The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)

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"The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)"
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Single by Snap!
from the album Welcome to Tomorrow
B-side"Remix"
Released1995
Genre
Length5:09
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Paula Brown
  • Benito Benites
Producer(s)Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
"Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"
(1994) 		"The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)"
(1995) 		"The World in My Hands"
(1995)
Music video
"The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" on YouTube

The First the Last Eternity (Till the End) is a 1995 song by German Eurodance project Snap!, released as the second single from their third studio album, Welcome to Tomorrow. It features vocals by American singer Summer (aka Paula Brown) and, supported by a partially computer generated music video, it was a chart success in Europe, peaking at number 2 in both Belgium and the Netherlands.

Critical reception[]

British magazine Music Week wrote, "Again featuring vocalist Summer, Snap's latest dance tune is a catchy little number somewhat marred by the fact that Eternity seems to be the only lyric in the whole song."[1] Alan Jones said that the new single "is a more direct but less likable track, with pounding rhythms supporting Summer's vocals, which are not nearly as distinctive or powerful as those of some of Snap's previous singers."[2] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as a "Summer moaned (and sometimes not un-Donna Summer-like) frantic swirling throbber".[3]

Chart performance[]

"The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" was successful on the charts in Europe, peaking at number 2 in Belgium (in both Flanders and Wallonia) and the Netherlands. It was a Top 10 hit also in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 7. Additionally, the single was a Top 20 hit in Scotland and the UK. In the latter, it peaked at number 15 in its third week on the UK Singles Chart, on April 9, 1995.[4] It also charted on the UK Dance Chart, where it reached number 29, and in Ireland and Iceland, it was a Top 30 hit.

Music video[]

The music video for "The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" was directed by Angel[5] and is made like a 1940s film noir, shown as a comic story turning from page to page. Singer Summer performs as a femme fatale on the street in New York, outside a cinema, wearing a red dress and black gloves. The lyrics are shown in talk bubbles throughout the story. The opening and ending of the video shows the singer on the cover of cinema posters outside the cinema. It was uploaded to YouTube in May 2011. In August 2020, the video has got more than 1,8 million views.[6]

Track listing[]

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (7" Edit)3:54
2."The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (Noto Edit)4:04
CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (7" Edit)3:54
2."The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (GDC Mix)6:28
3."The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (Notonom Mix)6:52

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-02-25. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (1995-02-18). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (1995-03-11). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 15. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 09 April 1995 - 15 April 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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  9. ^ Week 7, 1995
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  11. ^ "Snap! feat. Summer - The First The Last Eternity" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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  15. ^ "UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 26 March 1995 - 01 April 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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  20. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  21. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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