The Last Man on Earth (song)

"The Last Man on Earth"
"The Last Man on Earth"
Single by Wolf Alice
from the album Blue Weekend
Released	24 February 2021
Length	4:21
Label	Dirty Hit
Songwriter(s)	Ellen Rowsell; Jonathan Oddie; Joel Amey; Theodore Ellis;
Producer(s)	Markus Dravs
Wolf Alice singles chronology
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]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ Richards, Will (6 March 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice give 'The Last Man On Earth' stunning live debut on 'Jools'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ Skinner, Tom (13 April 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice's magical live performance of 'The Last Man On Earth'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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[NME-24022021-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

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hide v t Wolf Alice
Ellie Rowsell Joff Oddie Theo Ellis Joel Amey
Studio albums	My Love Is Cool (2015) Visions of a Life (2017) Blue Weekend (2021)
EPs	Blush (2013) Creature Songs (2014)
Singles	"Fluffy" "Moaning Lisa Smile" "Giant Peach" "Bros" "You're a Germ" "Yuk Foo" "Don't Delete the Kisses" "Beautifully Unconventional" "Heavenward" "Sadboy" "Space & Time" "The Last Man on Earth"
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