The Last Song I'll Write for You
"The Last Song I'll Write for You" is a song recorded by "American Idol" season 7 winner and singer-songwriter David Cook. It was released independently as a single through Cook's imprint Analog Heart Music on May 4, 2012, following his departure from RCA Records.
Content.
"The Last Song I'll Write for You" is a mid-tempo rock ballad that draws on elements of both pop rock and alternative rock. Kevin Rutherford of "Billboard" described the song's style as "adult alternative." Its lyrics describe a breakup and moving on from a relationship that is no longer healthy, which, given the timing of its release, has led critics to speculate that the song refers to Cook's split from his record label. Cook, however, has dismissed this theory, explaining to Yahoo! Music that the ballad was inspired by "an ex from long, long, long ago."
Background and release.
"The Last Song I'll Write for You" was written by Cook, Andy Skib, and Daniel James, and was produced by John Fields. It was released to digital retailers on May 4, 2012 before Cook premiered the song on the May 10, 2012 episode of the eleventh season of "American Idol".
Reception.
Commercial performance.
The single sold 15,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting and peaking at number 45 on the "Billboard" Pop Digital Songs chart.
Critical reception.
Grady Smith of "Entertainment Weekly" says "the slow-burn hook on this self-released breakup ballad is earnestly catchy."
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The Last Time (The Script song)
"The Last Time" is a song by Irish rock band The Script, released through Sony Music UK as the lead single from their sixth studio album, "Sunsets & Full Moons", on 20 September 2019.
Background.
Frontman Danny O'Donoghue said the song was written "about the intense feelings you experience when you realise you may be seeing the one you love [...] for the last time".
Critical reception.
Mike Wass of "Idolator" wrote that the track is a "throwback to the anthemic stadium-rock of "Science & Faith" and "No Sound Without Silence"" as well as a "bruised and battered breakup song" and "relatable and instantly catchy". Beth Casteel of "Substream Magazine" described it as a "poignant little number".
Music video.
The music video was released the same day as the song and directed by Charles Mehling. It was filmed in London and stars Polish model Anna Jagodzińska.
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The Last Song (The All-American Rejects song)
"The Last Song" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album on April 21, 2003.
Background and composition.
"The Last Song" was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter. According to Ritter, after breaking up with his girlfriend, he "got inspired to write something that wasn't about an all-girl topic", he explained, "[it's] about leaving your town and making something of yourself. Every other song [on the band's self-titled debut] is about one girl, so to put a song on the album that wasn't about her, that made it a little extra special."
"The Last Song" begins with the sound of a radio in mid-tune, followed by a string arrangement that slips into a chugging guitar line with the help of an electronic segue. Ritter doesn't really know how or why he and Wheeler came up with the distinct structure that's unlike anything else on the album. "it just comes out of nowhere," and "when two songwriters get into the studio, you don't know what the hell is going to come out. It's just one of the many surprises, like stuttering electronic beats, flourishes of majestic organs and a dance-inspired thump, that pepper the album."
Ritter also commented that "The Last Song" is his favorite song off of the band's debut album.
Reception.
Critical reception.
The song received mixed reviews from music critics. musicOMH stated "'The Last Song' is very much the slice of teen heartache that 'Swing, Swing' was. It lacks, however, the catchy hook or sing-along chorus. The band chug their way through a pop-punk ditty that simply won't match their previous success, and, unfortunately, that only fans will remember the track seems a distinct likelihood."
Rockfeedback rated the song 3 out of 5 stars and reviewed saying that the song is "convenient" and "[the band's] Pretty In Pink-soundtrack, signature-riffage is evident yet again on the Rejects' "The Last Song"; poppy, melodic, 80's fun, scattered with tales of rejection, break-up and sceptical self-analysis. This is four minutes of unstoppably lurching melodies and soppy, accompanying lyrics "This may be the last thing I write for love"' simply curdling the sickly sweet taste in your mouth. Another hit no doubt. CityLife describes the track as "About half way between Busted and Limp Bizkit on the "turn that bloody racket down" scale." and commented saying "After the slow, considered start it quickly descends into something much more apt for fans of the skate punk sound. But at the same time it manages to maintain a respectable feel."
Chart performance.
"The Last Song" spent eight weeks on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States from May 24 to July 12, 2003, as well as one week on the UK Singles Chart in November, 2003.
Music video.
The music video for "The Last Song" was directed by Charles Jensen and shot in April 2003 in Pasadena, California and was released the following month on May 13. It involves the band first driving around an abandoned city, then performing the song in the middle of the Rose Bowl Stadium without an audience. Shots of each band member - appearing to be enjoying the isolation - are overlapped through the video; lead guitarist Nick Wheeler is seen in a grocery store - roaming the aisles with a trolley and putting any food he can gain to it - and consuming some of the groceries, while rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor leisure in a golf park in easy chairs with refreshments and lead vocalist and bassist Tyson Ritter ditches his car for a convertible and performs doughnuts in a parking lot. Towards the end of the video, people appear at the locations of where each band member is, all looking bewildered to what they are doing.
According to Ritter, the plot of the video is about "leaving home to encompass a much broader concept: the rest of the world leaving them. It's a dream come true for every child who's ever imagined they were the last ones on Earth. Without anyone to stop them."
"I race a car around like hell, and do doughnuts in the parking lot," he continues, "It's this badass car, like a '73 cherry-red convertible Ford Mustang. I couldn't believe it ... I got to tear ass in a hot rod. I worked with a stuntman, but my dad used to drag cars, so I know how to drive all right, so he just let me do what I want. It was crazy, man. I couldn't believe the DreamWorks reps let me do that, 'cause I was doing some crazy shit. It was awesome."
Track listing.
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Save the Last Dance for Me
Original song written and composed by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; first recorded by the Drifters
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including the DeFranco Family, Dolly Parton, and Michael Bublé.
Drifters' version.
In a 1990 interview, songwriter Doc Pomus tells the story of the song being recorded by the Drifters and originally designated as the B-side of the record. He credits Dick Clark with turning the record over and realizing "Save the Last Dance" was the stronger song. The Drifters' version of the song, released a few months after Ben E. King left the group, would go on to spend three non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, in addition to logging one week atop the U.S. R&B chart. In the United Kingdom, the Drifters' recording reached No. 2 in December 1960. This single was produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, two noted American music producers who at the time had an apprentice relationship with a then-unknown Phil Spector. Although he was working with Leiber and Stoller at the time, it is unknown whether Spector assisted with the production of this record; however, many Spector fans have noticed similarities between this record and other music he would eventually produce on his own.
