"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 time with his partner.[original research?]
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| Single by Paolo Nutini | ||||
| from the album These Streets | ||||
| B-side | "No No No", "Sugar Man" | |||
| Released | 3 July 2006 (2006-07-03) | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paolo Nutini, Jim Duguid, Matty Benbrook | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
| Paolo Nutini singles chronology | ||||
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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]
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UK CD1[2]
UK CD2 and European CD single[3][4]
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UK 7-inch single[5]
Australian CD single[6]
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Personnel are taken from the These Streets album booklet.[7]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[23] | Gold | 25,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum | 600,000 |
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 3 July 2006 | CD | Atlantic | [25] |
| Australia | 18 September 2006 | [26] |
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.[27]
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