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"End of the Road" is a 1992 number-one song recorded by Boyz II Men for the Motown label. Written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, it is Boyz II Men's most successful single and replaced The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" as Motown's most successful single. It was the last Motown single to reach #1 on the UK singles chart.

The song is listed at #43 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-50.shtml

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Chart performances

Originally recorded as a soundtrack song for the Eddie Murphy picture Boomerang, the song (themed about a breakup where the man really doesn't want the woman to go) topped the charts from August 15 through November 7, 1992, setting a record for most weeks at number one with thirteen, besting Elvis Presley's eleven-week hold with "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel".

However, two weeks after "End of the Road" left the top spot, being displaced by The Heights' "How Do You Talk to an Angel", Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" reached number one, and would stay there for fourteen weeks, one week longer than "End of the Road" had lasted. Their next single ("I'll Make Love to You"), however, would tie Houston's record.

Cover versions

The song was covered by several artists, including Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Take a Break, We Are Scientists in concert, the Backstreet Boys during their concerts, and was re-recorded for their 2007 album, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA.

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "End of the Road" (pop edit) ? 3:39
  2. "End of the Road" (radio edit w/acappella end) ? 4:13
  3. "End of the Road" (LP version) ? 5:50
  4. "End of the Road" (instrumental version) ? 5:16
7" single
  1. "End of the Road" (pop edit) ? 3:39
  2. "End of the Road" (instrumental version) ? 5:16

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[1] Platinum December 9, 1992 1,000,000

Awards & nominations

1993 Grammy Awards[2]

  • Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal — Boyz II Men- End of the Road (winner)
  • Best R&B Song — Babyface, Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid- End of the Road (winner)

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 19
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 1
SNEP|French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 7
German Singles Chart[4] 6
Irish Singles Chart[5] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[3] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[3] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 7
UK Singles Chart[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[7] 1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1

End of year chart (1992) Position
Australian Singles Chart[8] 3

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