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| - %22End of the Road%22 is a single recorded by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Boomerang soundtrack. It was released in 1992 and written and produced by Kenneth %22Babyface%22 Edmonds, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons.The song achieved overwhelming domestic and international success.In the United States, %22End of the Road%22 spent a then record-breaking 13 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Whitney Houston would later break this record in the same year, with %22I Will Always Love You%22, spending 14 weeks at #1. Interestingly enough, Boyz II Men would later match and break Houston's record with two of their future releases: %22I'll Make Love to You%22 (1994 – 14 weeks at #1); %22One Sweet Day%22 (Duet with Mariah Carey) (1995 – 16 weeks at #1).Internationally, %22End of the Road%22 reached #1 in Australia, United Kingdom and the Hot 100 Eurochart, among others.Due to the success of the single, Boyz II Men's debut album Cooleyhighharmony was re-issued in 1992 and 1993 to include the song.At the 1993 Grammy Awards, %22End of the Road%22 was nominated for two Grammys, winning both: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best R&B Song.%22End of the Road%22 is considered one of the most successful songs of all time. It was the #1 single of 1992 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1992. It is ranked by Billboard as the 6th most successful song of the 1990-1999 decade. It is also ranked at #50 on Billboard's %22All-Time Top 100 Songs%22The song has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over one million units in the United States.
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