Last Stop: This Town
| "Last Stop: This Town" | ||||
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 Cover by Seth | ||||
| Single by Eels | ||||
| from the album Electro-Shock Blues | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1998 | |||
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| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
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| Eels singles chronology | ||||
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"Last Stop: This Town" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as a single from their 1998 album Electro-Shock Blues. It was produced and co-written by Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers and Eels frontman E.
Content
The song is about E's sister Elizabeth, who committed suicide prior to the recording of Electro-Shock Blues.[1]
Music video
The music video for "Last Stop: This Town," directed by Garth Jennings and produced by his company Hammer & Tongs, features E singing to the audience with various vegetables strewn around him. As the video progresses, a carrot is slowly turned into a clone of E. Interspersed throughout is a performance video of Eels performing the song on a multiple rotating platforms that move up and down. Near the end of the video, the carrot clone is strapped into a toy robot and walks away.
Release
The song was released commercially in Australia and the United Kingdom and as a promo only in the United States. "Last Stop: This Town" reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1998[2] and spent four weeks at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks from November 14–December 26, 1998.[3]
The song and its music video appear on the CD/DVD Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006). The B-sides would later be collected on B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 and Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006. Live performances of the song are featured on Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Electro-Shock Blues Show, Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs), and Live and in Person! London 2006. In 2007, a performance for the Bridge School Benefit from October 18, 1998 was released on The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3, released exclusively through the iTunes Store.
Track listing
- Australia and United Kingdom
- "Last Stop: This Town" (E, Michael Simpson) – 3:27
- "Funeral Parlor" (E) – 2:13
- "Novocaine for the Soul" by The Moog Cookbook (E, Mark Goldenberg) – 3:07
- United States
- "Last Stop: This Town (Radio Edit)" – 3:07
- "Last Stop: This Town (Radio Edit)" – 3:16
- "Last Stop: This Town (Album Version)" – 3:27
Personnel
- Eels
- E – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, production
- Butch – drums, backing vocals on "Last Stop: This Town"
- The Moog Cookbook
- Brian Kehew – synthesizer
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – synthesizer
- Additional personnel
- Elton Jones – backing vocals on "Last Stop: This Town"
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Michael Simpson – production
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | September 14, 1998 | DreamWorks/MCA | Compact disc | DRMCD-22346 |
| United Kingdom | September 14, 1998 | DreamWorks/MCA | Cassette tape | DRMC 22346 |
| United Kingdom | September 14, 1998 | DreamWorks/MCA | 7" single | DRMS-22346 |
| Australia | September 1998 | DreamWorks | Compact Disc | DRMDM-22346 |
| United Kingdom | 1998 | DreamWorks/MCA | Compact Disc (one-track promo) | WDRMCD 22346 |
| United States | 1998 | DreamWorks | Compact Disc | PRO-CD-5112 |
Vinyl and cassette releases only contain the title track and "Funeral Parlor".
References
- ↑ Everett, Mark Oliver (2008). "11 – Happy Trails". Things the Grandchildren Should Know (Hardback) (First ed.). New York City, New York, United States: Thomas Dunne Books. pp. 125–160. ISBN 0-312-38513-7.
- ↑ "Eels | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "'Last Stop: This Town' at Billboard.com". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 2009-04-23.