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 ⓘ