"Beginning of the End" is a single released by the British
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Status Quo in 2007. It was included on the album ''
In Search of the Fourth Chord
''In Search of the Fourth Chord'' is the twenty-eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on 17 September 2007. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the rumour that the group always plays the same three chords, and a ...
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It reached number 48 on the
UK Singles Chart
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in September 2007.
"Beginning of the End" is the sole single from ''In Search of the Fourth Chord''. Much heavier than most of its recent predecessors (thereby signalling a move back towards a harder rock sound), it has gained distinction as being one of the few "newer" songs to survive in the live set and has continued to stay there up until the current Last Night of the Electrics tour. Live versions can be found on "Pictures - Live at Montreux 2009" and the bonus "Official Live Bootleg" that came with ''
Quid Pro Quo'' (this same version was used on the soundtrack of the "Bula Quo" movie and is therefore also on disc 2 of the album). "Beginning of the End" was also notable for being the first self-penned lead single of a Quo studio album since 1999's "The Way It Goes". The track also appears on the 2015 compilation album ''Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits''.
As "Beginning of the End" opens the album, the introduction by a woman saying "Now, let's listen to the music and try to identify the chord" makes sense since after the last regular song "Tongue Tied" the same voice is heard to say "Did you manage to find it?"
The official video for the single was shot aboard the
London Eye and was directed by John Keeling.
This was also available as a two-sided single: The CD side plays the audio track, the DVD side the promo video.
A live version of the song was included on the deluxe edition of the 2011 studio album ''
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Personnel
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Francis Rossi
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo.
Early life
Rossi was born o ...
- vocals, lead guitar
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Rick Parfitt - vocals, guitar
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- bass, vocals
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Andy Bown - keyboards
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Matt Letley
Matthew Letley (born 29 March 1961) is an English rock drummer, formerly with the English rock band, Status Quo.
Career
Letley attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, in Rochester, Kent. His first recordings, with his brother ...
- drums
Charts
References
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Status Quo (band) songs
2007 singles
2007 songs
Songs written by Francis Rossi
Song recordings produced by Pip Williams