End of Night

For the Sanctuary episode, see End of Nights. For the illumination that delimits the end of the night, see Morning twilight.
"End of Night"
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
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

  1. ↑ Dos Santos Coelho, Guillermo (12 March 2013). "La chica que se escapó y volvió". Clarín (in Spanish). Grupo Clarín. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Hoby, Hermione (3 March 2013). "Dido: Girl Who Got Away – review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "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
  4. ↑ Album listening party | The Official Dido Site. didomusic.com/
  5. ↑ Dido - End of Night (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube
  6. ↑ Twitter / didoofficial: Shooting #endofnight video ...
  7. ↑ Dido - End of Night on YouTube
  8. ↑ Dido unveils haunting 'End Of Night' music video. digitalspy.co.uk/ Digital Spy
  9. ↑ Dido - End Of Night - TV Total - TV Shows - Shows - MySpass.de
  10. ↑ Dido - End Of Night - Live (Morgenmagazin - Das Erste 2013 apr23). YouTube
  11. ↑ Dido - End Of Night - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two on YouTube
  12. ↑ Dido Armstrong, Dido (2013). Girl Who Got Away (CD liner notes). RCA Records. p. 10. 88765442322.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dido – End Of Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dido – End Of Night" (in French). Ultratip.
  15. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon
  16. ↑ http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/10517
  17. ↑ iTunes - Music - End of Night (Remixes) - EP by Dido

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