In the song, the narrator tells his lover she is free to mingle and socialize throughout the evening, but to make sure to save him the dance at the end of the night. During an interview on Elvis Costello's show "Spectacle," Lou Reed, who worked with Pomus, said the song was written on the day of Pomus' wedding while the wheelchair-using groom watched his bride dancing with their guests. Pomus had polio and at times used crutches to get around. His wife, Willi Burke, however, was a Broadway actress and dancer. The song gives his perspective of telling his wife to have fun dancing, but reminds her who will be taking her home and "in whose arms you're gonna be."
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Dolly Parton version.
In 1983, Dolly Parton recorded "Save the Last Dance for Me," releasing it as a single in late November; the song subsequently appeared on Parton's album of 1950s and 60s covers "The Great Pretender", released in January 1984. Reaching the top ten on the country singles chart in late February, the single also crossed over, reaching No. 45 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States.
The DeFranco Family version.
The DeFranco Family (featuring Tony DeFranco) released "Save the Last Dance for Me" in 1974 as a single and the title track of their 2nd album; the single peaked at No. 18 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 8 on Canada's "RPM" 100 chart. The B-side of the single is "Because We Both Are Young", written by Tom Bahler and Harry Shannon.
Michael Bublé version.
"Save The Last Dance For Me" was later covered by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé, and released as the third and final single from his second studio album, "It's Time". The song was heavily remixed for its release as a single.
Background.
For its release as a single, the song was heavily remixed, with mixes from producers including Ralphi Rosario and Eddie Baez. All of the chart positions for the single are for each of the remixed versions of the song respectively. The single first peaked at No. 22 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play Chart in September 2005. After Bublé performed the album version of the song during the closing credits of the film "The Wedding Date", this version was released to radio, peaking at No. 5 on the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart, as well as reaching No. 99 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
The music video for the track was once again directed by Noble Jones, who directed the videos for both of the album's previous singles – "Home" and "Feeling Good". The music video was choreographed by Raymondo Chan, a Salsa Latin dance coach and performer. It was shot in Vancouver, Canada.
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The Last Song (Luv' song)
"The Last Song" is the twenty-fourth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in 1991 by RCA Records/BMG. It appears on their 1991 album "Sincerely Yours".
Song history.
After releasing three joyful singles, "Hasta Mañana" (1990), "Jungle Jive" (1991) and "He's My Guy" (1991), RCA Records/BMG decided that the follow-up record to come out would be the pop ballad "The Last Song", composed by Jacques Zwart and his partner, the Luv' singer Marga Scheide. Like any track from the 1991 "Sincerely Yours" album, Zwart produced the song, surrounded by a team of session musicians (Bert Meulendijk, Eddie Conard, Hans Jansen, Lex Bolderdijk and Ton op 't Hof) who worked with popular Dutch artists (like Bolland & Bolland, Paul de Leeuw, Gordon, Lee Towers, Herman Brood, and Dolly Dots). Moreover, Omar Dupree (a former member of America Gypsy and Band of Gold, famous bands in the Dutch scene in the 1970s and 1980s) recorded background vocals on "The Last Song".
Despite the participation of the successful above-mentioned musicians, the single flopped and failed to make any chart impact.

The Last Song (soundtrack)
The Last Song (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name directed by Julie Anne Robinson and starred Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus. Released through Hollywood Records on March 23, 2010, the album comprises 17 songs, mostly a collection of original and pre-existing music. Cyrus contributed two songs—"When I Look at You" and "I Hope You Find It"; the former of which was already included in her extended play The Time of Our Lives and subsequently released as a single on February 16, 2010. Other contributors to the album include OneRepublic, Alpha Rev, Allstar Weekend, José González, Maroon 5, Edwin McCain, Eskimo Joe and Aaron Zigman, who also scored the film.
Background.
"Variety"'s Anthony D'Alessandro notes that the use of soundtracks as "launch pads" for new Disney artists is a common practice. The song "New Morning" was written by Casey McPherson, frontman of the Alpha Rev band which signed with Disney's Hollywood Records in August 2008. Allstar Weekend, former contestants of the "Radio Disney's The Next Big Thing", were signed by Hollywood the following year, and they contributed music for "A Different Side of Me". At the launch of his album "Cradlesong" on June 30, 2009, Rob Thomas told the "New York Daily News", "My buddy Adam Shankman, who just directed Miley's movie, called me on the phone the other day and was like, 'You have to write a song for this movie.'... I would definitely write a song for her [Cyrus]." However, he could not contribute music to the film due to schedule conflicts.
Besides starring as Veronica Miller, Cyrus also contributed two songs for the film: "When I Look at You" was written by Hillary Lindsey and John Shanks and originally included in Cyrus' extended play "The Time of Our Lives" (2009). A power ballad number, the song was released as a single from the album on February 16, 2010. The soundtrack was released on March 23, 2010, eight days ahead of the film's theatrical release. Though not featured on soundtrack, Snow Patrol's "Shut Your Eyes" (2008) and Feist's "I Feel It All" also appear in the film.
Commercial performance.
The album's lead single "When I Look at You" peaked at number 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and at number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending April 17, 2010. Another single "I Hope You Find It" debuted at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending April 10, and subsequently peaked at number 5 the following week. In September 2013, the song eventually received significant media attention for being covered by Cher for her 25th studio album "Closer to the Truth" (2013); her cover version was separately released as a single.
The album debuted at number 172 on the "Billboard" 200 chart on the week ending April 10, 2010; it peaked to number 104 the following week.
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Last One Standing for You
"Last One Standing for You" is a collaborative song by ARIA Award-winning Australian musicians, The Black Sorrows and Jon Stevens. It was released as the second single from the Sorrows' eighth studio album, "Lucky Charm". It peaked at number 46 in Australia.
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The Last Song (Brian Wilson song)
"The Last Song" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas and is the closing track of Wilson's 2015 album "No Pier Pressure". The song was originally planned to feature Lana Del Rey, though she eventually backed out, leaving Wilson to perform the song solo.
