"The End of Something" | ||||
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Single by Rollins Band | ||||
from the album Come In and Burn | ||||
B-side | "Also Ran" | |||
Released | 1997 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | Imago | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Steve Thompson | |||
Rollins Band singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
"The End of Something" is a song by Rollins Band. It is the second [1] single released in support of their fifth album Come In and Burn . [2]
All songs written by Sim Cain, Melvin Gibbs, Chris Haskett and Henry Rollins
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 77 |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Europe | 1997 | Imago | CD | 22258 |
United Kingdom | 22271 | |||
United States | 7" | 5020 | ||
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