End of the Night
"End of the Night" | ||||
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Single by the Doors | ||||
from the album The Doors | ||||
A-side | "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" | |||
Released | January 1, 1967 | |||
Recorded | August 1966 | |||
Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Psychedelia[1] | |||
Length | 2:49[2] | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Doors[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild | |||
The Doors singles chronology | ||||
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"End of the Night" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band the Doors. It was featured on the band's debut album and then released as the B-side to the album's first single, "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" in January 1967.
After the band's rise to fame the song was rarely played live in concert; it has since been included in box sets released over the years by the band.
Composition and lyrics
"End of the Night" is essentially a
Although the songwriting credit was given to all four members of the Doors,
Release and reception
Chart (1967) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 126[11] |
The song was chosen as the B-side to the album's first single, "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" and was released in January 1967. The single, however, failed to become a success and only peaked at number 126 in the U.S.
PopMatters critic Andy Hermann declared "End of the Night" as one of the "weirder" and moodier songs in the Doors' catalogue.[13] In an AllMusic album review of The Doors, critic Richie Unterberger described the song's melody as being "mysterious", and noted that it was one of several tunes of the album besides "Light My Fire" that "also had hit potential".[14] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised Krieger’s guitar solo, for being "sufficiently trippy," but he wrote that the song was "less ambitious (and less successful)" than the other album tracks.[15] Sputnikmusic reviewer Ian Philips noted that the "dreamy, mysterious 'End of the Night'" highlights "the group's remarkable affinity for shrewd, poetic, profound lyrics."[16]
Personnel
Personnel are taken from the 50th anniversary edition of The Doors and the 2001 book The Doors – Sounds for Your Soul – Die Musik Der Doors:[17][18]
- Jim Morrison – vocals
- Ray Manzarek – Vox Continental organ, keyboard bass, piano
- Robby Krieger – slide guitar
- John Densmore – drums
References
- ^ a b Bamyasi, Eddy (October 7, 2020). "Log #102–4 Doors Albums. Were the Doors Just a Phase One Went". Medium. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c The Doors (Album notes). The Doors. New York City: Elektra Records. 1967. Back cover. ELK-4007.
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- Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ The Doors (2008). Classic Albums: The Doors Extras (DVD). Eagle Rock Entertainment.
- Music Radar. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Drozdowski, Ted (October 8, 2010). "The Gibson Interview: Doors Legend Robby Krieger". Legacy Gibson. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ The Observer. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0307429025.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums (1998): 66.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 14, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Hermann, Andy (September 18, 2001). "The Very Best of the Doors – Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Doors – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (April 18, 2007). "The Doors: The Doors Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Ian (October 1, 2015). "Review: The Doors – The Doors". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ The Doors (Booklet). The Doors. Elektra Records. 2017. R2-558716).
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External links
- End of the Night at AllMusic