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“The End of the Innocence” by Don Henley
From the album The End of the Innocence (1989)
“The End of the Innocence” by Don Henley appears on 20 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album The End of the Innocence. Its best result is #204 on the WZLX Memorial 500 (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,517 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"The End of the Innocence" was the title track and lead single of Don Henley's third solo album, out on Geffen in 1989, and it's a partnership through and through: Bruce Hornsby wrote the music and plays the piano, Henley wrote the words, and the two produced it together. Hornsby's piano sets the tone, and the whole thing moves with an easy, wistful soft-rock roll.
It went to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, Henley's fifth solo top-10 hit there, and gave him his fourth number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart. At the 32nd Grammy Awards in 1990 it was up for Record and Song of the Year and took home Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. Both men still keep it in their live sets.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: The End of the Innocent; End of the Innocence; End of the Innocence,t; End Of The Innocence; The End Of The Innocence.
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