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"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 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 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.
"End of the World" is the third single released from alternative rock band Ash's album, Twilight of the Innocents. It was released on 10 September 2007 on gatefold 7" vinyl, bagged 7", CD single and two digital download formats. It charted at a lowly No.62 in the UK Charts, becoming their first single to miss the top 40 since "Kung Fu" in 1995.
Sekai no Owari (literally translated, "End of the World"; stylized in all caps) is a Japanese pop band from Tokyo. The band was formed in 2005 and has four members: Nakajin, Fukase, Saori, and DJ Love.
"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]
"Turner Doomsday Video" is the internal title of a video intended to be broadcast by CNN at the end of the world.The video, created at the direction of CNN founder Ted Turner before the network's 1980 launch, [1] is a performance of the Christian hymn "Nearer My God To Thee" performed by multiple members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine bands.