"A Bitter End" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deryl Dodd. It was released in September 1998 as the first single from the album Deryl Dodd. The song reached #26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Dodd and Kenny Beard.

"A Bitter End"
Single by Deryl Dodd
from the album Deryl Dodd
B-side"Time on My Hands"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:40
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Deryl Dodd, Kenny Beard
Producer(s)Chip Young, Blake Chancey
Deryl Dodd singles chronology
"Time on My Hands"
(1998)
"A Bitter End"
(1998)
"Sundown"
(1999)

Critical reception

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A review of the album in Billboard stated that the song was a "classic 'woe is lonely me' weeper."[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1998-1999) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 88
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 26
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 44

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 103.
  2. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. December 5, 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Deryl Dodd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Deryl Dodd Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.