Last Request

For the films, see Last Request (2006 film) and Last Request (2019 film). For the Day to Remember song, see Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead.

"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 night with his partner.^{[original research?]}

"Last Request"
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
"Last Request" (2006) "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" (2006)

Music video

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]

Track listings

UK CD1[2] "Last Request" "Last Request" (live version) "Last Request" (video) "Last Request" (making of) UK CD2 and European CD single[3][4] "Last Request" "No No No"

UK 7-inch single[5] A. "Last Request" B. "Sugar Man" Australian CD single[6] "Last Request" "No, No, No" "Sugar Man"

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the These Streets album booklet.^[7]

• Paolo Nutini – writing, vocals
• Jim Duguid – writing
• Matty Benbrook – writing, strings, additional programming, string production
• Donny Little – backing vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
• Ken Nelson – guitar, production
• Eddie Harrison – guitar
• Mike Hunter – bass
• Jim Duguid – keyboards, drums, percussion
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Mark Phythian – engineering
• Darren Simpson – assistant engineering
• Richard Wilkinson – additional engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 67 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 20 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 9 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 19 France (SNEP)[13] 20 Germany (GfK)[14] 65 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 8 Italy (FIMI)[16] 15 Scotland (OCC)[17] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 42 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 5 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 3 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position UK Singles (OCC)[22] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[23]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	3 July 2006	CD	Atlantic	[26]
Australia	18 September 2006			[27]

Cover versions

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.^[28]

Singer-songwriter Zayn Malik covered the song while on his 2024-2025 Stairway To The Sky Tour. He had previously uploaded a video of him covering the song on Instagram as well.^[29]