Song · Paolo Nutini
“Last Request” by Paolo Nutini
From the album These Streets (2006)
“Last Request” by Paolo Nutini appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album These Streets. Its best result is #44 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #344 alternative song of 2007 and #5,949 alternative song of all time.
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"Last Request" was where it started for Paolo Nutini: the Scottish singer-songwriter's first single, out in July 2006, and a track from his debut album of that year, These Streets. It's a breakup song with a bittersweet twist, sung by a man who knows the relationship is finished and asks only for one last night together.
Ken Nelson produced it and played guitar alongside Eddie Harrison and Donny Little, who also plays acoustic and sings backup, with Mike Hunter on bass and Jim Duguid on drums, percussion and keyboard. Matt Benbrook played and produced the strings, and he and Duguid wrote the song with Nutini. It climbed to number five in the UK, and the video cranked up the melodrama: Nutini and a gang of masked men rob a jewellery shop, the police arrive, and he's shot, apparently dead by the end.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 44 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 333 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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