Last One to Know

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"Last One to Know"
Promotional single by Gavin Adcock
from the album Own Worst Enemy
ReleasedJune 27, 2025
Studio Full Moon Studio (Watkinsville, Georgia)
Genre Country
Length2:57
Label
Songwriters
Producer Jay Rodgers
Music video
"Last One to Know" on YouTube

"Last One to Know" is a song by American country music singer Gavin Adcock, released on June 27, 2025 as the sixth promotional single from his third studio album Own Worst Enemy (2025). It was written by Adcock himself, Erik Dylan, Luke Laird and Jack Rauton and produced by Jay Rodgers.

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Background

The song partly based on Adcock's personal experiences. In an interview with Billboard , he said:

I've definitely woke up in some random spots a time or two, but I was just lucky to be alive. Those nights are really eye-opening. You have a lot of anxiety the next day, and you’re just real blessed that you just made it home and you just pace yourself next time. [1]

Composition and lyrics

"Last One to Know" is a country song with steel guitar. In the lyrics, Gavin Adcock wakes up in the morning and is haunted by the events of last night, singing "My buddy called and said, 'I lost a couple screws' / Been tryna tighten them up, but they keep coming loose / Yeah, it's a wonder that I didn't see the light / For a lawman didn't tackle me, or read me my rights". He remembers certain details of the chaotic night ("Wild-ass women, hard-ass living") and is unsure about what exactly had happened, but surmises that he and his friends were up to no good. The second verse finds him describing how the night had started, with him trying to reacquaint with a woman, only to be rejected and become drunk on whiskey. [2]

Critical reception

Alli Patton of Holler wrote "'Last One To Know' comes together as one cool country groove. Steadily paced and slinkily arranged, the song, with its sashaying beat and distant steel, has a distinct swagger, something the artist has deftly mastered. From beginning to end, the tune is led by an all-around enticing air as Adcock croons of wild nights and fast times too good to remember." [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Last One to Know"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 44
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 54
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 14

References

  1. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (July 30, 2025). "Gavin Adcock on the Secrets to His Sold-Out, Raucous Shows & Platinum Hits: 'The Fans Are Never Going to Wonder Where We Went'". Billboard . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Patton, Alli (August 14, 2025). "'Last One To Know' by Gavin Adcock – Lyrics & Meaning". Holler. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 25, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 25, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Country Update: October 20, 2025" (PDF). Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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