End of Night (song)
| "End of Night" | ||||
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| Single by Dido | ||||
| from the album Girl Who Got Away | ||||
| Released | 5 May 2013 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2010–11; Echo Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
3:58 (album version) 3:30 (JR single mix) | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
| Dido singles chronology | ||||
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"End of Night" is a song by English recording artist Dido. The song was released on 5 May 2013 as the second single from her fourth studio album Girl Who Got Away (2013). The song was written by Dido and Greg Kurstin.
Background
On Twitter Dido said "#endofnight the person i wrote this about is, well was, a friend... they have heard the song and love it and have no idea it's about them!". [sic] On Twitter @ShanLovegood_TW asked "what is your favourite part of #EndOfNight ?", Dido said "#endofnight you were ugly when the beat kicked in and ugly when it left... and the chorus! i wrote it in 2010 but i still love it. x". [sic][4]
Music video
Background
A Lyric video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 26 March 2013 at a total length of four minutes.[5] On 9 April 2013 Dido tweeted that she was filming the music video for "End of Night".[6] A music video to accompany the release of "End of Night" was first released onto YouTube on 28 April 2013 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-nine seconds.[7]
Synopsis
The video shows Dido walking through a haunted mansion surrounded by dancers. The video starts with a shot of the mansion and then shows Dido sitting on a bed singing with a dancer standing behind her, she then walks out of the room into another room full of dancers, she then goes outside where there are more dancers.[8]
Live performances
In April 2013 Dido performed "End of Night" for the first time live on German late-night television comedy talk show TV total.[9] On 23 April 2013 she performed the song live German television programme Morgenmagazin (English: Morning Show).[10] On 30 April 2013 she performed the song live on British music television show Later... with Jools Holland.[11]
Track listing
| Album version | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "End of Night" | 3:58 |
| Digital download | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "End of Night" (Radio Edit) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "End of Night" (JR Mix) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "End of Night" (Vince Clarke Remix) | 6:03 |
| 4. | "End of Night" (Cedric Gervais Remix) | 5:52 |
Credits and personnel
- Written by Dido Armstrong and Greg Kurstin
- Produced by Greg Kurstin
- Mixed by Greg Kurstin
- Engineered by Greg Kurstin
- Additional engineering by Jessie Shatkin
- Recorded at Echo Studios, Los Angeles
- Vocals by Dido
- Keyboards and programming by Greg Kurstin
- Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound
Credits adapted from Girl Who Got Away album liner notes.[12]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13] | 38 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] | 14 |
| South Korea (Gaon International Chart)[15] | 18 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 13 March 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Italy | 22 March 2013[16] | ||
| United Kingdom | 5 May 2013[17] | Digital download | RCA Records |
References
- ↑ Dos Santos Coelho, Guillermo (12 March 2013). "La chica que se escapó y volvió". Clarín (in Spanish). Grupo Clarín. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Hoby, Hermione (3 March 2013). "Dido: Girl Who Got Away – review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Girl Who Got Away - Dido". Mojo. Bauer Media Group. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
Surprises include End Of Night, nicely brutish electro-pop where Dido's automaton vocal really works
- ↑ Album listening party | The Official Dido Site. didomusic.com/
- ↑ Dido - End of Night (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube
- ↑ Twitter / didoofficial: Shooting #endofnight video ...
- ↑ Dido - End of Night on YouTube
- ↑ Dido unveils haunting 'End Of Night' music video. digitalspy.co.uk/ Digital Spy
- ↑ Dido - End Of Night - TV Total - TV Shows - Shows - MySpass.de
- ↑ Dido - End Of Night - Live (Morgenmagazin - Das Erste 2013 apr23). YouTube
- ↑ Dido - End Of Night - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two on YouTube
- ↑ Dido Armstrong, Dido (2013). Girl Who Got Away (CD liner notes). RCA Records. p. 10. 88765442322.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dido – End Of Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dido – End Of Night" (in French). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/10517
- ↑ iTunes - Music - End of Night (Remixes) - EP by Dido