Last Night (Lucy Spraggan song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Last Night
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lucy Spraggan
| album = Top Room at the Zoo {{noitalic|and}} Join the Club
| released = {{Start date|2013|9|29|df=y}}
| recorded = 2013
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=13}}
| label = Sony Music Entertainment
| writer = Lucy Spraggan
| producer =
- Will Farley
(Top Room at the Zoo version) - James Falnnigan
- Samuel Preston
(Join the Club version)
| prev_title = Lighthouse
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Tea & Toast
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Jzcytiq8ZOo|"Last Night"}}}}
}}
"Last Night" is a song by English musician Lucy Spraggan, from her self-released album Top Room at the Zoo (2011). The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70 after performing the song at The X Factor auditions which was shown on 25 August 2012. Following a rule change regarding X Factor contestants, it was pulled from iTunes but early sales enabled it to finish at number 11 for the week. A new version of the song "Last Night (Beer Fear)" was released in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2013 as the second single from her debut studio album Join the Club (2013)
Background
Spraggan performed the song at The X Factor auditions; she was put through to bootcamp after performing the track. Judge Louis Walsh suggested that the song could go to number one in the charts.{{cite news|last=Glanfield|first=Tim|title=X Factor 2012: Lucy Spraggan’s music removed from iTunes to "level playing field for contestants"|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-08-28/x-factor-2012-lucy-spraggans-music-removed-from-itunes-to-level-playing-field-for-contestants|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=Radio Times|date=28 August 2012}} Shortly after the audition was screened, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70. The song then peaked to number 2 on iTunes. However, it was soon removed from iTunes by request of The X Factor producers due to an X Factor rule change. She was told to take down her album and informed that all other X Factor contestants this year have also been banned until the show is over, in order to give them the same level of exposure.{{cite news|last=Eames|first=Tom|title='X Factor' Lucy Spraggan's song taken off iTunes due to 'rule change'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s103/the-x-factor/news/a402351/x-factor-lucy-spraggans-song-taken-off-itunes-due-to-rule-change.html|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=29 August 2012}} Steve Anderson of The Independent suggested that it was removed because it was challenging the 2011 X Factor victors, Little Mix, for the number one spot.{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Steve|title=X Factor telling contestant Lucy Spraggan to remove Little Mix-bothering single from sale exposes holes in show’s power|url=http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/30/x-factor-bosses-telling-contestant-lucy-spraggan-to-remove-little-mix-bothering-single-from-sale-exposes-holes-in-shows-power/|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902085705/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/30/x-factor-bosses-telling-contestant-lucy-spraggan-to-remove-little-mix-bothering-single-from-sale-exposes-holes-in-shows-power/|archive-date=2 September 2012|url-status=dead}}
Chart performance
On 26 August 2012 "Last Night" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70 after Spraggan performed the song at The X Factor auditions, which was shown in the episode broadcast on 25 August 2012. On 29 August 2012, "Last Night" was at number 5 on the Official Chart Update before being removed from iTunes later that day.{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Little Mix, Rita Ora lead midweek chart|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a402494/little-mix-rita-ora-lead-midweek-chart.html|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=29 August 2012}}{{cite news|last=Kreisler|first=Lauren|title=Little Mix’s Wings soaring towards Number 1|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/little-mixs-wings-soaring-towards-number-1-1557/|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=Official Charts Company|date=29 August 2012}} It finished in the week end charts in the UK at number 11.
On 30 August 2012, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 16.{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Little Mix storm Irish singles chart with 'Wings'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a403038/little-mix-storm-irish-singles-chart-with-wings.html|accessdate=2 September 2012|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=31 August 2012}}
Music video
A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 24 August 2012 at a total length of two minutes and fourteen seconds.{{cite web|title=Lucy Spraggan {{!}} Last Night (Beer Fear) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgT8PDkTsA|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2 September 2012}} The video was directed by Damien Reeves and produced by Melmo Films {{cite web|title=Lucy Spraggan Last Night Music Video 2012|url=http://melmofilms.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/lucy-spraggan-last-night-music-video-2012/|accessdate=5 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121225193854/http://melmofilms.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/lucy-spraggan-last-night-music-video-2012/|archivedate=25 December 2012}} and funded by Live and Unsigned{{cite news|title=Advertising Standards Authority ASA investigation of Live and Unsigned|url=http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/news/view/1085/Advertising-Standards-Authority-ASA-investigation-of-Live-and-Unsigned|accessdate=5 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016132544/http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/news/view/1085/Advertising-Standards-Authority-ASA-investigation-of-Live-and-Unsigned|archivedate=16 October 2012}} as one part of Lucy's prize for becoming the runner up of Live and Unsigned 2011.{{cite news|title=Live and Unsigned Winners and Results 2011|url=http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/news/view/778/Live-and-Unsigned-winners-and-results-2011|accessdate=5 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016132550/http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/news/view/778/Live-and-Unsigned-winners-and-results-2011|archivedate=16 October 2012}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Digital download (2011)
| title1 = Last Night
| writer1 = Lucy Spraggan
| extra1 = Will Farley
| length1 = 2:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download (2013)[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/last-night-beer-fear-single/688938438 iTunes - Music - Last Night (Beer Fear) - Single by Lucy Spraggan]
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Last Night (Beer Fear)
| writer1 = Spraggan
| extra1 = {{hlist|James Falnnigan|Samuel Preston}}
| length1 = 2:13
}}
=Last Night=
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| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Irish|16|year=2012|week=35|rowheader=true|refname=sc_Irish_2012}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|11|date=2012-09-08|rowheader=true|refname=sc_Scotland_2012}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|11|date=2012-09-08|refname="ukchart"|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UKindie|2|date=2012-09-08|refname="ukindiechart"|rowheader=true}} |
=Last Night (Beer Fear)=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2013)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Irish|45|year=2013|week=40|rowheader=true|refname=sc_Irish_2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|15|date=2013-10-12|rowheader=true|refname=sc_Scotland_2013}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|18|date=2013-10-12|rowheader=true}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Release date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| Digital download |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Lucy Spraggan}}
{{Big Hits 2012}}
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