Chart Performances
| "End of the Road" | |
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| Song by Boyz II Men featuring Brian McKnight from the album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA |
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| Released | November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13) |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | A Cappella, R&B |
| Length | 3:58 |
| Label | Decca |
| Producer | Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Randy Jackson |
| Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA track listing |
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12. "War" |
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Originally recorded as a soundtrack song for the Eddie Murphy motion picture Boomerang, the song (themed about a breakup where the man really doesn't want the woman to go) topped the charts from August 15 through November 7, 1992, setting a record for most weeks at number one with 13 weeks, beating Elvis Presley's 11-week hold with "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel". Presley's record had stood 36 years.
However, two weeks after "End of the Road" left the top spot, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" reached number one, and remained there 14 weeks, one week longer than "End of the Road". Boyz II Men's new record stood only 17 weeks. The group's next single ("I'll Make Love to You"), however, would tie Houston's record, and 1995's Boyz II Men/Mariah Carey collaboration "One Sweet Day" would break it, logging 16 consecutive weeks.
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