"End of the World" is the third single released from

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band Ash's album, ''

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''. It was released on 10 September 2007 on gatefold 7" vinyl, bagged 7",

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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. A music video was shot in Tokyo, photos were uploaded by the videos director

The single is the last Ash release

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would have contributed to, despite having left the band a year prior to the single's release. She is credited to providing

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, and backing vocal parts for the track "Seventh Circle". The track was recorded during sessions for the ''

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'' album, and was held over because it didn't fit the album's motif. The song was previously tentatively named "Singapore Song" as it was written while the band were touring ''

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'' in

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. "Statis in Darkness" is a leftover b-side from Free All Angels.

Track listing

CD # "End of the World" - 4:23 # "Seventh Circle" - 5:10 # "Wasted on You" - 2:57 # "Statis in Darkness" - 4:13 7" - Gatefold # "End of the World" # "Shattered Glass (Demo)" 7" - Bag # "End of the World" # "Suicide Girls" Download EP - iTunes # "End of the World (Acoustic)" - 4:02 # "End of the World (Demo)" - 3:06 Download EP - Xfm Live EP # "End of the World (Live)" - 4:15 # "Girl From Mars (Live)" - 3:06 # "Burn Baby Burn (Live)" - 3:27 # "Twilight of the Innocents (Live)" - 6:41

References

2007 songs 2007 singles Ash (band) songs Infectious Records singles Songs written by Tim Wheeler {{2000s-rock-single-stub