End of Beginning

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"End of Beginning"
File:Djo - End of Beginning single cover.png
Single by Djo
from the album Decide
ReleasedMarch 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Genre
Length2:39
Label
SongwriterJoe Keery
Producers
  • Joe Keery
  • Adam Thein
Djo singles chronology
"Half Life"
(2022)
"End of Beginning"
(2024)
"Basic Being Basic"
(2025)
Lyric video
"End of Beginning" on YouTube

"End of Beginning" is a song by the American actor and musician Joe Keery, under his stage name Djo. It was first made available by AWAL on September 16, 2022, as the sixth track from Keery's second studio album, Decide. The song began to gain popularity on TikTok in 2024; as a result, it was issued as a single on March 1, 2024.[2][3]

Background and composition

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“End of Beginning” was premiered for the first time during a show in Birmingham, Alabama on April 28, 2022. Having been released as part of the album Decide the same year, the song did not garner attention until 2024 when trending TikTok users picked up a lyric of the track to underline clips of their hometowns.[4] As a result, it entered charts in various countries by late February 2024, including Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"End of Beginning" is a synth-pop song,[2] accompanied by guitar riffs and a "nostalgic electro sound," about the recurring feeling of returning to Chicago.[5]

Commercial performance

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"End of Beginning" made its debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 51, with 8.4 million streams, on the chart dated March 2, 2024.[4] The song eventually peaked at number 11 in its fifth week on the chart dated March 30, 2024.[6]

In the United Kingdom, the song made its debut at number 100 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 dated February 16, 2024.[7] The song rose to number 11 in its second week and finally reached its peak at number 4 in its fourth week in the chart dated March 8, 2024 thus becoming Djo's first Top 10 single on the Chart.[8]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Organization Year Category Result Ref.
Billboard Music Awards 2024 Top Rock Song Nominated [9]
Brit Awards 2025 Best International Song [10]

Track listing

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Cassette / digital download[11]

  1. "End of Beginning"
  2. "End of Beginning" (Instrumental)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "End of Beginning"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[93] 5× Platinum 350,000
Canada (Music Canada)[94] Platinum 80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[95] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[96] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[97] Gold 300,000
Italy (FIMI)[98] Gold 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[99] 2× Platinum 60,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[100] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[102] Platinum 604,671[101]
United States (RIAA)[103] 3× Platinum 3,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[104] Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "End of Beginning"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 16, 2022 [105]
Italy March 1, 2024 Radio airplay Tune Fit [106]
Various May 17, 2024 Cassette
  • Djo Music
  • AWAL
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