| The Last Worthless Evening | |
| Cover: | Don Henley The Last Worthless Evening Single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Don Henley |
| Album: | The End of the Innocence |
| B-Side: | Gimme What You Got |
| Released: | October 3, 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Rock, soft rock |
| Length: | 6:03 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Don Henley, Mike Campbell, John Corey |
| Prev Title: | The End of the Innocence |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | The Heart of the Matter |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"The Last Worthless Evening" is a song written by John Corey, Don Henley, and Stan Lynch.[1] It was a single recorded by Henley in 1989 that reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was included on Henley's third album The End of the Innocence that same year.[2]
The Los Angeles Times described the song as "a romantic plea to move on from the hurt of old relationships."[3] The Washington Post called the song an "intriguing ... hard-edged love ballad."[4] The track was one of the reasons that the Yardbarker named the song's album as one of the top 25 solo albums to come from the former member of a "legendary band" in 2023.[5]
Henley played the song during his appearance on Saturday Night Live on October 28, 1989.[6]
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| RPM Top Singles | 5 |
| RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 4 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 381.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 114.