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When the World Ends

Also Known As: We'll Be Just Beginning / We'll Just Be Beginning
Album: Everyday
Times Fully Played: 414
Live Releases: 19
Broadcasts: 30
Date Last Played: 2.17.24 (31 days ago)
Shortest Version: 2:03 (06.17.03)
Longest Version: 4:42 (06.03.01)

Fake Count : 1
Tease Count : 3

Opener Count : 31
Closer Count : 2
Encore Count : 3

Liberated 1 time:
6.7.187.24.21 (after 1143 days)
Composer
Matthews / Ballard (2001)
Song History
"When the World Ends" was to be the third single from Everyday, but it was replaced by the album's title track after the September 11th terrorist attacks. A video was filmed for the song but never saw release.

The song is perhaps most well known for its abrupt ending, ironically during the line, "We'll just be begi[nning]." On the 2003 Dave and Tim tour, the song featured an extended outro in lieu of this abrupt cutoff.

Dave drew inspiration for this song's lyrics from the song "The Dance" by Code Magenta, LeRoi's side project, whose lyrics repeat the phrase "When the world ends."
Lyrics:
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Tim  (54)
Dave Solo  (9)
DMB  (355)
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
tease
2001
tease
4.21
4.28
4.29
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.9
5.11
5.12
5.14
5.15
5.18
5.19
5.22
5.26
5.26
5.27
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.9
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.16
6.17
6.20
6.22
6.23
6.24
7.6
7.11
7.15
7.17
7.20
7.21
7.23
7.25
7.27
7.29
7.30
8.1
8.3
8.4
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.24
8.26
8.28
10.14
10.20
10.25
10.31
11.12
11.13
11.13
2002
2.9
4.5
4.8
4.10
4.13
4.20
4.23
4.24
4.26
4.30
5.5
5.10
5.15
5.18
5.21
5.24
5.28
5.30
7.5
7.8
7.9
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.16
7.20
7.21
7.23
7.25
7.28
7.31
8.2
8.5
8.8
8.11
8.26
8.29
8.31
9.3
9.6
12.10
12.13
12.14
12.17
12.20
12.22
2003
3.19
3.20
3.22
3.23
3.25
3.26
3.28
3.29
3.31
4.1
4.3
4.4
5.5
6.17
6.20
6.21
6.23
6.26
6.29
7.2
7.5
7.9
7.10
7.12
7.15
7.18
7.21
7.22
7.24
7.27
7.29
8.1
8.4
8.5
8.7
8.24
8.27
8.30
9.2
9.3
9.5
9.8
9.14
9.19
9.20
9.24
2004
6.17
6.18
6.20
6.23
6.26
6.29
6.30
7.2
7.7
7.10
7.11
7.14
7.16
7.20
7.23
7.24
7.26
7.27
7.29
7.31
8.4
8.5
8.7
8.18
8.20
8.23
8.26
8.28
8.31
9.3
2005
3.20
3.23
3.26
6.25
7.2
7.24
7.27
7.31
8.20
8.28
9.11
10.28
11.27
11.30
12.6
2006
5.31
6.2
6.20
6.27
7.1
7.5
7.29
8.2
8.6
8.16
9.2
9.9
9.13
10.27
2007
2.23
2.27
3.1
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.23
4.20
4.22
5.1
5.2
5.23
5.25
5.27
5.30
8.1
8.4
8.7
8.15
8.17
8.25
8.31
9.19
9.22
2008
7.29
8.31
9.7
2009
4.15
4.17
5.2
2010
2.25
tease
7.6
12.7
12.11
2011
7.10
2012
5.28
6.2
6.26
7.3
12.21
fake
2013
5.31
7.6
7.9
7.12
7.20
7.23
9.1
9.7
12.1
2014
1.15
4.17
4.21
6.11
7.23
8.23
8.31
9.5
2015
1.16
3.16
5.15
5.20
5.30
6.3
6.9
6.10
6.27
7.1
7.4
7.11
7.17
7.29
8.29
9.4
9.11
10.12
10.15
10.18
10.21
10.24
10.27
10.28
10.30
11.2
11.7
11.11
2016
5.7
5.11
5.13
5.18
5.24
5.29
6.8
6.10
6.18
6.22
6.24
6.28
7.12
7.16
7.19
7.20
7.29
8.27
9.3
2017
1.25
2.23
3.20
3.23
3.26
3.29
4.4
4.7
4.10
5.6
5.30
6.4
6.11
6.17
6.18
2018
1.13
2.3
6.2
6.7
2019
2.17
6.18
2020
2021
7.24
7.28
7.30
8.6
8.20
8.25
9.5
9.10
9.15
9.21
9.28
10.9
10.11
10.13
11.5
11.8
11.17
2022
2.19
3.9
5.10
5.13
5.17
5.21
6.4
6.6
6.11
6.18
6.19
6.21
6.22
6.29
7.2
7.12
7.15
7.20
7.22
8.20
8.30
9.2
9.9
9.17
9.19
9.25
11.2
11.8
11.9
11.12
11.16
11.18
2023
2.10
2.17
3.19
5.11
5.13
5.19
5.23
5.26
5.30
6.3
6.9
6.14
6.17
6.23
6.29
6.30
7.2
7.8
7.11
7.26
8.24
8.29
11.7
11.13
12.10
2024
2.17
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