At the End of the Day

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"At the End of the Day" is an energetic ensemble song from the musical Les Misérables that depicts the harsh working and living conditions of the French poor while advancing the story’s social and political themes.

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instanceOf song
basedOnLyricsBy Alain Boublil
Jean-Marc Natel
depicts harsh living conditions of French poor
harsh working conditions of French poor
dramaticFunction contrasts workers’ suffering with overseers’ indifference
shows Fantine’s dismissal from the factory
featuresCharacter Fantine
factory workers
foreman
firstProducedIn 1980
firstProducedPlace Paris production of Les Misérables
followsSong Valjean’s Soliloquy
linked to: Valjean’s Death
fromWork Les Misérables
genre musical theatre
show tune
includedIn Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert
Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert
Les Misérables Original Broadway Cast Recording
Les Misérables Original London Cast Recording
language English
lyricMotif refrain "At the end of the day"
lyricsBy Herbert Kretzmer
musicalBy Claude-Michel Schönberg
musicalStyle up-tempo ensemble number
narrativeFunction advances social and political themes of Les Misérables
establishes social conditions of the poor in 19th-century France
notableProduction 1985 West End production of Les Misérables
1987 Broadway production of Les Misérables
originalLanguage French
partOf Les Misérables
performerType ensemble
positionInShow early in Act I of Les Misérables
precedesSong I Dreamed a Dream
settingPeriod early 19th century
settingPlace France
theme class struggle
exploitation of workers
hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie
poverty
social injustice
tone driving
energetic
workBasedOn Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
linked to: Les Misérables

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One Day More usesMotifFrom At the End of the Day
1985 Original London Cast Recording includesSong At the End of the Day
Les Misérables (1980 French concept album) featuresSong La journée est finie
linked to: At the End of the Day
Who Am I? (Les Misérables song) precedesSong At the End of the Day (reprise)
subject linked to: Who Am I?
linked to: At the End of the Day
V hasPart At the End of the Day
Les Misérables notableSong At the End of the Day
Les Misérables (stage production) notableSong At the End of the Day