To the End (Blur song)

“”’To the End”'” is a song by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Blur (band)|Blur]]. It appears on their third [[studio album]], ”[[Parklife]]” (1994), and was released as a single in May 1994, by [[Food Records]]. The song describes a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a bad patch in a relationship, and features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in [[French language|French]] by [[Lætitia Sadier]] from [[Stereolab]]. The song was produced by [[Stephen Hague]], unlike the rest of the ”Parklife” album, which was produced by [[Stephen Street]].<ref name=MaconieCavanagh>{{cite journal|last=Cavanagh|first=David|author2=Stuart Maconie |title=How did they do that?|journal=Select|date=July–August 1995}}</ref> Blur have produced several different recordings of the song. The accompanying music video was directed by David Mould and shot in [[Prague]], Czech Republic.

“To the End” was released on 30 May 1994 as the second [[single (music)|single]] from ”[[Parklife]]”.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=28 May 1994}} ”Misprinted as 29 May”.</ref> It was not one of Blur’s major hits, charting only at number 16 in the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/blur/ |title=BLUR | Artist |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> unlike the singles released before and after, which both reached the top 10.