"Club at the End of the Street" is an up-beat song performed by Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

. From the album Sleeping with the Past

Sleeping with the Past

Sleeping with the Past is the twenty-second studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released on 29 August 1989. It is his best-selling album in Denmark and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin...

, the song describes a night on the town between two lovers at a disclosed nightclub. John also describes about the music of Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...

 and Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

 being played. An interesting note is the video for the song was animated, due to Elton's involvement with the family of AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

 victim Ryan White

Ryan White

Ryan Wayne White was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States, after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. A hemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment and, when diagnosed...

. The record company demanded a video, but Elton was dedicated to spending time with Ryan. The single was a top 30 hit in the US in the summer of 1990. In Denmark

Denmark

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, where the album was recorded, it hit #1 for two weeks and is still seen as one of Elton's biggest hits in that country.

B-side

On the 7" release, the B-side of this single release was Elton's rendition of the well-known John Lennon song "Give Peace a Chance

Give Peace a Chance

"Give Peace a Chance" is a song written by John Lennon, originally under the moniker Lennon–McCartney, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1809 in the United States. It is the first solo single issued by Lennon, and...

". The song is perhaps the most bizarre recording released by Elton, a mix of funny voices, with "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That

I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" is a hit song from British performer Elton John's 1988 album, Reg Strikes Back. The song was written by John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin. The song reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart...

" in the background, while various people are mentioned as "The next contestants on 'making a B-side.'" This song was also released on his 1990 box set, To Be Continued

To Be Continued

To Be Continued... is a 4 CD/4 cassette box set detailing Elton John's music from his days with Bluesology to the then-present day. Four new songs were recorded for the box set...

.

Music video

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London, England and directed by Derek Hayes. It followed the success of the recent Madonna video, "Dear Jesse

Dear Jesse

Dear Jesse is a 1998 American documentary film by Tim Kirkman that was released theatrically by Cowboy Pictures in 1998.Using a first-person narrative style in the form of a "letter" to Senator Jesse Helms , the filmmaker explores the parallels and differences between himself — an openly gay man —...

" by the same company.

• Director: Derek Hayes
• Producer: Maddy Sparrow
• Designer: Lin Jammet
• Animators: Neville Astley, Paul Cowan, Jimmy Farrington, Kevin Griffiths, Andy Goff, Malcolm Hartley
  Malcolm Hartley
  Malcolm Hartley is an English-born astronomer currently based in Australia, best known for his discovery and co-discovery of 8 comets in the 1980s, among them...
  
  , Derek Hayes, Erica Russell.
• Additional Animation: 'A' For Animation
• Production Company: Animation City

Track listings

7" single / CD single

1. "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
2. "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46

12" maxi

1. "Club at the End of the Street" – 4:49
2. "Give Peace a Chance" – 3:46
3. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (live in Verona
   Verona
   Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
   
   , Italy) – 5:37

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	19
Austrian Singles Chart	30
French SNEP Singles Chart	24
German Singles Chart	45
Irish Singles Chart	27
UK Singles Chart	47
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	2