The Last Man on Earth (song)

"The Last Man on Earth"
Single by Wolf Alice
from the album Blue Weekend
Released24 February 2021 (2021-02-24)
GenreDream pop • neo-psychedelia
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Markus Dravs
Wolf Alice singles chronology
"Space & Time"
(2018) 		"The Last Man on Earth"
(2021) 		"Smile"
(2021)
Music video
"The Last Man on Earth" on YouTube

"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]

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:

"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

The 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

Release dates and formats for "The Last Man on Earth"
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Richards, Will (6 March 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice give 'The Last Man On Earth' stunning live debut on 'Jools'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ Skinner, Tom (13 April 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice's magical live performance of 'The Last Man On Earth'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Triple A Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Alternative Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.