The song received critical acclaim from critics, who praised its "elegiac" melody and harmonies and generally considered it Wilson's best song on the album.
Composition.
"The Last Song" was written to be the centerpiece of "No Pier Pressure". Co-producer Joe Thomas recounted that the song was originally about love that was lost, "[b]ut after the tour fell apart it became more about a missed opportunity for Brian and [the other Beach Boys] to ride into the sunset together."
Critical reception.
Michael Hann of "The Guardian" considered "The Last Song" as the best song on "No Pier Pressure", stating that it "sounds like Wilson is reflecting on his former group, and acknowledging that his career is at an end... over a wonderful arrangement and a desperately sad melody." Will Hermes of "Rolling Stone" magazine deemed the song as the album's "old-school pinnacle", with "Wilson’s voice, alone and shipwrecked, [rising] above a bed of piano and strings, ghostly harmony vocals flickering around him". Stacey Anderson of Pitchfork Media felt it was fortunate that Lana Del Rey dropped out from the song, as "[i]t’s the autonomous note Wilson deserves to end on, a lovely, bittersweet swath of the elegiac strings and gilded harmonies he perfected in his youth."
Neil McCormick of "The Telegraph" assessed that though the album's other songs were not able to reach the quality of Wilson's great compositions from the past, "the gorgeous, elegiac album closer The Last Song is a reminder that Wilson set the bar particularly high." McCormick added that "If this really is the Last Song, the Beach Boy can bow out with head held high."
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At Long Last Love (song)
"At Long Last Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, for his 1938 musical "You Never Know", in which it was introduced by Clifton Webb.
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Our Last Song Together
"Our Last Song Together" is a 1973 song recorded by Neil Sedaka. It is a track from his LP "The Tra-La Days Are Over", and was the third of four single releases from the album.
The song became a Top 40 hit in the UK (#31) and Ireland (#19) for Sedaka in late 1973. It also became a minor U.S. hit for both Bobby Sherman and Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods.
Background.
Co-written by Sedaka with his long-term songwriting partner Howard Greenfield, they wrote "Our Last Song Together" after Sedaka convinced Greenfield that bringing their nearly 20-year relationship to an end in order to work with others would be mutually beneficial. Sedaka's collaborations with Greenfield were no longer charting, and after experimenting with several other songwriters (among them Roger Atkins and Carole Bayer), Sedaka had begun to find success with lyricist Phil Cody, who would write many of the lyrics for Sedaka's comeback. Greenfield had been collaborating with other songwriters as well (such as Jack Keller and Helen Miller) but had almost no success after breaking off from Sedaka. Greenfield was largely distraught by the breakup; he nevertheless decided to write "Our Last Song Together" and "Love Will Keep Us Together" as their last songs. Ironically, "Love Will Keep Us Together" would become their biggest hit when recorded by the Captain & Tennille in 1975; the success (along with Phil Cody's encouragement) prompted Sedaka and Greenfield to resume writing songs together in the late 1970s, culminating in their last hit, "Should've Never Let You Go."
Synopsis.
The song is a nostalgic self-description of the breakup of the songwriting partnership between Sedaka and Greenfield. Greenfield's lyrics include numerous homages to the songs he and Sedaka had written in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Cover versions.
The first cover of "Our Last Song Together" was recorded by Euson in 1973. In 1975, two covers of "Our Last Song Together" charted in the U.S.: Bobby Sherman on the Easy Listening chart and Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods on the Pop chart.
Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA) recorded a Swedish cover version in 1973, "Vi har hunnit fram till refrängen" as the B-Side to her solo single, "En sång om sorg och glädje" which reached #1 on the Swedish charts in 1973. Both songs were included on her 1973 album, "Agnetha Fältskogs bästa ".
Claude François recorded a France cover version in 1973, "Notre dernière chanson ensemble" from the album "Chanson populaire".
The song was also covered in 1975 by Pratt & McClain.
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It's for You (disambiguation)
"It's for You" is a song recorded by Cilla Black in 1964 and written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
It's for You may also refer to:
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Gone at Last
"Gone at Last" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fourth studio album, "Still Crazy After All These Years" (1975), released on Columbia Records. Phoebe Snow and the Jessy Dixon Singers provide guest vocals, with Snow receiving credit on the single release.
Reception.
"Billboard" described "Gone at Last" as "a combination of rock and roll and old time revival gospel."
Notes.
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Alone at Last (song)
"Alone at Last" is a song written by Johnny Lehmann and performed by Jackie Wilson featuring Dick Jacobs and His Orchestra. It was featured on his 1963 album "Sings the World's Greatest Melodies".
Background.
The song's melody was adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's, Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
Chart performance.
"Alone at Last" reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart, No. 11 in Australia, No. 20 on the U.S. R&B chart, and No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960.
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You're the First, the Last, My Everything
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Barry White from his third studio album, "Can't Get Enough" (1974). The song was written by White, Tony Sepe and Peter Radcliffe and produced by White. It reached number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1974, and certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), also in 1974.
Background.
Peter Radcliffe originally wrote the track as a country song with the title "You're My First, You're My Last, My In-Between", which went unrecorded for 21 years. White recorded it as a disco song, retaining most of the musical structure while rewriting the lyrics.
Chart performance.
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" was White's fourth top ten hit on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number two. It was kept out of the number one spot by "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by Elton John. It spent a week at number one on the "Billboard" Hot Soul Singles chart. The track made it to number two on the disco/dance charts. On the UK Singles Chart it fared even better, spending two weeks at the top in December 1974.
Charts.
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Certifications.
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 18, 1974. It was certified silver for 200,000 sold copies in United Kingdom in 1974.
Other versions.
Howard Brown.
A cover version of the song performed by Howard Brown was released in 2005 in the UK as a charity single. It peaked at No. 13 on the UK singles chart. Prior to its release, it had been adapted for a popular television commercial for Halifax Bank in which Brown could be seen singing and dancing.
"Ally McBeal".
The "Ally McBeal" character John Cage draws inspiration from this song. Barry White personally sang it on the episodes "Those Lips, That Hand" and the series finale "Bygones".
"Michael Buble".
Michael Buble also covered this song on his 2022 studio album
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The Last Song (Poison song)
"The Last Song" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Poison. It was the second and final single from their 2000 album, "Power to the People".
