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( December 2010 ) `` End of the Line '' Single by Traveling Wilburys from the album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 B - side `` Congratulations '' Released 23 January 1989 ( US ) 20 February 1989 ( UK ) Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single, 3 '' CD single, cassette single Genre Folk rock Length 3 : 30 Label Wilbury Records Songwriter ( s ) Bob Dylan George Harrison Jeff Lynne Roy Orbison Tom Petty Producer ( s ) Otis Wilbury, Nelson Wilbury Traveling Wilburys singles chronology `` Handle with Care '' ( 1988 ) `` End of the Line '' ( 1989 ) `` Nobody 's Child '' ( 1990 ) `` Handle with Care '' ( 1988 ) `` End of the Line '' ( 1989 ) `` Nobody 's Child '' ( 1990 ) Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 track listing `` Tweeter and the Monkey Man '' ( 9 ) `` End of the Line '' ( 10 ) `` End of the Line '' is the last track from the Traveling Wilburys ' first album, Volume 1, released in 1988. It was also issued as the band 's second single, in January 1989. The song 's riding - on - the - rails rhythm suggests its theme and the on - the - move nature of the group. It features all the Wilburys ( excluding Bob Dylan, who was on tour at the time ) as lead singers ; George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison sing the choruses in turn, while Tom Petty sings the verses. The song was mainly written by Harrison and was assigned to his publishing company. In keeping with the collaborative concept behind the Wilburys project, however, all five members received a songwriting credit. In the United States, the single peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video for `` End of the Line '' was directed by Willy Smax. It was filmed in Los Angeles after Orbison 's death in December 1988, and features Dylan 's participation. To honour the loss of Orbison, a shot of a guitar sitting in a rocking chair next to a photo of him was used when his vocals are heard. Contents 1 Legacy 2 Charts 2.1 Year - end charts 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External links Legacy The song was used over the end credits of the final episode of the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave and the American comedy Parks and Recreation. `` End of the Line '' appeared in the George Harrison - produced cult comedy, Checking Out. A version sung by Dennis Waterman was used as the theme tune for the pilot of the BBC production, New Tricks. The song has also been included in TV spots for the 2004 film The Terminal, as well as the trailer for the 2007 hit comedy Knocked Up. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played this song live during their 2008 North American tour. Harrison was honored in the parody song `` No Where Near the End of My Time '' by radio on - air personality Bob Rivers. The song was used on the end credits of the Australian family comedy film Red Dog : True Blue in 2016 and for an episode of HBO 's Crashing_ ( U.S. _TV_series ) in 2018. Charts Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 65 Track listing 7 '' single, Cassette single A `` End of the Line '' ( LP Version ) -- 3 : 30 B `` Congratulations '' ( LP Version ) -- 3 : 30 12 '' single, 3 '' CD single A `` End of the Line '' ( Extended Version ) -- 5 : 34 B `` Congratulations '' ( LP Version ) -- 3 : 29 Personnel George Harrison -- lead vocals ( 1st, 4th, and 7th choruses ), acoustic and electric guitars, slide guitar, backing vocals Tom Petty -- lead vocals ( verses ), acoustic guitar, backing vocals Jeff Lynne -- lead vocals ( 2nd, 5th, and 6th choruses ), acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals Roy Orbison -- lead vocals ( 3rd chorus ), acoustic guitar, backing vocals Jim Keltner -- drums References Jump up ^ `` ACE Repertory : End of the Line ''. ASCAP. Retrieved 12 December 2010. Jump up ^ Madinger, Chip ; Easter, Mark ( 2000 ). Eight Arms to Hold You : The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO : 44.1 Productions. pp. 475, 477. ISBN 0 - 615 - 11724 - 4. Jump up ^ Van der Kiste, John ( 2015 ). Jeff Lynne : The Electric Light Orchestra, Before and After. Stroud, UK : Fonthill Media. p. 113. ISBN 978 - 1 - 78155 - 492 - 0. Jump up ^ Madinger, Chip ; Easter, Mark ( 2000 ). Eight Arms to Hold You : The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO : 44.1 Productions. p. 477. ISBN 0 - 615 - 11724 - 4. Jump up ^ `` Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line ''. Traveling Wilburys. Retrieved 19 October 2012 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989 ''. RPM. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2017. External links End of the Line at Discogs Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Traveling Wilburys Bob Dylan George Harrison Jeff Lynne Roy Orbison Tom Petty Studio albums Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 Compilations The Traveling Wilburys Collection Songs and singles `` Handle with Care '' `` Tweeter and the Monkey Man '' `` End of the Line '' `` Nobody 's Child '' `` She 's My Baby '' `` Inside Out '' `` Wilbury Twist '' Related Jim Keltner Dhani Harrison Full Moon Fever Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=End_of_the_Line_(Traveling_Wilburys_song)&oldid=832020781 '' Categories : 1988 songs 1989 singles Traveling Wilburys songs Songs written by George Harrison Songs written by Bob Dylan Songs written by Jeff Lynne Songs written by Roy Orbison Songs written by Tom Petty Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne Song recordings produced by George Harrison Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from December 2017 Articles needing additional references from December 2010 All articles needing additional references Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Español Norsk Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 23 March 2018, at 10 : 30. 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Question: who wrote the song end of the line
Answer: George Harrison