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"The Last Man on Earth" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. It was released on 24 February 2021 as the lead single for their third studio album, Blue Weekend.

Background

"The Last Man on Earth" was the band's first single in almost 3 years, following an extensive tour through 2018 and early 2019 for their second album, Visions of a Life. Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell said this about the lyrics of the song:

"It's about the arrogance of humans. I'd just read Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle and I had written the line 'Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god' in my notes. But then I thought: 'Uh, your peculiar travel suggestion isn't a dancing lesson from god, it's just a travel suggestion! Why does everything need to mean something more?'"

Live performances

The band first played "The Last Man on Earth" live on 5 March 2021, as a pre-recorded video for Later... with Jools Holland. A month later, on 13 April, they shared another performance of the track on their YouTube channel, in a room lit with candles and spotlights.

Release history

References

1. ^ Trendell, Andrew (24 February 2021). "Wolf Alice return with 'The Last Man On Earth' and announce new album 'Blue Weekend'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
2. Richards, Will (6 March 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice give 'The Last Man On Earth' stunning live debut on 'Jools'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
3. Skinner, Tom (13 April 2021). "Watch Wolf Alice's magical live performance of 'The Last Man On Earth'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
4. "Triple A Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
5. "Alternative Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

• 2021 singles
• 2021 songs
• Dirty Hit singles
• Wolf Alice songs
• Songs written by Ellie Rowsell
• RCA Records singles