi Date of treatment April 14, 2010. Archived on August 26, 2011.
- ↑ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - “End of the Road” Archived July 13, 2012. . RIAA.com. Retrieved October 27, 2009)
Links
- Music video for "End of the Road" on YouTube