"The End of the World" | ||||
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Single by Skeeter Davis | ||||
from the album Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the World | ||||
B-side | "Somebody Loves You", "Blueberry Hill" | |||
Released | December 1962 | |||
Recorded | June 8, 1962 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Skeeter Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"The End of the World" is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team. They wrote the song for American singer Skeeter Davis, and her recording of it was highly successful in the early 1960s, reaching the top five on four different charts, including No. 2 on the main Billboard Hot 100. It spawned many cover versions.