Here's Where the Story Ends

"Here's Where the Story Ends" is a song by English alternative rock band The Sundays, released as the second single from their debut album Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. It has been categorized as jangle pop.[1]

For the song by The Fray, see The Fray (album).
"Here's Where the Story Ends"
Single by The Sundays
from the album Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
ReleasedJanuary 1990
Recorded1989
GenreJangle pop
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Sundays singles chronology
"Can't Be Sure"
(1989)		 "Here's Where the Story Ends"
(1990)		 "Love"
(1991)

Although it was the Sundays' biggest hit internationally, topping the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart for one week, the track was never released as a single in the group's native United Kingdom due to the collapse of the Rough Trade Records label. Nonetheless it achieved no. 36 placing in John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1990.[2]

Many artists have covered this song, including Chinese star Faye Wong as "Being Criminal" on Ingratiate Oneself in 1994, and Tin Tin Out who reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart in 1998,[3] as well as no. 15 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Tin Tin Out's cover version also earned the song the 1999 Ivor Novello Award for "Best Contemporary Song".[4] Crystal Bowersox covered the song on her second album, All That for This.

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 1

Tin Tin Out version
"Here's Where the Story Ends"
Single by Tin Tin Out featuring Shelley Nelson
from the album Always
Released16 March 1998
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tin Tin Out
Tin Tin Out singles chronology
"Always (Something There to Remind Me)"
(1995)		 "Here's Where the Story Ends"
(1998)		 "Sometimes"
(1998)
Music video
"Here's Where the Story Ends" on YouTube

English electronic music duo comprising Darren Stokes and Lindsay Edward recorded "Here's Where the Story Ends" for their second album, Always in 1998. It features vocals by singer Shelley Nelson. The song peaked at number-one on the UK airplay charts and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] It also peaked at number 10 in Scotland and number 21 in Iceland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 30 in April 1998. Outside Europe, "Here's Where the Story Ends" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in the US and number 45 in New Zealand.

Critical reception

Daily Record said the song is "great".[7] Music & Media wrote, "This dance duo - DJ Darren Stokes and multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Edwards - started out as remixers for the likes of Urban Cookie Collective, Espiritu and Captain Hollywood. However, their own output could just as easily be described as pop with a strong dance element as the other way around. Here‘s Where The Story Ends has taken the British Isles by storm, and first indications are that it could also do pretty well on the continent. A host of remixes render the song suitable for formats ranging from fairly mellow AC to dance."[8] Marcus Berkmann from The Spectator called it a "redundant new interpretation". He added, "So perhaps we should praise the enterprise, if nothing else, of Tin Tin Out (whoever they are) for taking one of the Sundays' best tunes, reproducing it almost exactly and then slapping a thumpy dance beat all over it. Result: instant top ten single, which is one more than the Sundays themselves have managed up to now."[9] Sunday Mirror described the song as a "good (but sacrilegious) version" and picked it as one of the "highlights" from the Always album.[10]

Track listing
CD single, Europe (1998)
No.TitleLength
1."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Radio Version)4:03
2."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Mansa's Soundtrack Version)6:11
3."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Original Extended Mix)5:50
4."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Tin Tin Out Club Mix)7:53
5."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Canny Remix)7:14
6."Here's Where the Story Ends" (KLM Remix)8:11
CD maxi, US (1998)
No.TitleLength
1."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Radio Mix)4:03
2."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Extended Mix)5:50
3."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Tin Tin Out Club Mix)7:53
4."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Canny Remix)9:15
5."Here's Where the Story Ends" (Mansa's Soundtrack Version)6:11

Charts

See also

References
  1. "Here's Where the Story Ends". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. "Festive 50s 1990". bbc.co.uk.
  3. Roberts, David (Ed.) (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
  4. "Entertainment | Ivor Novello winners". BBC News. 1999-05-27. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. "The Sundays Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. "Tin Tin Out featuring Shelley Nelson - Here's Where the Story Ends" (PDF). Music & Media (page 3). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. "Chart Slot". Daily Record. 27 March 1998. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. Berkmann, Marcus (4 April 1998). "It Isn't Fair". The Spectator. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. Sunday Mirror. 5 April 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 15. 11 April 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.04.1998 – 30.04.1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 April 1998. p. 30. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. "Charts.nz – Tin Tin Out feat. Shelley Nelson – Here's Where the Story Ends". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. "Tin Tin Out: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  16. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  17. "Tin Tin Out Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  18. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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