Background.
"The Last Song" was one of five new tracks on the half live half studio album, the others being "Power to the People" (first single), "Strange", Can't Bring Me Down" and for the first time on vocals C.C. DeVille sings the track "I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine". The song was released as a single in July 2000 under the bands Cyanide Records.
Live performance.
The song has only been played three times by the band once on the "Power to the People" tour once on the "Glam, Slam, Metal, Jam" Tour and once on the "Hollyweird" tour.
Lyrics.
The lyrics describe lost love; it describes the narrators "last day" and "last song".
Track listing.
Strange.
The B-side is the album track "Strange" which has been played live by the band a couple times on the Power to the People Tour in 2000.
Albums.
"The Last Song" is on the following albums.
Personnel.
Credits are adapted from liner notes of "Power to the People".

Last Song (Edward Bear song)
"Last Song" is a 1972 hit song by Canadian trio Edward Bear. It was the first release from their self-titled third album and their greatest hit. The song is written in the key of F# major.
"Last Song" spent 18 weeks on the U.S. charts and peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It reached number one in Canada and did the same on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations. "Last Song" was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.
In 1994, music industry magazine "RPM" placed "Last Song" at number 20 on its list of the Top 100 Canadian singles since the magazine's founding in 1964.
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Inspiration.
In an interview published on the website for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, composer Larry Evoy states that the song was inspired by his own personal experience. "It was written over a period of time and was literal. I would actually go to sleep with my light on, hoping that she’d think I was still awake and would drop by, and she did."
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My Last Night with You
"My Last Night with You" was a UK top 30 chart hit record for the band Arrows in 1975 produced by Mickie Most.
A soulful ballad, the song was written by Roger Ferris and Glo Macari, and sung by Arrows lead vocalist Alan Merrill.
The brass arrangement was done by John Cameron and played by the CCS horn section.
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The Last Time (Tenille Townes song)
2022 song by Tenille Townes
"The Last Time" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Tenille Townes. She wrote the song with Ben Goldsmith and producer Gordie Sampson. The track was released to Canadian country radio and peaked at number 5, becoming her seventh top 10 single in the country.
Background.
Townes stated that she "wanted to write a song that captured that sentimental reality, with nostalgia in the fabric of the music," adding that it reminds her "to stop and take in the moments that are happening right now." She remarked that when writing the song, she was "thinking about how we put a frame around the memory of a first time … and how sometimes the last time can sneak up on us."
Critical reception.
Nick Cantwell of "Belles and Gals" described "The Last Time" as "a heartbreaking song which will no doubt be very relatable to most, describing the feeling of nostalgia you get once you realise a regular occurrence in your life won’t be happening again for whatever reason." An uncredited review in "Today's Country Magazine" stated that the song "makes you think, it makes you feel, and it makes you want to hear it again and again". Melody Lau of "CBC Music" framed the song as an "emotional gut punch" that adds "to Townes' growing discography of moving anthems."
Live performance.
Townes performed "The Last Time" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on September 11, 2022. The award show was broadcast live on Global in Canada, while a video of her performance was uploaded to YouTube on October 4, 2022.
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One Last Song
"One Last Song" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. It was written by Smith, Tyler Johnson and Charles Emanuel Smalls, with production handled by Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes and Johnson. The song was released on 3 November 2017 through Capitol Records, as the second single from Smith's 2017 studio album, "The Thrill of It All".
Commercial performance.
On 10 November 2017, "One Last Song" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-seven, selling 13,851 copies. It also debuted at number thirty-six in Ireland.
Live performances.
Smith performed "One Last Song" live during their intimate shows in Los Angeles, New York, London and Berlin in mid-September 2017. On 8 November 2017, they performed it on the "Today" show in the United States. The singer performed the single at "The X Factor UK" season 14 finale, on 3 December 2017.
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I've Cried My Last Tear for You
"I've Cried My Last Tear for You" is a song written by Chris Waters and Tony King, and recorded by American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his album "RVS III". The song became Shelton's seventh number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.
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The Last Song (Elton John song)
1992 single by Elton John
"The Last Song" is a song by English musician Elton John, released as the third single from his 23rd studio album, "The One" (1992). It was composed by John, with lyrics provided by Bernie Taupin. The song marked the first of John's American singles to benefit his AIDS foundation. It reached No. 7 in Canada and No. 21 in the United Kingdom while peaking within the top 40 in several countries worldwide, including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States.
Background.
The song tells the story of a boy dying of AIDS who is rejected by his father because of his homosexuality. The dying son meets his father and confesses his illness to him.
John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin, faxed the lyrics to him in Paris, shortly after Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury had died the previous year. He said: "I was crying all the time as I wrote the music", John told "The Advocate", "and it was very hard for me to sing it". Taupin went on to explain:
"We didn't go for the obvious. I tried to do something lyrically that would thaw the intolerance of not understanding. That's why I used the idea of a father coming to terms with his son's status in life and his sexuality, but unfortunately understanding too late. If you can melt a little intolerance along the way, I'm happy with that."
Originally titled "Song for 1992", it was renamed for its position on the album to avoid dating it.
Music video.
A music video, directed by Gus Van Sant, was made for the song, but he was not the first director considered; David Hockney and Madonna had previously declined the offer. It features a father reconciling with his son, who is dying from AIDS, interspersed with footage of John performing the song.
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In popular culture.
"The Last Song" was used during a closing montage at the end of the 1993 film "And the Band Played On", which featured images of notable people who had contracted AIDS. It has also been mentioned numerous times on "The Howard Stern Show"; whose producer Gary Dell'Abate said that the song and music video reminded him of his brother, who died of AIDS around the time "The One" was released. When they first played the song on the air, Dell'Abate broke out in tears during the first verse.
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Last You Heard of Me
"Last You Heard of Me" is a song recorded by the American rock band Joyce Manor. The song was released on September 14, 2016, through Epitaph Records, as the second single from the band's fourth studio album "Cody". "Last You Heard of Me" recounts a predictable night at a karaoke bar that ends in a regretful romantic entanglement. Though it shares songwriting credits between the band members, the song was largely written by frontman Barry Johnson. Its tangential lyrical style was inspired by the work of Mark Kozelek, and based on a sense of ennui and lethargy with drunken nights.
