End of Night (song)

"End of Night"
Single by Dido
from the album Girl Who Got Away
Released 5 May 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 201011; Echo Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length 3:58 (album version)
3:30 (JR single mix)
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Dido singles chronology
"No Freedom"
(2013)
"End of Night"
(2013)

"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

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

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