The Last Time (The Script song)

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"The Last Time"
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Single by The Script
from the album Sunsets & Full Moons
Released20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Danny O'Donoghue
  • Jimbo Barry
  • Mark Sheehan
  • Samuel Tsang
The Script singles chronology
"Arms Open"
(2017)
"The Last Time"
(2019)
"Run Through Walls"
(2020)
Music video
"The Last Time" on YouTube

"The Last Time" is a song by Irish rock band The Script, released through Sony Music UK as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Sunsets & Full Moons , on 20 September 2019. [1]

Contents

Background

Frontman Danny O'Donoghue said the song was written "about the intense feelings you experience when you realise you may be seeing the one you love [...] for the last time". [2]

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the track is a "throwback to the anthemic stadium-rock of Science & Faith and No Sound Without Silence " as well as a "bruised and battered breakup song" and "relatable and instantly catchy". [1] Beth Casteel of Substream Magazine described it as a "poignant little number". [3]

Music video

The music video was released the same day as the song and directed by Charles Mehling. [1] It was filmed in London and stars Polish model Anna Jagodzińska. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [5] 14
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [7] 10
Hungary (Single Top 40) [8] 12
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [10] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 53
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 18
Scotland (OCC) [13] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 95
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 65

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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