Critics enjoyed "Last You Heard of Me", with many singling out its slow-building storyline for praise. Its punk sound was often likened to Weezer. Its music video was directed by Christopher Good and depicts a "Clue"-style dinner party gone wrong at a mansion called "Joyce Manor".
Background.
"Last You Heard of Me" shares songwriting credits between all of the members of Joyce Manor at that time, though it was primarily written by frontman Barry Johnson. He penned the song's lyrics during an inspired weeklong session in November 2015, during which he came up with many of the other songs on "Cody", the song's parent album. Most of the songs required little revision: "They were all coming out finished. [...] I couldn’t really tell you what or why, though. Nothing in my life happened. I’m not sure I was consciously reflecting on anything," Johnson remembered. The song's direct lyrical approach was inspired by the work of Mark Kozelek. Musically, the song has frequently been likened to Weezer.
The song's unusual structure eschews a chorus for a linear and tangential style, following a storyline that builds slowly throughout the song. Johnson narrates in first person from the Alibi in Portland, Oregon, where he waits in line for karaoke requests in-between drinks. He follows behind Sonia, a friend or love interest, to smoke weed; he abhors "the stuff," opting instead for a cigarette. Outside, he locks eyes with a muse—perhaps implied to be a previous lover—and as the instrumental builds, Johnson recounts in flashes the rest of the evening: "Start to finish sad defeat / Shivering, lying next to you / And that's the last you heard of me."
Release and reception.
Epitaph issued "Last You Heard of Me" as the second single from "Cody" on September 14, 2016. Its music video, directed by Christopher Good, depicts a mansion dinner party gone wrong. Anna Gaca from "Spin" described the clip: "Something evil is afoot, and the baroque salon quickly devolves into a Clue-style whodunnit bloodbath."
Contemporary music critics enjoyed "Last You Heard of Me". "Spin"'s Kyle McGovern called it a "deeply satisfying bit of pop-punk." At Stereogum, Collin Robinson wrote: "Joyce Manor have a way of communicating some devastating sentiments with a subtlety that makes for sneaky potency." Tanner Smith, writing for PopMatters, extolled the tune as the band's "most mature, focused, and clear statement". The song's slow-burning conclusion was often singled out for praise. Jon Caramanica from "the New York Times" described the surprise ending: "[The song] is the first place of this album that feels stagnant. But then, [it] suddenly accelerates at the end. Johnson has snapped out of it, or more to the point, woken up." Quinn Moreland, for Pitchfork, complimented the finale's "would-be epiphany": "In every two-minute story, the stakes are high, and this pushes each track to discover some sort of clarity by the conclusion. On "Cody", these realizations are rarely happy, and Joyce Manor ask their fans to follow them to a darker place than before." Danielle Chelosky, also of Stereogum, suggested the ending "showcases their skill for a rewarding payoff."
Personnel.
Joyce Manor
Production
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Last Night's Letter
"Last Night's Letter" is a song written by Gloria E Harvey, Phillip L Stewart, Cedric R Hailey and recorded by K-Ci & JoJo that was their second single from their debut album, "Love Always". MCA Records released that single on September 16, 1997.
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Last Year
"Last Year" is a song recorded by singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas, released as the first single off her second album "The Same Side" in the UK. Formerly, "Everytime I Think of You" was released as the first single in the Netherlands, which has already peaked at the number one position.
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Make It Last Forever (song)
"Make It Last Forever" is a 1988 single by Keith Sweat and Jacci McGhee. The song was written and produced by Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley. Taken as the second single and the title track from Sweat's debut album, the single peaked at No. 59 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
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One Last Cry
"One Last Cry" is a song co-written and co-produced by Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes and Brian McKnight. The song was performed by American contemporary R&B singer Brian McKnight, issued in May 1993 by Mercury Records as the fourth single from his eponymous debut album (1992). It was McKnight's first solo hit on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and "Cash Box" Top 100, peaking at numbers 13 and 14.
Since its release, "One Last Cry" has been covered by several artists, including: Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Marina Elali, Martin Nievera, Billy Crawford, Nina, Sabrina, Heather Headley and Peck Palitchoke.
Music video.
The official music video for the song was directed by Leta Warner.
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Last Dance (Dua Lipa song)
2016 Single by Dua Lipa
"Last Dance" is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, Talay Riley and its producer Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk. The song was released for digital download and streaming on 9February 2016 through Dua Lipa Limited, after having premiered on BBC Radio 1 a day earlier. It is a chillwave, dance-pop and post-EDM song that features a contemporary dance-heavy production. Lipa was inspired by being tired and homesick, and lyrically, she sings about a relationship that could crash at any second.
"Last Dance" received acclaim from music critics, with many praising Lipa's vocals. The song peaked at number four on "Billboard"'s Twitter Emerging Artists chart. An accompanying music video premiered via YouTube on 18February 2016. It was directed and produced by both Jon Brewer and Ian Blair, and was filmed in California's rainforests. The song appeared in an advert for Lipa's campaign with Jaguar Cars and was promoted by her with numerous live performances in 2016, mainly on her Hotter than Hell Tour.
Background and composition.
"Last Dance" was written by Dua Lipa, Talay Riley and Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk, with the latter of the three solely handling production. They wrote the song in October 2014 during the singer's first trip to Toronto, after she had many failed writing sessions attempting to recreate the sound of "Hotter than Hell" (2016). It was her third writing session in a day and Lipa decided to write about the fact that she was tired and homesick. Lipa recalled writing the song as "a very honest moment," being able to capture her feelings in that exact moment. She went on to say that every time she listens to the song, Lipa recalls that moment. After leaving the session, Lipa was unsure about the song, though after hearing the finished version, she fell in love with it. Lipa stated that it is the sound she wanted her album to have and is the song she would take to producers and say "this is my sound." "Last Dance" was recorded at KasaKoz Studios in Toronto while the vocals were recorded at TaP Studio / Strongroom 7 in London. Mixing took place at BabelFish Studios by Matty Green and the song was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London.
