Last Summer (Lostprophets song)

"Last Summer" is the fourth single from Start Something, the second album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets. The previous singles, "Burn Burn", "Last Train Home" and "Wake Up (Make a Move)" had all been highly successful on both sides of the Atlantic so this single was under similar pressure; it reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart.

The song's b-side, "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", is a cover of a song by English popstar, and former member of S Club 7, Rachel Stevens.

Music video

The music video,directed by The Malloys, for the single shows lead singer Ian Watkins driving around Venice, California on the last day of the summer school term. As he reaches his destination, the beach, he then goes back to the beginning and drives past the school again but in a different decade — the '70s, '80s, and the present. The song describes the band members enjoying memories past of visiting towns in South Wales such as the seaside town of Porthcawl.

In the music video, around the 3:12 mark, lead singer Daryl Palumbo and bassist Jarvis Morgan Holden of Glassjaw and Head Automatica, respectively, can be seen walking in front of the school. Also at the 2:04 mark the metal band Steel Panther are seen in front of the school.

In the music video, lead singer Ian Watkins is driving a car with the plate number 2BAI222, the same plate number is featured in episode 1 of Numb3rs and episode 1 in the second season of TheOC.

Track listing

CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Summer" (radio edit)	3:59
2.	"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" (Rachel Stevens cover)	3:36

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Summer" (radio edit)	3:59
2.	"Reptilia" (The Strokes cover)	3:34
3.	"In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins cover)	5:23

EP Version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Summer" (radio edit)	3:59
2.	"Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure cover)	2:37
3.	"Reptilia" (The Strokes cover)	3:34
4.	"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" (Rachel Stevens cover)	3:36
5.	"In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins cover)	5:23

Vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Summer" (radio edit)	3:59
2.	"Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure cover)	2:37

Personnel

Ian Watkins – lead vocals
Jamie Oliver – synth, turntables, samples, vocals
Lee Gaze – lead guitar
Mike Lewis – rhythm guitar
Stuart Richardson – bass guitar
Mike Chiplin – drums, percussion

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
2004	UK Singles Chart	13

References

External links

Official clip

Lostprophets

Ian Watkins
Jamie Oliver
Lee Gaze
Mike Lewis
Stuart Richardson
Luke Johnson
DJ Stepzak
Mike Chiplin
Ilan Rubin

Studio albums
and singles

The Fake Sound of Progress	"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" "The Fake Sound of Progress"
Start Something	"Burn Burn" "Last Train Home" "Make a Move" "Last Summer" "Goodbye Tonight"
Liberation Transmission	"Rooftops" "A Town Called Hypocrisy" "Can't Catch Tomorrow" "4:AM Forever"
The Betrayed	"It's Not the End of the World" "Where We Belong" "For He's a Jolly Good Felon"
Weapons	"Bring 'Em Down" "We Bring an Arsenal" "Jesus Walks"

Articles	Discography List of songs The Betrayed Tour
Bands	Public Disturbance The Blackout Angels & Airwaves No Devotion

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