End of Beginning
{{Short description|2024 single by Djo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = End of Beginning
| cover = Djo - End of Beginning single cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Djo
| album = Decide
| released = {{Start date|2024|3|1}}
| genre =
- Synth-pop
- baroque rock{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/djo-tops-official-trending-chart-with-end-of-beginning/|title=Djo tops Official Trending Chart with End of Beginning|last=Griffiths|first=George|website=Official Charts Company|date=February 27, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2024}}
| length = 2:39
| label =
- Djo Music
- AWAL
| writer = Joe Keery
| producer =
- Joe Keery
- Adam Thein
| prev_title = Half Life
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Basic Being Basic
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|EoVQ_TQFJy0|"End of Beginning"}}|header=Lyric video|type=single}}
}}
"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.{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Tyra |date=2024-03-03 |title=Djo (Joe Keery) Steals The Show With Psych-Indie Hit 'End Of Beginning' |url=https://thehoneypop.com/2024/03/03/djo-joe-keery-steals-the-show-with-psych-indie-hit-end-of-beginning/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The Honey POP |language=en-us}}
Background and composition
Having been released as part of the album Decide in 2022, 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hot-100-first-timers-djo-joe-keery-stranger-things-end-of-beginning-1235616259/|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Djo (Joe Keery From Stranger Things) Debuts With Viral Hit "End of Beginning"|last=Zellner|first=Xander|magazine=Billboard|date=February 27, 2024|access-date=March 2, 2024}} As a result, it entered charts in various countries by late February 2024, including Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/djo-end-of-beginning-joe-keery-trend/|title=Djo's End of Beginning: Joe Keery's synth-pop track goes viral with TikTok trend|last=Smith|first=Carl|website=Official Charts Company|date=February 21, 2024|access-date=March 2, 2024}}
"End of Beginning" is a synth-pop song, accompanied by guitar riffs and a "nostalgic electro sound," about the recurring feeling of returning to Chicago.{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/radio/1live/musik/neu-fuer-den-sektor/djo-end-of-beginning-100.html|title=Djo - "End of Beginning"|last=Driever|first=Natalie|website=WDR 1|language=de|date=February 23, 2024|access-date=March 2, 2024}}
Commercial performance
"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. The song eventually peaked at number 11 in its fifth week on the chart dated March 30, 2024.{{Cite magazine |date=2024-03-30 |title=Billboard Hot 100™ - WEEK OF MARCH 30, 2024|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-03-30/|access-date=2024-04-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412021847/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-03-30/|archive-date=April 12, 2024 }}
In the United Kingdom, the song made its debut at number 100 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 dated February 16, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 16/2/2024|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20240216/7501/|access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Official Charts|language=en-US|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412024018/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20240216/7501/|archive-date=April 12, 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-08 |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 8/3/2024|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20240308/7501/|access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Official Charts|language=en-US|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412023507/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20240308/7501/|archive-date=April 12, 2024}}
Accolades
=Awards and nominations=
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| scope="row" | Billboard Music Awards
| 2024 | Top Rock Song | rowspan="2" {{nom}} | |
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| scope="row" | Brit Awards
| 2025 | |
Track listing
Charts
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|+ Monthly chart performance for "End of Beginning" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Estonia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ee/monthly/202405|title=Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: May 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
| 37 |
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| scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202403|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: March 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
| 8 |
=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|access-date=April 10, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=14142|access-date=July 20, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning - Remixed|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=12735|access-date=June 10, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024|certyear=2024}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|award=Platinum|salesamount=604,671|salesref={{cite magazine|title=Label of love |last=Hanley |first=James |date=October 2024 |magazine=Music Week |pages=55–59}}|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=19836-6711-1|access-date=July 26, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Djo|title=End of Beginning|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=July 3, 2025}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|certweek=42|certref={{cite web |date=October 23, 2024 |title=IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 42/2024" |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |publisher=IFPI Greece |access-date=October 26, 2024 |language=el |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vWCBy |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |url-status=dead}}|id=20240509065914|access-date=May 23, 2024}}
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