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| Single byKate Miller-Heidke | ||||
| from the albumCuriouser | ||||
| Released | 24 July 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
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| "The Last Day on Earth" onYouTube | ||||
"The Last Day on Earth" is a song by Australian singerKate Miller-Heidke, written by herself with her husbandKeir Nuttall, who also produced the song alongsideMickey Petralia. It was released on 24 July 2009 as the third and final single from Miller-Heidke's second studio album,Curiouser (2008).
The song, initially not intended for release as a single, was used in promo advertisements for Australian soap operaNeighbours, and in result it began selling digitally by peaking at number 2 oniTunes. With the debut on theARIA Singles Chart at number 35, it was announced that the song would be released as a physical single.[1]
After the release of the physical single, released on 24 July 2009, it shortly became a huge success for Miller-Heidke, making a dramatic leap from number 35 to number 7, becoming therefore her first ever top ten hit song. For six weeks it peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and also reached number 1 on the ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart, staying there for 6 weeks in a row. In total, "The Last Day on Earth" lasted in the top 50 for 25 weeks.
In 2009, "The Last Day on Earth" was nominated forSingle of the Year at the2009 ARIA Awards.[2]
The song was also used on the showPiers Morgan's Life Stories on 31 October 2009, in a segment whereDannii Minogue as a guest discussing sisterKylie's cancer. The episode achieved the series' best ratings with 4.5 million viewers for its first broadcast. Beyond that, the song was used on the spin-off episode of the TV seriesI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, as well as used on the American TV showThe Big C and on the Australian TV showDance Academy.
The music video was filmed by Mark Alston in a house on theNorthern Beaches ofSydney and released on 3 August 2009 through the official Miller-Heidke page onFacebook.[3]
The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated forBest Video at theARIA Music Awards of 2009.[4]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Australia | 24 July 2009 | Sony Music | [1] |
