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End of Beginning was written and performed by American actor and musician Joe Keery under the name Djo and released on his 2022 album Decide. It attracted little mainstream attention at first, then surged in early 2024 after TikTok users paired its Chicago lyric with personal return and memory edits. The trend carried the track onto charts internationally and made this short section a shared shorthand online for homesickness, growing older, and revisiting a place that shaped you, even for listeners who had never heard the full song.
About this sound
End of Beginning is a dreamy indie pop clip by Djo built around the Chicago lyric, widely used on TikTok for nostalgic edits and hometown returns.
This clip captures the wistful chorus of End of Beginning, with layered synths, a steady drum pulse and Joe Keery singing as Djo about returning to Chicago and feeling a past version of himself return. The vocal sits dreamy and distant over a warm indie pop groove, building a bittersweet rush rather than a big drop. Listeners hear it as a memory hitting in real time, which makes a short excerpt feel cinematic. It works because the melody is instantly recognisable, emotional without being heavy, and long enough to let a scene breathe and change.
