Last Memory

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"Last Memory"
Takeoff - Last Memory.jpg
Single by Takeoff
from the album The Last Rocket
ReleasedOctober 26, 2018
Genre
Length
  • 2:51(single version)
  • 2:42 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Monsta Beatz
Takeoff singles chronology
"Intruder"
(2017)
"Last Memory"
(2018)
"Too Blessed"
(2020)
Music video
"Last Memory" on YouTube

"Last Memory" is a song by American rapper Takeoff. It was released on October 26, 2018, as the lead single from his only solo studio album The Last Rocket (2018). [1] It was written by Takeoff and the Monsta Beatz, who produced the song as well.

Contents

Composition

C. Vernon Coleman II of XXL describes the song having "trap accents" and writes that Takeoff is "still flexing like no tomorrow." [2] Takeoff raps about his success and "waking up after a night he can't remember." [3]

Music video

The music video was uploaded onto the YouTube channel of the Migos, which Takeoff is part of, on October 26, 2018. [4] It finds Takeoff in a mansion, surrounded by women and wealth while rapping.

Live performances

On November 20, 2018, Takeoff performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [5]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [6] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 86
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 54

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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