Musically, "Last Dance" is a chillwave, dance-pop and post-EDM song. It runs for 3 minutes and 48 seconds, and follows a structure of verse, bridge, chorus, verse, bridge, chorus, middle eight, breakdown. The song is composed in  time and the key of A minor, with a driving beat tempo of 120 beats per minute and a chord progression of F(add2)–Am–C/G. Lipa's vocals span from the low note of A3 to the high note of D5, showing a sense of urgency with them and using looped vocals. The track begins slowly, with Lipa vocally whispering. It builds up to where Lipa is enunciating every lyric. The chorus is mostly instrumental, featuring electronic sounds and a dance beat. The middle eight contains a breakdown, where Lipa vocally hits her high notes. The track has a contemporary dance-heavy, tribal and glitchy production with house synth chords and a bassline rumble. Lyrically, the song contains Tumblr-inspired lyrics about an intense relationship that could crash at any second.
Release and promotion.
In October 2015, Lipa revealed that the song would be released in January of the following year. "Last Dance" premiered on 8February 2016 via Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. The song was released for digital download and streaming the following day through Lipa's independent record label, Dua Lipa Limited, as the third single from her eponymous debut studio album. It first appeared as the third track on the Austrian, German, and Swiss-exclusive extended play (EP) for the singer's previous single "Be the One", released on 19February 2016. The song was included as the B-side of the CD single for "Be the One" which was released on 11March 2016. Remixes by Coucheron and Stefan Ponce were released on 25March 2016. The song was intended to be the second track on the album but was ultimately removed from the standard track listing and included as the closing track on the deluxe edition, released 2June 2017. However, it appears as the second track on the Austrian, German and Swiss version of the album.
In2018, the song was included in an advert for Lipa's campaign with Jaguar, titled "Join The Pace". Lipa performed "Last Dance" for the first time on 13January 2016 at the Eurosonic festival. It was also included on the set list for Lipa's Hotter than Hell Tour (2016). Lipa performed the song in 2016 during her MTV push artist live performance. She also performed the song for her MTV Setlist show on 20November 2016 at the Iridium in New York City.
Music video.
The music video for "Last Dance" was directed and produced by Jon Brewer alongside Ian Blair, while edited by Jackson Ducasse. It premiered to YouTube on 18February 2016. The visual was filmed during December 2015 in the rainforests of California, with Lipa recalling that it was really cold in the state. It opens with Lipa in a red-lit bathroom, going into a bath and coming out of a lake in a technicoloured rainforest. She then begins to run and dance in the forest, wearing a T-shirt dress. In another scene, Lipa is seen wearing a black bra and mesh pants. At multiple points, the visuals flicker into 3D territory. Lipa is also seen dancing with her hands up in a looped fragment, as well as making an eagle hand gesture to nod to her Albanian heritage.
Reception.
"Last Dance" was met with acclaim from music critics. Kim Taylor Bennett of "Vice" compared the song to the works of Rihanna, calling it "ballsy" and "beautiful." She went on to praise Lipa's vocal flexibility, writing her voice is "powerful one minute and a magnetically vulnerable the next." Writing for "Pulse Media", Jessica Boyle also compared the song to Rihanna and categorized the lyrics as "standalone," and Lipa's voice as "smokey." She concluded that it would sound nice with a club remix. In "The Irish Times", Ailbhe Malone praised the song's production and lyrics mix, while comparing the breakdown in the middle eight to Cashmere Cat. "Vulture"'s Justin McCraw commended Lipa's vocals but also said that it is not "vocally adventurous". He concluded by stating the song "is worth getting hurt over". William Defebaugh of "V" noted that the song highlights Lipa's "strong, sultry vocals" and "savy song-writing skills".
"Idolator"'s Bianca Gracie called "Last Dance" a "flirty [tune]" that will "immediately hit you at your waistline," courtesy of Lipa's "sultry and bold" vocals. She went on to call the production "fluttering" and the song as a whole a "solid future festival staple." For "A Bit of Pop Music", Michiel Vos praised Lipa's vocal abilities and compared the chorus to Justin Bieber's "Purpose" (2015), and Major Lazer. Sebas E. Alonso of "Jenesaispop" also compared the song to the music of Major Lazer, while "The 405"'s Sean Ward called it "thrilling." For "Clash", Robin Murray called the track "gorgeous" and "infectious," with "innate energy" and a "real pop intelligence." "Last Dance" peaked at number four on the US "Billboard" Twitter Emerging Artists chart, lasting for seven weeks on the chart.
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Make It Last
2001 single by Embrace
"Make It Last" is a song by English rock band Embrace, released on 5 November 2001. It was the second and final single from their third studio album, "If You've Never Been" (2001), and peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listings.
UK CD1
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You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight
"You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and David Wills, and recorded by American country music artist and "The Dukes of Hazzard" cast member John Schneider. It was released in April 1986 as the second single from the album "A Memory Like You". The song was Schneider's fourth and last number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.
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My Last
"My Last" is a song by American rapper Big Sean featuring American singer Chris Brown. Produced by No I.D., it was released on March 1, 2011 as the lead single from the former's debut album "Finally Famous".
Background.
Originally, Sean performed both the verses and the chorus but after Brown went at one of Sean's shows, the pair connected and Brown suggested the two work together on a song which resulted in Brown singing the chorus. Brown has also done a freestyle over the track titled "Last", contained in his 2011 mixtape "Boy In Detention".
Production.
"My Last" is a hip hop and R&B song. The song's instrumental was described by Rap-Up as a "bouncy piano-laced beat".
DJBooth.net described the beat as "soft keyboard chords that transition well into the hook where a low bass and snare set the pace for Sean's first verse." Sean revealed he originally rejected the beat but gave it a chance after pressurings by the song's producer No I.D. The song's melody is sampled from the 1988 New Edition hit "Can You Stand the Rain".
Theme.
Sean described the song as a "real great party song."
Music video.
The music video was shot in West Hollywood, California on March 18, 2011. The music video is directed by TAJ Stansberry and features cameos by former GOOD Music artist Kid Cudi and current GOOD Music artist Teyana Taylor. It debuted on VEVO on March 24, 2011. The music video on YouTube has received over 70 million views as of May 2024.
Critical reception.
Critical reception of the song has been mostly positive with praise going to the chorus and Sean's verses. Chicago Now described the song as featuring a memorable chorus, memorable verses, and a universal theme praising Big Sean's verses. DJBooth.net also praised Sean's lyrical abilities.
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It's Easy for You
1977 song by Elvis Presley
"It's Easy for You" is a song by American musician Elvis Presley, released in 1977 by RCA Records as the final track on his final studio album, "Moody Blue". It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and produced by Felton Jarvis.
