"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,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 In Canada it was No. 5 for 2 weeks.
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.Earl Grant - The End (jeder Tag geht zu Ende), hitparade.ch. Accessed September 27, 2015
Cover versions Nancy Sinatra recorded a cover version for her 1966 album Nancy in London."'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 in 1973 which reached No. 46 on the Billboard Easy Listening survey."Billboard Top50 Easy Listening", Billboard, October 20, 1973. p. 37. Accessed September 27, 2015
In popular culture The song was featured in the sixth episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe show Moon Knight, "Gods and Monsters".
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