"The Last Man on Earth" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. It was released on 24 February 2021 as the lead single for their third studio album, Blue Weekend.[1]
| "The Last Man on Earth" | ||||
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| Single by Wolf Alice | ||||
| from the album Blue Weekend | ||||
| Released | 24 February 2021 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop • neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Markus Dravs | |||
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| "The Last Man on Earth" on YouTube | ||||
Background
edit"The Last Man on Earth" was the band's first single in almost 3 years, following an extensive tour through 2018 and early 2019 for their second album, Visions of a Life. Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell said this about the lyrics of the song:
"It's about the arrogance of humans. I'd just read Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle and I had written the line 'Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god' in my notes. But then I thought: 'Uh, your peculiar travel suggestion isn't a dancing lesson from god, it's just a travel suggestion! Why does everything need to mean something more?'"[1]
Live performances
editThe band first played "The Last Man on Earth" live on 5 March 2021, as a pre-recorded video for Later... with Jools Holland.[2] A month later, on 13 April, they shared another performance of the track on their YouTube channel, in a room lit with candles and spotlights.[3]
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | February 24, 2021 | Dirty Hit | [1] | |
| United States | April 4, 2022 | Adult alternative radio | RCA | [4] |
| April 5, 2022 | Alternative radio | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Trendell, Andrew (24 February 2021). "Wolf Alice return with 'The Last Man On Earth' and announce new album 'Blue Weekend'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Richards, Will (6 March 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice give 'The Last Man On Earth' stunning live debut on 'Jools'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (13 April 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice's magical live performance of 'The Last Man On Earth'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Triple A Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Alternative Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.