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End of Beginning

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"End of Beginning"
Single by Djo
from the album Decide
ReleasedMarch 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Genre
Length2:39
Label
Songwriter(s)Joe Keery
Producer(s)
  • Joe Keery
  • Adam Thein
Djo singles chronology
"Half Life"
(2022) 		"End of Beginning"
(2024)
Lyric video
"End of Beginning" on YouTube

"End of Beginning" is a song by American actor and singer-songwriter Joe Keery, under his stage name Djo. It was independently released on September 16, 2022, as track six of his second studio album Decide and later released as a single on March 1, 2024. The song gained popularity in early 2024 through TikTok and YouTube.[2][3]

Background and composition

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Having been released as part of the album Decide in 2022, the song did not garner attention until 2024 when trending TikTok users picked up a lyric of the track to underline clips of their hometown.[4] As a result, it entered charts in various countries by late February 2024, including Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"End of Beginning" is a synth-pop song,[2] accompanied by guitar riffs and a "nostalgic electro sound," about the recurring feeling of returning to Chicago.[5]

Commercial performance

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"End of Beginning" made its debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 51, with 8.4 million streams, on the chart dated March 2, 2024.[4] The song eventually peaked at number 11 in its fifth week on the chart dated March 30, 2024.[6]

In the United Kingdom, the song made its debut at number 100 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 dated February 16, 2024.[7] The song rose to number 11 in its second week and finally reached its peak at number 4 in its fourth week in the chart dated March 8, 2024 thus becoming Djo's first Top 10 single on the Chart.[8]

Track listing

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Cassette / digital download[9]

  1. "End of Beginning"
  2. "End of Beginning" (Instrumental)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "End of Beginning"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[66] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[68] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[69] Gold 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[70] Platinum 30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[71] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] Platinum 604,671[72]
United States (RIAA)[74] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[75] Platinum 2,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "End of Beginning"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 16, 2022
[76]
Italy March 1, 2024 Radio airplay Tune Fit [77]
Various May 17, 2024 Cassette
  • Djo Music
  • AWAL
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References

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