Last Request Explained

Last Request
Cover:	Last Request.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Paolo Nutini
B-Side:	"No No No", "Sugar Man"
Album:	These Streets
Length:	3:37
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Ken Nelson
Next Title:	Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Next Year:	2006

"Last Request" is the debut single by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, from his 2006 debut album, These Streets. The song was released on 3 July 2006, and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the Italian Singles Chart. The song's lyrics describe a person who knows his relationship is over, but he wants to have one last night with his partner.

Music video

The video features Paolo Nutini along with other masked men robbing a jewellery shop before the police arrive and shoot Nutini who appears to die at the end of the video.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Last Request"
2. "Last Request" (live version)
3. "Last Request" (video)
4. "Last Request" (making of)

UK CD2 and European CD single^{[3] [4]}

1. "Last Request"
2. "No No No"

UK 7-inch single^[5]

A. "Last Request"

B. "Sugar Man"

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Last Request"
2. "No, No, No"
3. "Sugar Man"

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the These Streets album booklet.^[7]

• Paolo Nutini – writing, vocals
• Jim Duguid – writing
• Matty Benbrook – writing, strings, additional programming, string production
• Donny Little – backing vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
• Ken Nelson – guitar, production
• Eddie Harrison – guitar
• Mike Hunter – bass
• Jim Duguid – keyboards, drums, percussion
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Mark Phythian – engineering
• Darren Simpson – assistant engineering
• Richard Wilkinson – additional engineering

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	3 July 2006	CD	Atlantic	^[10]
Australia	18 September 2006			^[11]

Cover versions

In 2017, the song was covered by British singer Amber Leigh Irish for use in a TV advertising campaign for the British bed retailer and manufacturer Dreams. The recording was subsequently released as a charity single, with all proceeds going to The Fostering Network.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paolo Nutini - Last Request (official video). 10 February 2012. YouTube. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/0nkFq1hv6L8. 19 December 2021. 24 May 2014.
2. Last Request. Paolo Nutini. 2006. UK CD1 liner notes. Atlantic Records. ATUK034CDX, 5051011 5094 2 1.
3. Last Request. Paolo Nutini. 2006. UK CD2 liner notes. Atlantic Records. ATUK034CD, 5051011 5092 2 3.
4. Last Request. Paolo Nutini. 2006. European CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 2564 63831 2.
5. Last Request. Paolo Nutini. 2006. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Atlantic Records. ATUK034.
6. Last Request. Paolo Nutini. 2006. Australian CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 2564 63833 2.
7. These Streets. These Streets (album). Paolo Nutini. 2006. UK CD album booklet. Atlantic Records. 5101-15017-2.
8. Web site: The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 17th July 2006. ARIA. 25. 17 July 2006. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222430/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060720-0000/ISSUE854.pdf. 22 February 2008. 17 May 2022.
9. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2006. UKChartsPlus. 19 July 2010.
10. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 1 July 2006.
11. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th September 2006. ARIA. 28. 18 September 2006. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue863.pdf. 19 September 2006. 25 October 2021.
12. Web site: Dreams launches new advertising campaign. Retail Times. 25 January 2018.