Last Night (Ricki-Lee Coulter song)

"Last Night" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was written by Coulter and Australian DJ Throttle,[3] and was released independently via Black Label Entertainment on 12 June 2020. Upon release the song topped the iTunes chart in Australia.[4]

"Last Night"
Single by Ricki-Lee Coulter
Released12 June 2020 (2020-06-12)
Recorded2019–20[1]
GenreDance-pop[2]
Length3:18
LabelBlack Label Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Throttle[1]
Ricki-Lee Coulter singles chronology
"Unbothered"
(2018)
"Last Night"
(2020)
"On My Own"
(2023)

Background

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Coulter announced the single and its release date on 1 June 2020 through Instagram.[5]

"Last Night" is Coulter's first music release in two years,[6] following the 2018 single "Unbothered". In an interview with Sunrise, Coulter announced its release and said "I'm pumped for you to hear this song, it's been a long time coming."

Music forum auspOp described the single as "her returning to her dance/pop roots" with Coulter explaining:

"When I toured last year – it reminded me how much my fans love me for uplifting, feel-good music they can dance to. I played the State Theatre in Sydney, which is usually filled with quite a conservative crowd, but after the show they told me they had never seen a crowd jumping up and down and singing like that! And it made me realise I've gotta give the fans what they want, what they love."[7]

Reception

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In a review of the song, Women In Pop said 'Last Night' was "a sensuous, low key banger with a pulsing bassline reminiscent of 70s funk married with a multi-layered cascade of electronic beats".[8] Thomas Bleach described the song as "an apocalyptic pop song that radiates love, and explores that pure infatuation that charges through [Ricki-Lee's] veins when she's around [her husband]" and that it "makes you want to hit a crowded dance floor immediately".[9] Out in Perth described it as "a song for our times" and said it's "the kind of dance tune we all love to gear [sic] from the Australian singer".[10]

Track listing

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Digital download[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Last Night"3:18

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[12] 28
Australia Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 3

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Australia 12 June 2020[11] Black Label Entertainment

References

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  1. ^ a b c Challenor, Jake (15 June 2020). "Ricki-Lee declares Australian songwriters a cut above the rest". The Music Network. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ricki-Lee releases 'Last Night' her first new song in 2 years". Scenestr. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "You Should Have Left | Hit Network". Hit Network. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "iTunes Charts". www.itunescharts.net. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "LAST NIGHT • June 12 💫🎶". 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "Last Night: Ricki-Lee returns with her first new song in two years". 7 News. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "It's the 'Last Night' for Ricki-Lee". auspOp. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ^ Women In Pop (12 June 2020). "Ricki-Lee returns with new single 'Last Night'". Women In Pop. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ Bleach, Thomas (12 June 2020). "Single Review: Ricki-Lee – Last Night". Thomas Bleach. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Ricki-Lee returns with brand new single 'Last Night'". Out in Perth. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Last Night – Single by Ricki-Lee on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. ^ "HOT 100 Issue 1300". The Music Network. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Australia Digital Song Sales Chart: June 27, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2020.