Last Time (Labrinth song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Last Time

| cover = LabrinthLastTime.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Labrinth

| album = Electronic Earth

| released = {{Start date|2012|3|16|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Electro-R&B

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=24}}

| label = Syco

| writer = {{flatlist|

Labrinth
Marc Williams

}}

| producer = Labrinth

| prev_title = Teardrop

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Express Yourself

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{External music video

| 1={{YouTube|hbLoN2q5nig|Labrinth - Last Time}}

}}

"Last Time" is a song by English musician Labrinth. Written by Labrinth and manager Marc Williams, it was released as the third single from the musician's debut album Electronic Earth on 16 March 2012.

Background

Before its release, "Last Time" was performed live by Labrinth on the BBC Radio 1Xtra Live tour in 2011.{{cite video |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/1xtralive/2011/artists/labrinth/#p00mr61y |title=Labrinth: 1Xtra Live 2011 performance highlights |work=1xtra Live - 2011 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 January 2012 }} Labrinth revealed on Twitter that the song would be his third single, announcing on 25 January 2012: "My new single is called Last Time out on March 11th."{{cite news |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/labrinth/news/new-single-last-time/ |title=Labrinth Announces Details Of New Single 'Last Time' |publisher=Capital FM |date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=29 January 2012 }} The full track was premiered on UK radio on 30 January at 8:00 GMT,{{cite news |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/labrinth/news/new-song-last-time/ |title=Labrinth's New Song 'Last Time' To Get First Play On Capital FM |publisher=Capital FM |date=29 January 2012 |accessdate=29 January 2012 }} and the song was later uploaded on Labrinth's YouTube account.{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdfPZrcEeqo/ |title=Labrinth - Last Time (Lyric Video) |work=LabrinthVEVO |publisher=YouTube |date=30 January 2012 |accessdate=30 January 2012 }}

Style and composition

Labrinth claims that he was "gravitated" to the sound of "Last Time" by his love of science fiction, and points out that song is influenced by European electronic artists such as Daft Punk and Kraftwerk, describing it as his "own perception" of their sounds.{{cite news |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/labrinth/news/last-time-daft-punk-kraftwerk/ |title=Labrinth: "'Last Time' Is My Perception Of Daft Punk And Kraftwerk" - Video |publisher=Capital FM |date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }} When revealing the song, the musician and producer claimed that it "shows another side to what I'm about", pointing out that "It's quite electronic, but when you really listen to the detail of the music, you can understand that it's really musical".{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/labrinth/344628-labrinth-new-single-last-time-electronic-earth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201033027/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/labrinth/344628-labrinth-new-single-last-time-electronic-earth |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2012 |title=Labrinth: "Last Time Is Going To Smash Earthquake" |author=Joanne Dorken |publisher=MTV |date=30 January 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }}

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy described the song as "immaculately produced, slickly executed and ... fresh and fizzy".{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a371893/labrinth-last-time-single-review.html |title=Labrinth: 'Last Time' - Single review |author=Lewis Corner |publisher=Digital Spy |date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }}

Music video

The music video for "Last Time" was released on 24 February 2012, and was directed by Colin Tilley.{{cite news |url=http://www.pyromag.com/music/20005/labrinth-last-time-new-music-video-interview/ |title=Labrinth 'Last Time' New Music Video & Interview |publisher=PyroMag |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228042442/http://www.pyromag.com/music/20005/labrinth-last-time-new-music-video-interview/ |archive-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.individualism.co.uk/2012/03/labrinth-last-time-official-video/ |title=Labrinth - Last Time Official video |author=Ayishat Louize |publisher=Individualism |accessdate=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514034103/http://www.individualism.co.uk/2012/03/labrinth-last-time-official-video/ |archive-date=14 May 2012 |url-status=dead }} The video has been described as "intergalactic",{{cite news |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/70391/Labrinth-Reveals-Intergalactic-Last-Time-Video-Watch |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729211154/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/70391/Labrinth-Reveals-Intergalactic-Last-Time-Video-Watch |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |title=Labrinth Reveals Intergalactic 'Last Time' Video - Watch |author=Jamal Guthrie |publisher=EntertainmentWise |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }} and features Labrinth "travelling the globe with a blue alien" and other phenomena.{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a367674/labrinth-travels-with-aliens-in-new-last-time-music-video-watch.html |title=Labrinth travels with aliens in new 'Last Time' music video - watch |author=Lewis Corner |publisher=Digital Spy |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }} Labrinth said in the pre-video that he wanted to try a sci-fi video.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes digital download{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/last-time-ep/505126689 |title=Last Time - EP by Labrinth |publisher=iTunes |access-date=18 March 2012 }}

| total_length = 22:01

| title1 = Last Time

| length1 = 4:24

| title2 = Last Time

| note2 = Knife Party Remix

| length2 = 5:14

| title3 = Last Time

| note3 = Gareth Emery Remix

| length3 = 5:47

| title4 = Last Time

| note4 = Monsta Remix

| length4 = 6:36

}}

Charts

Chart (2012) ! Peak position
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{{singlechart\|Australia\|40\|artist=Labrinth\|song=Last Time\|accessdate=29 July 2012}}
{{singlechart\|Czech Republic\|58\|year=2012\|week=46}}
{{singlechart\|Ireland2\|14\|song=Last Time\|accessdate=22 January 2020}}
{{singlechart\|Scotland\|4\|date=20120331}}
{{singlechart\|UKrandb\|1\|date=20120331}}
{{singlechart\|UK\|4\|date=20120331}}
UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100[http://www.officialcharts.com/official-streaming-chart/ Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - 3 August 2013] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825195200/http://www.officialcharts.com/official-streaming-chart/ \|date= 25 August 2012 }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|50

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Labrinth|title=Last Time|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2017|id=14588-3315-1|accessdate=20 October 2017}}

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