Last Night (Morgan Wallen song)

"Last Night" is a song written by John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and Ryan Vojtesak, and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It is the third single from his 2023 album One Thing at a Time.[2] The song peaked at number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs in February 2023 before reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2023, making it Wallen's first number-one single on the latter chart and the first country song to top the chart since "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift in 2021, and the first country song by a solo male artist since “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt in 1981.

"Last Night"
Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album One Thing at a Time
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2023 (2023-02-06)
GenreCountry pop
Length2:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Morgan Wallen singles chronology
"Thought You Should Know"
(2022)		 "Last Night"
(2023)		 "One Thing at a Time"
(2023)

Content

The song is about a couple having their "last night" together. Phil Arnold of Music Talkers praised the song's use of acoustic guitar and the "flow" of the lyrics.[3]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated February 13, 2023, ascending from a debut position of number seven one week prior. The same week, his prior singles "Thought You Should Know" and "You Proof" claimed the number two and three positions, while "I Wrote the Book" was at number ten.[4]

Following the release of One Thing at a Time, "Last Night" ascended from number five to one on the Billboard Hot 100 dated March 18, 2023, becoming Wallen's first number one on the chart. The song achieved 47.5 million streams, 18,000 digital downloads sold, and a 10.8 million airplay audience. The same week, Wallen occupied 36 places on the Hot 100, the most of any artist, as well as five of the top 10 on the Hot 100.[5] It was also the first country song by a solo male to top the Hot 100 in over 42 years, following "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt (1980), and the first country song to top the chart since "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift in November 2021.[6]

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Last Night"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 1
Australia Country Hot 50 (The Music)[8] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 2
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 33
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 23
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[12] 33
Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 7
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[15] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 18
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 11
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[22] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[23] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 11

Certifications
Certifications for "Last Night"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] Platinum 30,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Morgan Wallen's Third Album: One Thing at a Time Out March 3". Morgan Wallen. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. "Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music".
  3. Phil Arnold (February 12, 2023). "Review: 'Last Night', Morgan Wallen". Music Talkers. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. Trust, Gary (March 13, 2023). "Morgan Wallen Charts Single-Week Record 36 Songs on Hot 100 – Every Track From 'One Thing at a Time'". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  6. Trust, Gary (March 13, 2023). "Morgan Wallen Notches First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Last Night'". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  7. "Morgan Wallen – Last Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  8. "Countrytown Hot 50 Chart". The Music Network. March 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023.
  9. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  10. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  11. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  12. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  13. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  14. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 17, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  16. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  17. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  19. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  20. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  21. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  22. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  23. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  24. "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  25. "New Zealand single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Last Night". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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