End of the Line (Honeyz song) explained

End of the Line
Cover:Endofthelinecd1.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Honeyz
Album:Wonder No. 8
B-Side:
  • "Keep Me Hanging On"
  • "Don't Run Away"
Released:[1]
Length:
  • 4:50 (original mix)
  • 4:58 (Rude Boy mix)
  • 4:08 (Rude Boy mix edit)
Label:
Producer:Steve Levine
Prev Title:Finally Found
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Love of a Lifetime
Next Year:1999

"End of the Line" is a song by British girl group Honeyz. It was released as the group's second single on 7 December 1998 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, spending 16 weeks in the top 100 to become Honeyz' longest-charting single. It also reached number one on the UK R&B Chart and became the group's second top-40 hit in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, and Sweden. The single has sold 360,000 copies in the UK alone.

On 27 March 2015, the Official Charts Company UK, inducted "End of the Line" into their Pop Gem Hall of Fame, which celebrates "overlooked classics and huge hits of yesteryear". The song was chosen as the "Ultimate Goodbye Song". Runner-up songs on the list included Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby", Spice Girls "Goodbye" and N-Sync's "Bye Bye Bye".

Versions

The song was remixed by Rude Boy, similarly to the album's third single "Love of a Lifetime," and this is the version included on both the single and album. The original mix remained unreleased commercially until 2006's The Collection album. A 4:30 promo edit of the original was later released on 14 May 2021 when all of the Honeyz original single releases were digitized for release on digital music stores and streaming services.[2]

Composed by Australian songwriter Paul Begaud, the song was also recorded a year earlier in 1997, included in the 1997 "Jelita" compilation album by Warner Music Malaysia and was named "Di Akhir Garisan"[3] ("At the End of the Line") sung by Malaysians Ziana Zain, Ning Baizura and ; and Indonesian . The Malay version was unique with Dessy's whistle note during her part.

Track listings

UK CD1[4]

  1. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix) – 4:58
  2. "Keep Me Hanging On" – 3:32
  3. "Don't Run Away" – 4:46

UK CD2[5]

  1. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix) – 4:58
  2. "End of the Line" (Ignorants club mix) – 5:52
  3. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix edit) – 3:59
  4. "End of the Line" (video)

UK cassette single and European CD single[6] [7]

  1. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix) – 4:58
  2. "Keep Me Hanging On" – 3:32

Australian CD1[8]

  1. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix) – 4:58
  2. "Keep Me Hanging On" – 3:32
  3. "Don't Run Away" – 4:46
  4. "End of the Line" (Ignorants club mix) – 5:52

Australian CD2[9]

  1. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix) – 4:58
  2. "End of the Line" (Ignorants club mix) – 5:52
  3. "End of the Line" (Rude Boy mix edit) – 3:59
  4. "End of the Line" (Cas Roc mix) – 6:31
  5. "End of the Line" (Cas Roc instrumental) – 6:31
  6. "End of the Line" (enhanced video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 27
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12] 17

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honeyz Discography. honeyz.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001540/http://www.honeyz.com/discog.html. 18 August 2000. 27 May 2021.
  2. 1393096566102274051. Pop_Activism. POP ACTIVISM ALERT! 2/8 We've got the End Of The Line single by Honeyz onto digital. Inc remixes by Ignorants &.... 14 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Jelita (1997, CD). . October 14, 2023.
  4. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. UK CD1 liner notes. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. HNZCD 2, 566 585-2.
  5. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. UK CD2 liner notes. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. HNZDD 2, 566 587-2.
  6. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. UK cassette single sleeve. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. HNZMC 2, 566 584-4.
  7. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. European CD single liner notes. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 566 762-2.
  8. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. Australian CD1 liner notes. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 566 763-2.
  9. End of the Line. Honeyz. 1998. Australian CD2 liner notes. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 870 865-2.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 1–3. 7. 16 January 1999. 15 May 2020. See last week column.
  11. News: Íslenski Listinn (19.2–26.2. 1999). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 8. 19 February 1999. 5 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 11, 1999. Dutch Top 40. nl. 5 April 2023.
  13. Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100. Music Week. 7. 16 January 1999.
  14. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży. pl. 30 April 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184020/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html. 4 June 2015.

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