The Last Day on Earth

For other uses, see Last Day on Earth.

"The Last Day on Earth"
Single by Kate Miller-Heidke
from the album Curiouser
Released24 July 2009
Recorded
Genre
Length4:47
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kate Miller-Heidke singles chronology
"Caught in the Crowd"
(2009) 		"The Last Day on Earth"
(2009) 		"I'll Change Your Mind"
(2012)
Music video
"The Last Day on Earth" on YouTube

"The Last Day on Earth" is a song by Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke, written by herself with her husband Keir Nuttall, who also produced the song alongside Mickey Petralia. It was released on 24 July 2009 as the third and final single from Miller-Heidke's second studio album, Curiouser (2008).

Background and release

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The song, initially not intended for release as a single, was used in promo advertisements for Australian soap opera Neighbours, and in result it began selling digitally by peaking at number 2 on iTunes. With the debut on the ARIA 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 for Single of the Year at the 2009 ARIA Awards.[2]

The song was also used on the show Piers Morgan's Life Stories on 31 October 2009, in a segment where Dannii Minogue as a guest discussing sister Kylie'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 series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, as well as used on the American TV show The Big C and on the Australian TV show Dance Academy.

Music video

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The music video was filmed by Mark Alston in a house on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and released on 3 August 2009 through the official Miller-Heidke page on Facebook.[3]

The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "The Last Day on Earth" – 4:47

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 24 July 2009
Sony Music [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kate's new single 'Last Day on Earth' in stores this Friday!". katemh.com. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ "2009 ARIA Awards Nominees". The Age. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Kate Miller-Heidke The Last Day on Earth". Facebook. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Kate Miller-Heidke – The Last Day on Earth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2009". ARIA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Chart Sales – End of Decade Singles/Top 100" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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