Last Words (song)

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"Last Words"
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7" single
Single by Ten Sharp
A-side "Last Words"
B-side "White Gold"
ReleasedJanuary 1986
RecordedStudio Spitsbergen, Zuidbroek and Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands, November 1985
Length4:19 (7")
7:59 (12")
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Ten Sharp
Producer(s) Michiel Hoogenboezem
Ten Sharp singles chronology
"Japanese Lovesong"
(1985)
"Last Words"
(1986)
"Way of the West"
(1987)
Music video
"Last Words" (official video) on YouTube

Last Words is the third single from the Dutch group Ten Sharp, released in January 1986. The song was written by the band and produced by Michiel Hoogenboezem. The single made it into the Dutch Top 40 Tip-charts. In March 1986, they shot a video for the song in De Posthoorn church in Amsterdam.

Contents

The B-side "White Gold" is a heavy slow song about the hunt on elephants in Africa. An edited version appeared on the "You" maxi-single. [1] [2]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Last Words" - 4:19
  2. "White Gold" - 3:41
12" maxi
  1. "Last Words" (Extended Re-Mix) - 7:59
  2. "White Gold" - 3:41

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References

  1. "Muziekencyclopedie - Ten Sharp (1984 - heden)" (in Dutch). Popinstituut.nl. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  2. Steffen Hung (2009-04-16). "Ten Sharp - Last Words". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-17.