Skip to the End
{{Infobox song
| name = Skip to the End
| cover = Fhskip-300.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Futureheads
| album = News and Tributes
| released = 22 May 2006 (UK)
| recorded = 2005
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 2:54
| label = 679 Recordings
| writer = David "Jaff" Craig, Barry Hyde, Dave Hyde, Ross Millard
| producer =
| prev_title = Area
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Worry About It Later
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Extra track listing
| album = News and Tributes
| type = single
| tracks =
- "Yes/No"
- "Cope"
- "Fallout"
- "Skip to the End"
- "Burnt"
- "News and Tributes"
- "The Return of the Berserker"
- "Back to the Sea"
- "Worry About It Later"
- "Favours for Favours"
- "Thursday"
- "Face"
- "Area"
- "Help Us Out"
- "We Cannot Lose"
- "Decent Days and Nights (Shy Child remix)"
}}
}}
"Skip to the End" is the first single from The Futureheads's second album News and Tributes.{{Cite web |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |date=2010-05-28 |title=Review: The Futureheads, The Chaos |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-futureheads-the-chaos/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kyei) |first=Jamie |date=2025-01-13 |title=#1218: The Futureheads – Skip to the End |url=https://themusicinmyears.blog/2025/01/13/1218-the-futureheads-skip-to-the-end/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=The Music in My Ears |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2006-06-03 |title=SKIP TO THE END |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/futureheads-skip-to-the-end/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} It was released on 22 May 2006{{Cite web |last=NME |date=2006-05-26 |title=The Futureheads: News And Tributes |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-the-futureheads-7949-309371 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |title=The Futureheads: News & Tributes |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3317-news-tributes/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=The Futureheads - Skip To The End |date=2006 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/72710-The-Futureheads-Skip-To-The-End |access-date=2025-07-10 |language=en}} in the United Kingdom. It was voted as the top video in the week commencing 1 May 2006 in the NME Video Chart featured on MTV2.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
Four versions of the single have been released, three of which are 7" vinyl records. Each of these versions contain a unique B-side. The single charted at #24 in the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
- CD
- "Skip to the End"
- "Easy For Us"
- 7" #1
- "Skip to the End"
- "History Itself"
- 7" #2
- "Skip to the End"
- "Last Time Ever"
- 7" Picture Disc
- "Skip to the End"
- "History Itself"
References
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Category:The Futureheads songs
Category:Songs written by Ross Millard
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