The Last Man on Earth (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = The Last Man on Earth
| type = single
| artist = Wolf Alice
| cover =
| album = Blue Weekend
| released = {{start date|2021|2|24|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Dream pop • neo-psychedelia
| length = 4:21
| label =
| writer =
- Ellen Rowsell
- Jonathan Oddie
- Joel Amey
- Theodore Ellis
| producer = Markus Dravs
| prev_title = Space & Time
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Smile
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xzH6toY_EPw|"The Last Man on Earth"}}}}
}}
"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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wolf-alice-new-single-last-man-on-earth-album-blue-weekend-listen-2887838|title=Wolf Alice return with ‘The Last Man On Earth’ and announce new album ‘Blue Weekend’|date=24 February 2021|accessdate=11 May 2021|work=NME|author=Trendell, Andrew}}
Background
"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:{{Blockquote |text="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?'"}}
Live performances
The band first played "The Last Man on Earth" live on 5 March 2021, as a pre-recorded video for Later... with Jools Holland.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-wolf-alice-give-the-last-man-on-earth-stunning-live-debut-on-jools-2895221|title=Watch Wolf Alice give 'The Last Man On Earth' stunning live debut on 'Jools'|date=6 March 2021|accessdate=11 May 2021|work=NME|author=Richards, Will}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wolf-alice-live-performance-the-last-man-on-earth-watch-2919778|title=Watch Wolf Alice's magical live performance of 'The Last Man On Earth'|date=13 April 2021|accessdate=11 May 2021|work=NME|author=Skinner, Tom}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "The Last Man on Earth" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| February 24, 2021 | {{hlist|digital download|streaming}} |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| April 4, 2022 | rowspan="2"|RCA | style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|title=Triple A Future Releases|website=All Access|access-date=March 18, 2022}} |
| April 5, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Alternative Future Releases|website=All Access|access-date=March 18, 2022}} |
References
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{{Wolf Alice}}
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