▁II ▁Men ▁joined ▁MC ▁Ham mer ' s ▁high - profile ▁ 2 ▁Leg it ▁ 2 ▁Qu it ▁tour ▁as ▁an ▁opening ▁act . ▁While ▁travel ing ▁the ▁country , ▁their ▁tour ▁manager ▁K hal il ▁Round tree ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁the ▁group ' s ▁future ▁performances ▁of ▁" It ' s ▁So ▁Hard ▁to ▁Say ▁Good bye ▁to ▁Y esterday " ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁him . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁un fortun ate ▁experience , ▁the ▁song ▁helped ▁advance ▁their ▁success . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁" End ▁of ▁the ▁Road " ▁ ▁While ▁tour ing ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁returned ▁briefly ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁single ▁" End ▁of ▁the ▁Road ", ▁co - written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Kenneth ▁" B aby face " ▁Ed mond s , ▁for ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁Edd ie ▁Mur phy ' s ▁film ▁Bo omer ang . ▁This ▁song , ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁became ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ' s ▁biggest ▁hit . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁remaining ▁there ▁for ▁a ▁record - setting ▁ 1 3 ▁weeks , ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁" End ▁of ▁the ▁Road " ▁instantly ▁transformed ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁from ▁up