Synopsis
Editors perform "An End Has a Start" inside a stark warehouse-like space, surrounded by dancers in brightly colored tights. The band remains the visual anchor as the dancers move around them, creating a contrast between the group's restrained, serious performance style and the video's vivid bursts of color and motion. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the clip builds its identity through choreography, geometric staging, and the tension between the band's dark, atmospheric sound and the playful visual palette.
Factoids & Trivia
- "An End Has a Start" was released as the second single from Editors' second album of the same name on September 3, 2007.
- The video was edited by Brandon Boudreaux.
- The single reached No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
- The track received additional exposure in the United States when AMC used it in a montage-style television commercial.
- The album An End Has a Start debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, making the video part of the campaign for Editors' breakthrough follow-up to The Back Room.
- The song was later covered by the German folk metal band In Extremo on its 2008 album "Sangerkrieg."
- The colorful tights and dance-driven staging give the video a deliberately heightened look, setting it apart from the band's generally monochromatic and performance-focused image.