It was recorded in the 'Jungle Room' of Presley's Graceland mansion.

My Last Date (with You)
"My Last Date (with You)" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, Floyd Cramer, and Skeeter Davis. In 1960, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor. The song was an answer song to Floyd Cramer's country pop crossover hit that year titled "Last Date".
"My Last Date (with You)" was recorded in October 1960 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was released as a single in December 1960, and it peaked at number four on the "Billboard Magazine" Hot C&W Sides chart later and number 26 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The single became Davis' second top-10 hit single in a row on the country chart. It also became her second single to chart on the Hot 100 and her second on to chart among the top 40. In the later months, the song was issued onto Davis' second studio album titled "Here's the Answer".
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The Last Time (Taylor Swift song)
2013 single by Taylor Swift featuring Gary Lightbody
"The Last Time" is a song by Taylor Swift featuring Gary Lightbody, taken from Swift's fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). Swift wrote the track with Lightbody and Jacknife Lee; the latter two are members of the rock band Snow Patrol. A power ballad, the song sees Swift's and Lightbody's characters expressing their perspectives on a failed relationship, torn between heartbreak and forgiveness. The production combines alternative rock and folk over dramatic string instruments and an orchestral background in the refrain. "The Last Time" was released in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2013, as a single from "Red".
Critics praised "The Last Time" for its production and Lightbody's performance, but some felt that Lightbody's and Swift's vocals do not complement each other. Retrospectively, they considered it one of Swift's weakest songs in her discography. Commercially, the song reached the top 30 in Scotland, on the Irish Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version, "The Last Time (Taylor's Version)", was included on Swift's re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)", released on November 12, 2021.
Background and release.
Taylor Swift released her third studio album, "Speak Now", in October 2010. She wrote the album by herself and co-produced it with Nathan Chapman. "Speak Now" was similar to Swift's previous album, "Fearless" (2008), in its country pop production style. On her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012), Swift wanted to experiment with other musical styles. To this end, she approached different producers beyond her career base in Nashville, Tennessee. Swift worked with musicians Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee of the Irish-Scottish band Snow Patrol, admiring their sentimental music "about loss or longing". She was connected with Lightbody by their mutual friend, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, when they were recording in the studio one day. The song that Swift and Lightbody worked on together for "Red" is "The Last Time", which features Lightbody on guest vocals and Lee on writing and producing.
"The Last Time" was released commercially as part of the album "Red", on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom for the week of November 4, 2013, by Mercury Records. Swift and Lightbody performed the track live during the Sacramento, California, concert of Swift's Red Tour on August 27, 2013—their first time singing live together. The performance was recorded by director Terry Richardson and released as the song's live music video on November 15, 2013. The pair performed the song once again on the tenth season of British version of "The X Factor" on November 3, 2013. On June 16, 2023, Swift performed "The Last Time" as a "surprise song" at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, as part of her sixth concert tour the Eras Tour.
Composition and lyrics.
"The Last Time" is a power ballad. Lewis Randy of the "Los Angeles Times" said that it is an alternative rock song, following the musical style of Snow Patrol. Reviews from "The Philippine Inquirer" and "The Daily Telegraph" categorized the song as folk, with a relatively dark production compared to "Red"'s upbeat tracks. The refrain is accentuated by an orchestral background consisting of strings and brass. The track ends with a strings-laden coda. The strings were arranged and conducted by Owen Pallett. Musicologist James E. Perone noted that "The Last Time" uses the '50s progression, I–vi–IV–V, which is associated with many American pop songs from the 1950s; Perone argued that this quality lent "The Last Time" a timeless feel. He further remarked that the orchestral stringed instruments are reminiscent of the music by the 1970s and early-1980s group Electric Light Orchestra.
The lyrics tell the story of a crumbling relationship, with the two narrators detailing a vicious cycle of heartbreak and forgiveness. Swift said she was inspired to write "The Last Time" by a relationship with an unreliable ex-lover, "You never know when he's going to leave, you never know when he's going to come back, but he always does come back." Swift imagined a scenario where outside a door is a boyfriend on his knees on the ground, with the girlfriend waiting inside the room, torn between allowing him to come back or not, after having been heartbroken many times. The song features both Lightbody and Swift on lead vocals; Lightbody sings of his character's perspective on the failed relationship in the first verse, followed by Swift's presentation of her character's in the second. Swift recalled, "It's a really fragile emotion you're dealing with when you want to love someone, but you don't know if it's smart to."
Critical reception.
In album reviews of "Red", some critics selected "The Last Time" as an album highlight. Joseph Atilano of "The Philippine Inquirer" considered it the most mature album track because it "proves [Swift] is ready for the adult-pop realm", which lends her artistic credibility. Allison Stewart from "The Washington Post" similarly lauded it as an album standout, opining that Lightbody's creative input helped Swift accordingly develop her artistry in experimenting with styles beyond country-pop. Sharing the same sentiment, James Lachno from "The Daily Telegraph" commended the production and vocals: "[The song] digs into a hidden side to [Swift's] talent." Reviews from Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press and Michelle Prosser of "Times Record News" considered "The Last Time" an album highlight, specifically thanks to Lightbody's performance. Randall Roberts of "The Los Angeles Times" praised the track as "well-crafted" and the refrain as "instantly hummable".
Other reviewers were less complimentary, taking issue with the duo's vocal performance. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" was more critical of the song, as he felt Lightbody dominates the track and Swift "stretches out in the back seat"; he called "The Last Time" the "only pure skip-ahead moment" on "Red". Perone commented that Lightbody's vocals fit the song better than Swift's, who performs with "a sense of urgency in her singing". In a negative review, James Reed from "The Boston Globe" criticized the duo's singing: "his morose croon sounds dreary alongside her thin, unadorned vocals." Tony Clayton-Lea writing for "The Irish Times" deemed the track and "Everything Has Changed" featuring Ed Sheeran, the other collaboration effort on "Red", as Swift's "desperate attempts" to reach out to new audiences.
