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The Last Goodbye is the fourth studio album by the American electronic music duo Odesza, released on July 22, 2022 through Ninja Tune and Foreign Family Collective.[5] It is the duo's first studio album in five years, after A Moment Apart.

The Last Goodbye
Studio album by Odesza
Released	July 22, 2022
Length	50:32
Label	Ninja Tune Foreign Family Collective
Producer	Harrison Mills Clayton Knight
Odesza chronology
Bronson (2020) The Last Goodbye (2022)
Odesza albums chronology
A Moment Apart (2017) The Last Goodbye (2022)
Singles from The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" Released: February 8, 2022 "Better Now" Released: March 2, 2022 "Love Letter" Released: March 23, 2022 "Behind the Sun" Released: April 26, 2022 "Wide Awake" Released: June 8, 2022 "Light of Day" Released: July 13, 2022

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	7/10[3]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[4]

The duo teased new music at the beginning of 2022 through social media.[6] The first single, "The Last Goodbye", was released as the lead single in February 2022. The second single, "Better Now", was released in March. Following the album's announcement later that month, "Love Letter" was released as the third single. "Behind The Sun" was released as the fourth single in April. "Wide Awake" was released as the fifth single in June. "Light Of Day" was released as the final single in July. The album features contributions from Julianna Barwick, Charlie Houston, Izzy Bizu, Maro, Bettye LaVette, Låpsley, and Ólafur Arnalds.

Background

Along with the album's announcement in March 2022, the duo released a statement behind the creation of the album: "Over the past few years we’ve been able to reflect on who we are, what it means to do what we do, and in the end, who we are doing this for. We became focused and inspired by the impact our families and friends have imprinted on us and how we want to continue to echo that out as we move through this life. We found comfort in the fact that those who we love stay with us, that they become intrinsically part of us, in a way."[7][8]

Promotion

Multimedia

The duo teased new music in January 2022 through social media.[6] In February 2022, the duo launched a campaign titled "Welcome to The Last Goodbye." It consisted of unreleased audio snippets and video footage of Mills and Knight's childhood years that were generated through fans typing a given password into the duo's microsite.[9][10]

Singles and music videos

On February 8, 2022, "The Last Goodbye", featuring Bettye LaVette, was released as the lead single from the album.[11] The music video for the single was released the following week.[12] The second single, "Better Now", featuring Maro, was released on March 2.[13] Its music video was later released on April 19.[14] With the announcement of The Last Goodbye on March 23, "Love Letter", featuring The Knocks, was released as the third single from the album.[15] A music video, starring Simone Ashley, was premiered after the album's release, on August 4.[16] The fourth single, "Behind the Sun", was released on April 26, alongside a music video.[17] "Wide Awake", featuring Charlie Houston, was released on June 8 as the fifth single.[18] "Light Of Day", featuring Ólafur Arnalds, was released on July 13 as the sixth and final single.[19]

Track listing

All tracks written, produced and engineered by Odesza (Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight), unless noted below.[20]

Charts

Chart performance for The Last Goodbye

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	118
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24]	85
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	17
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[26]	1
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[27]	11
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28]	10
US Billboard 200[29]	11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30]	3
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31]	2

References

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