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"The End of the World"
Single bythe Cure
from the albumThe Cure
B-side	"This Morning" "Fake"
Released	19 July 2004 (2004-07-19)[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:44
Label	Geffen
Songwriters	Robert Smith Perry Bamonte Simon Gallup Jason Cooper Roger O'Donnell
Producers	Robert Smith Ross Robinson
The Cure singles chronology
"Cut Here" (2001) "The End of the World" (2004) "The Only One" (2008)

"The End of the World" is a song by English rock bandthe Cure. It was the first single to be released from their 12th studio album,The Cure (2004), and reached the top 40 in Italy and the United Kingdom.

The music video was directed byFloria Sigismondi^{[citation needed]} and shows Smith in a house which begins to destroy itself. As he leaves the house, it becomes debris and the rest of the band find stuff from the debris. The video ends with the house rebuilding itself and Smith going back inside and plants growing on the floor.

"The End of the World" was the band's most successful single since 1996's "Mint Car", peaking at number 19 in Italy,^[2] number 25 on theUK Singles Chart,^[3] number 19 on theBillboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States,^[4] and number 42 on theIrish Singles Chart.^[5] The song also charted in France, Germany, and Switzerland.^[2]

1. "The End of the World (Radio Edit)" – 3:31
2. "This Morning" – 7:14
3. "Fake" – 4:41

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Perry Bamonte – guitar
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
• Jason Cooper – drums

• "The End of the World" atDiscogs (list of releases)

• 2004 singles
• The Cure songs
• Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi
• Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)
• Rock ballads
• 2004 songs
• Geffen Records singles
• Songs written by Simon Gallup
• Songs written by Jason Cooper

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