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"The End of the World" was the band's most successful single since 1996's "Mint Car", peaking at number 19 in Italy, [2] number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] number 19 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States, [4] and number 42 on the Irish Singles Chart. [5] The song also charted in France, Germany, and Switzerland. [2]
The song's production puts emphasis on Grande's vocals over guitar strums, strings, and harmonies. The lyrics are about the doubts and anxieties of an uncertain relationship. "Intro (End of the World)" was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, who commented on its significance as the album's opening track and praised the production.
The song was featured in several satirical videos on YouTube, in connection with the prediction of radio pastor Harold Camping of Family Radio, that the world would end on May 21, 2011; the song was later played on a loop following the sale of Family Radio station WKDN (now WKVP) in Philadelphia prior to a format change on that station. [14]
To Leto, song and video signify "a celebration of art, design, fashion, and the remarkable people who bring them to life". [9] Release of the song was accompanied by the announcement of the album, their first in over five years. [10] It was made available for pre-order in various CD and vinyl editions. [11]
"The End of the World" is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team. They wrote the song for American singer Skeeter Davis, and her recording of it was highly successful in the early 1960s, reaching the top five on four different charts, including No. 2 on the main Billboard Hot 100.
The song began as a guitar riff composed by lead vocalist Bono from a demo, which the band revisited with success after talking with German filmmaker Wim Wenders about providing music for the soundtrack of his 1991 film Until the End of the World. The song's lyrics describe a fictional conversation between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot.
Sekai no Owari performs internationally as "End of the World". They have a number of songs which are in English, in order to better reach an international audience. The band has stated in interviews that they feel a non-Japanese audience will not connect as well with Japanese (language) music, and so they try to write English language music ...
Top 10 Hits of the End of the World is a studio album by psychedelic dance duo Prince Rama consisting of sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson. Produced by Scott Colburn, it is a "retrospective requiem of all pop albums ever made" where Prince Rama revives the spirits of ten fictional musical acts who died during the apocalypse to perform hits: Arabian group Guns of Dubai, English dance act I.M.M.O ...