The Last Day on Earth

"The Last Day On Earth"
Single by Kate Miller-Heidke
from the album Curiouser
Released 24 July 2009[1]
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Pasadena, California
Genre Soft rock, Folk, soul
Length 4:47
Label Sony Music
Writer(s) Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall
Producer Mickey Petralia
Certification 2x Platinum (ARIA)
Kate Miller-Heidke singles chronology
"Caught in the Crowd"
(2009)		 "The Last Day on Earth"
(2009)		 "Caught in the Crowd (re-release)
(2009)

"The Last Day On Earth" is the 3rd single released from Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke's second album, Curiouser, and is Miller-Heidke's first platinum-selling single. The Last Day On Earth went 2x Platinum in March 2010

Contents

Release

Not initially intended for release as a single, the song was used in promo advertisements for television series Neighbours, and the song then starting selling digitally, and has so far peaked at #2 on iTunes. When the song debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at #35, it was announced that the song would be released as a physical single.[2] A CD single was quickly produced, and released on 24 July 2009 in rush release. After the release of the physical single, it became a huge success for Miller-Heidke, making a dramatic leap from #35 to #7, becoming her first ever top ten hit. The single has so far peaked at #3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for six weeks, and reached #1 on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart and stayed there for 6 weeks in a row. The Last Day On Earth lasted in the Top 50 for 25 weeks in total. The single contains only one song as it was rushed into production. "The Last Day on Earth" was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2009 ARIA Awards.[3]

The song was used in Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Dannii Minogue (broadcast in the UK on ITV1,Saturday 31 October 2009) in a segment discussing sister Kylie's cancer. The episode achieved the series best ratings with 4.5 million viewers for the first transmission. A longer version of the show was repeated on ITV2 over subsequent months. The song was also used on the UK ninth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! spin off I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!: Coming Out on 7 December 2009.

Music video

The video starts in a dark house decorated for Christmas. We then see Miller-Heidke in a Peach-coloured dress singing in numerous locations in her house including her living room and a fishtank. The outdoor Christmas decorations light up and Miller-Heidke walks outside and sings toward the camera as the video ends.

It was released by Kate Miller-Heidke's official YouTube channel on 3 August 2009.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
ARIA Australian Singles Chart[4] 3

End of Year Charts

Year Chart Rank
2009 Australian ARIA End of year Chart #10[5]

End of Decade Charts

Decade Chart Rank
2000–2009 Australian ARIA End of Decade Chart #57[6]

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia 2x Platinum 140,000+

Track listing

CD single/digital download

  1. "The Last Day On Earth" – 4:47

Release history

Country Release date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 24 July 2009[7] CD single Sony Music 88697579282[8]

References

  1. ^ http://katemh.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20030829006453
  2. ^ http://katemh.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20030829006453
  3. ^ http://forums.katemh.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=842&view=findpost&p=23455
  4. ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50
  5. ^ http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm
  6. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/2000sDecadeChartssingles.pdf
  7. ^ http://katemh.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20030829006453
  8. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2130034

External links

Discography of Kate Miller-Heidke
Studio albums
Live albums
EPs
Singles