Is This the End

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{{Infobox song

| name = Is This the End

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = New Edition

| album = Candy Girl

| released = May 15, 1983

| recorded = 1982{{cite web|author=Dart Adams|url=https://killerboombox.com/kbb-project/new-editions-candy-girl-turns-30-a-retrospective|title=NEW EDITION'S "CANDY GIRL" TURNS 30: A RETROSPECTIVE|publisher=KillerBoomBox|date=2013-03-15|accessdate=2019-11-07}}

| studio = Unique Recording Studios{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_unique_recording_studio/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324005414/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_unique_recording_studio |archivedate=March 24, 2006 |title=Unique Recording Studio |publisher=Mixonline.com |date=August 1, 2000 |accessdate=July 6, 2020}}

| genre =

| length = 4:11

| label = Streetwise/Warlock

| writer = Michael Jonzun, Maurice Starr

| producer = Maurice Starr

| prev_title = Candy Girl

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Popcorn Love

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|OpSBoNNurjk|"Is This the End" (Audio)}}}}

}}

"Is This the End" is a 1983 song by R&B/pop group New Edition, written and produced by Maurice Starr, and is the second single from their debut album, Candy Girl.

An R&B hit, the single peaked at number eight on the R&B singles chart and at number eighty-five pop. Ralph Tresvant sings primary lead, with Ricky Bell handling the outro.

Charts

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!Chart (1983)

!Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-edition/chart-history/hsi/|title=New Edition Chart History: Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2019-11-07}}

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U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-edition/chart-history/bsi/|title=New Edition Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2019-11-07}}

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References