"In The End" is a rock song by the band Linkin Park, which gained popularity because of its well-known and repetitive chorus: "I tried so hard, and got so far, in the end it doesn't even matter." Despite the original popularity of the song, it is often mocked ironically.
Did Linkin Park use 'what I've done' in the end credits?
The trend appears to have been inspired by Michael Bay's 2007 film Transformers, which used Linkin Park's "What I've Done" to transition from the film's final scene into the end credits (shown below).
When did Linkin Park's 'in the end' become popular?
In 2022, the song regained popularity with In The Virtual End memes "In the End" was released as the fourth single on Linkin Park's first album Hybrid Theory , on October 9th, 2001. With much critical acclaim, the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the number one song of 2002 according to the rock radio station Z100.
