The Last Waltz (song)

"The Last Waltz" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed.^[1] It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number one on the British charts in September and October 1967. Humperdinck had already had a number one in the UK earlier in the year with "Release Me" which had spent six weeks at the top.^[2]

In the United States, "The Last Waltz" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and making the top ten of the easy listening chart.

The title of the song is something of a double entendre, as it refers to both the narrator's first and last dances with the woman he loves: the first dance was the "last waltz" played at the party where the two met, and the final dance signified the end of their relationship after their romance had cooled.

French language versions, titled "La Derniere Valse", were released by Mireille Mathieu and Petula Clark in 1967. Mireille Mathieu's version spent three weeks at number one in the French pop charts, and also was a hit in Britain, reaching #26. Petula Clark's version entered the French charts in February 1968 and reached number two^[3] but did not chart in the UK. It is also included on her album, The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)

The song is associated with English football clubs Peterborough United F.C. and Gillingham.^[4][5]

Chart performance

References

External links

• Official Engelbert Humperdinck Website