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"End of an Era" is a song by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa, featured as the opening track on her third studio album Radical Optimism (2024). It was released on 3 May 2024 through Warner Records UK. Lipa collaborated with Danny L Harle, Kevin Parker, Caroline Ailin, and Tobias Jesso Jr. to co-write the song, with Harle and Parker taking on the production. The song's lyrics explore her relationship with her boyfriend, British actor Callum Turner, and that she used to focus on self-love and leaving her romances behind.

Background and development
Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism album "capture[s] the essence of youth and freedom and having fun" in life's pivotal moments, including difficult farewells and fragile new beginnings. "End of an Era," is described by her as a "hopeful, manifestation song" that is "really fun and dance-y."

Critical reception
In a positive review for Business Insider, Callie Ahlgrim called "End of an Era" one of the "best songs" on the album.