Last Time (Labrinth Song)
| Last time | |
|---|---|
| Labrinth | |
| publication | March 16, 2012 |
| length | 4:24 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop , R&B |
| text | Labrinth, Marc Williams |
| music | Labrinth |
| Publisher (s) | Syco Music |
| album | Electronic Earth |
Last Time is a song by British R&B singer Labrinth . It was first released on March 16, 2012 as the third single from Labrinth's album Electronic Earth on iTunes . The song, which was released under the Syco Music label , has so far hit the charts in Ireland, England and Scotland. There were some remixes of the song such as the remix of Knife Party , which is also included on the single. He got several million clicks on YouTube.
backgrounds
After the great success of his previous single Earthquake , with which he was able to advance to number two in the British charts, the expectations of Labrinth were high. Last Time was previously played on Labrinth's BBC Radio 1Xtra live tour before the song was heard in full for the first time on January 30, 2012 on Greenwich Mean Time radio . When the song was released it quickly became a success. In the song, Labrinth was about showing another side of himself. He tried to bring his song towards dubstep . “It's quite electronic, but when you really listen to the detail of the music, you can understand that it's really musical, and I think it shows another side.” (“It's electronic, but if you listen carefully, you understand how melodic it really is, and I think it shows another side. ")
Music video
The official music video for the song, shot by Colin Tilley, was first released on February 24, 2012, after a lyric video had appeared on Labrinth's official Vevo channel on January 30 . At the beginning of the video you see a little boy turning a globe . Suddenly there is an alien being in his room , pouring a green substance onto the floor. A kind of warp arises into which the alien and the little boy jump one after the other. You find yourself in a large meadow, and the alien shows the boy buildings like the Eiffel Tower . They then come to a beach, where they are waved to. You come to a hill where some blue aliens are dancing. They continue their journey, in some places Labrinth is with them. Labrinth sings in the video while the alien and the boy travel, always alternately sitting in different places in the world and sitting on a chair. At the end of the video you can see the boy coming out of the warp field into his room and looking at his now blue glowing globe.
reception
Charts
| Charts (2012) | Top ranking |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
4th |
|
UK R&B
|
1 |
|
UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100
|
50 |
 Ireland
|
14th |
 Scotland
|
4th |
The song went straight to number four on the Official Chart Company . It was then able to stay in the charts for five more weeks before falling out of the top 75. In Scotland it was also able to reach number four in the charts. Here it fell out of the top 40 after five weeks in the charts. In Ireland the single was able to advance to number 14 in the charts, but after five weeks Last Time had to leave the charts again. The single was also able to reach number 1 in the UK R&B singles and number 50 in the Official Streaming Chart Top 100 .
criticism
The single has received mostly positive reviews so far. Lewis Corner from Digital Spy said about the song:
"[...] Lab declares over an ear-snagging mix of rolling bass and a jubilant string section that hurtles towards the clouds. The final result is like British Airways' First Class service; immaculately produced, slickly executed and as fresh and fizzy as that complementary glass of champagne. "
and gave the song four stars out of five.
Web links
- Info about the song at music-house.co.uk
- Info about the song at lincsfm.co.uk
- Last time at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Last Time on iTunes
- ↑ Labrinth - Last Time (Knife Party Remix) . YouTube , accessed June 1, 2012.
- ^ Labrinth on the BBC Radio 1Xtra Live Tour
- ↑ Labrinth's New Song 'Last Time' Gets First Play On Capital FM. capitalfm.com, January 29, 2012, accessed June 1, 2012 .
- ↑ Last Time at songfacts.com
- ↑ Ayishat Louize: LABRINTH - LAST TIME OFFICIAL VIDEO. (No longer available online.) Individualism.co.uk, archived from the original on May 14, 2012 ; accessed on June 11, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Labrinth - Last Time . YouTube , accessed June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Labrinth - Last Time (Lyric Video) . YouTube , accessed June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Last Time at chartarchive.org
- ↑ Last Time at officialcharts.com
- ↑ Top 40 Scottish Singles on March 31, 2012
- ↑ Last Time on the Scottish charts last week
- ↑ First week after Last Time fell off the Scottish charts
- ↑ Labrinth best ranked in Ireland
- ↑ On Last Time's Irish charts last week
- ↑ Last Time in the R&B single charts
- ↑ Last Time in the Official Streaming Chart Top 100
- ↑ Lewis Corner: Labrinth: 'Last Time' - Single review. Digital Spy, March 19, 2012, accessed June 1, 2012 .