Retrospective rankings have considered "The Last Time" one of Swift's weakest songs in her discography. Rob Sheffield of "Rolling Stone", in a 2021 ranking of Swift's 237-song catalog, ranked the track at number 228; he commented that Swift's and Lightbody's vocals do not complement each other. In another 2021 ranking of Swift's 207 songs, Nate Jones from "Vulture" placed it at number 186 and remarked that it is "Red"'s worst song, criticizing the production "that you've got to slog through to get to the end". "Billboard" placed it last on a ranking of all Swift's collaboration singles, deeming it forgettable. Alexis Petridis in "The Guardian" was more positive, placing "The Last Time" 29th out of 44 singles Swift released in a 2019 ranking; while saying that it is not a bad song, Petridis commented that it is not one of Swift's most memorable singles.
Commercial performance.
Upon "Red"'s release, "The Last Time" peaked at number three on the US "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart dated November 10, 2012. During the same time frame, the song charted at number 73 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. In the United Kingdom, "The Last Time" debuted and peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart for the week of November 10, 2013. The track charted in the top 20 on the singles charts in Ireland and Scotland.
Personnel.
Adapted from "Red" liner notes
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"The Last Time (Taylor's Version)".
Following a dispute with Big Machine over the rights to the master recordings of Swift's first six studio albums, Swift re-recorded the whole "Red" album and released it as "Red (Taylor's Version)" under Republic Records on November 11, 2021; the re-recording of "The Last Time" is titled "The Last Time (Taylor's Version)". Lightbody and Lee both returned on the re-recording as guest vocalist and producer, respectively. The re-recording peaked at number 53 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 66 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. On the "Billboard" Global 200, it peaked at number 61. In a review of "Red (Taylor's Version)" for "USA Today", Melissa Ruggieri found "The Last Time" one of the album's most beautiful songs, praising its "hushed beauty".
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Adapted from "Red (Taylor's Version)" album liner notes
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The Last Waltz (song)
"The Last Waltz" is a ballad, written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom.
Background.
The title of the song is something of a double entendre as it refers to both the narrator's first and last dances with the woman he loves: the first dance was the "last waltz" played at the party where the two met, and the final dance signified the end of their relationship after their romance had cooled.
Chart performance.
In Australia, "The Last Waltz" spent nine nonconsecutive weeks at number one. In the United States, "The Last Waltz" reached number 25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and made the top ten of the easy listening chart.
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L'ultimo addio
"L'ultimo addio" (lit. 'The Last Farewell') is a song by Italian singer Annalisa. It was written by Annalisa, Diego Calvetti and Francesco Sighieri, and produced by Calvetti and Kekko Silvestre.
It was released by Warner Music Italy on 19 September 2014 as the second single of her fourth studio album "Splende". The song peaked at number 27 on the FIMI Singles Chart and was certified gold in Italy.
Music video.
A music video to accompany the release of "L'ultimo addio" was released onto YouTube on 7 October 2014. It was directed by Gaetano Morbioli and shot in Varigotti, Liguria.
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Última (song)
2024 song by Shakira
"Última" () is a Latin pop song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released on 22 March 2024 as a part of Shakira's twelfth studio album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran".
Background and release.
"Última" was initially announced on 29 February 2024, when Shakira shared the tracklist of her twelfth studio album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" on her social media accounts. The song is one of the two piano ballads on the album, the other one being "Acróstico", and the last song she wrote for the album. Shakira shared that creating the album was an "alchemical process" and that she "rebuilt herself" writing each song: "As I sang them, my tears were transformed into diamonds and my vulnerability into resilience".
"Última" is written about Shakira's ex-partner Gerard Piqué, who she was in a relationship with for 11 years and who she separated from following his infidelity. Lyrically the song is a heartfelt ballad in which she bids a final farewell to the retired soccer player. She said in an interview that she hopes it's the last song she'll write about him. Before creating the song she felt that she had to create it: "I have to spit it out or I won't be able to do it, you know,  I'll choke". Being able to finish the song was "a great relief" for her.
On 19 March, Shakira posted a preview of the song on her social media accounts. Based on the preview, Judith del Rio from "La Vanguardia" called the song "the final farewell to her great love". "Europa FM" emphasized how in the song Shakira "shows that all the pain that [Piqué] has caused her is definitively behind her".
During an interview with Zane Lowe on "Apple Music 1", Shakira discussed why "Última" will be the last song she writes about Piqué: despite pressure from her record label to finish her album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran", Shakira insisted on including the song and ultimately recorded and mixed it in one afternoon. When she shared the song with Sony Latin, the head of marketing cried, leading Shakira to reflect that the song is not just about her, and how music can have a universal connection and emotional impact on people.
Reception.
Pablo Gil from "El Mundo" described the song as a "piano ballad with a soap opera echo", adding that it's perhaps the most 'morbid' song on the album. Thania Garcia from "Variety" depicted how the 'confessional' "Última" is one of the two "most vulnerable songs" on the album alongside "Acróstico". Lucas Villa from "NME" emphasized that "Shakira is one of Latin music’s most prolific and poetic songwriters, and she offers the most insight into her breakup with Piqué on the heartbreaking ballad", outlining how she "sounds like she’s on the verge of tears as she reflects on what went wrong" on the song.
On 23 June 2024, "Rolling Stone" included "Última" on their list of great songs of 2024 by Spanish-speaking artists that far.
Music video.
On 30 March 2024, Shakira was seen filming the music video for "Última" in the New York City Subway at nighttime. Wearing a black coat, she was shivering in the cold wind yet appeared dedicated to her work. The music video, co-directed by Shakira and Jaume de la Iguana, was released on 22 March 2025, a year after the album's release.
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Out Last Night
"Out Last Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on April 6, 2009 as the first single and only new track on his compilation album "Greatest Hits II". The song reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, becoming his thirty-eighth top 40 hit in the United States. Chesney wrote this song with Brett James.
Content.
"Out Last Night" is an up-tempo song in which the male narrator recalls a party that he and his buddy had attended the night before. He also recalls the people that he met there (including "girls from Argentina and Arkansas / Maine, Alabama, and Panama") as well as his actions (such as lying to others after a few drinks and telling them that he is "a doctor, a lawyer, a senator's son / Brad Pitt's brother, and a man on the run"). In the chorus, he says that "Everybody was some kind of star / When [they] went out last night." Co-written by Brett James and Chesney, it is one of three new tracks on his second greatest hits album "Greatest Hits II".
Critical reception.
Matt Bjorke of "Rough