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Last Night (Az Yet song)

April 11, 2024

"Last Night" is a song by American R&B group Az Yet, produced by Babyface and Mervyn Warren, and released as the first single from the group's debut album, Az Yet (1996). The song became the group's first hit, reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and number four on the Billboard Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart. Additionally, it reached number two in Australia, number six in New Zealand, and number eight in the Netherlands. The song was also included on The Nutty Professor soundtrack.

"Last Night"
Standard artwork (US CD edition pictured)
Single by Az Yet
from the album Az Yet and The Nutty Professor
Released1996 (1996)
GenreR&B
Length4:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Az Yet singles chronology
"Last Night"
(1996) 		"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
(1997)

Critical reception edit

Larry Flick from Billboard viewed the song as "yet another gem" from the soundtrack to The Nutty Professor. He added, "Az Yet is a charismatic male quintet that aims to come across as a mature alternative to the army of smooth groups currently vying to harmonize their way to the platinum land owned by Boyz II Men. Honey-soaked notes are poured over old-school soul music carrying the unmistakable stamp of producer/writer Babyface (does this man ever take a nap?). Engaging as can be."[1] Peter Miro from Cash Box felt that "Last Night" "is the most potent offering on their 12-track collection of ballads, with lyrics ladies will cling to endlessly."[2] A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five, adding that "the Philadelphia soul quintet show they are the masters of close harmony vocalising on this seductive debut".[3] Ralph Tee from the magazine's RM Dance Update said, "Already a Billboard hit, and also on the Nutty Professor soundtrack it's a touch MOR vocally, though the harmonies are the standout feature beneath the shuffle beat rhythms."[4]

Music video edit

There are two versions of the song's accompanying music video; one with clips from The Nutty Professor and the other without.

Personnel and credits edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

  • Az Yet: vocals
  • Babyface: writer, producer, keyboards and drum programming
  • Keith Andes: writer, producer, keyboards and drum programming
  • Mervyn Warren: co-producer (vocals)
  • Brad Gilderman: engineer
  • Kyle Bess, Paul Boutin: assistant engineers (recording)
  • Jon Gass: mixer
  • Paul Boutin, Dave Hancock: assistant engineers (mixing)
  • Randy Walker: midi programmer
  • Ivy Skoff: production coordinator

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,100,000[28]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1996 Rhythmic contemporary radio
October 15, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [30]
Japan October 23, 1996 CD [31]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (July 20, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 57. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Miro, Peter (November 16, 1996). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 30, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Tee, Ralph (November 9, 1996). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Az Yet (CD liner notes) – LaFace Records 73008-26034-2
  6. ^ "Az Yet – Last Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 11. March 15, 1997. p. 13. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Az Yet – Last Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Az Yet – Last Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Az Yet – Last Night". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 19, 1996. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. October 12, 1996. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. November 30, 1996. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. December 28, 1996. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. October 26, 1996. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  21. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40.
  22. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 32.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997". ARIA. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  25. ^ "The Year in Music 1997: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40.
  26. ^ "Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 38.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  29. ^ "American single certifications – Az Yet – Last Night". Recording Industry Association of America.
  30. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1167. October 11, 1996. p. 63. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  31. ^ "ラスト・ナイト | アズ・イェット" [Last Night | Az Yet] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Last Night Az Yet song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Last Night is a song by American R amp B group Az Yet produced by Babyface and Mervyn Warren and released as the first single from the group s debut album Az Yet 1996 The song became the group s first hit reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 number one on the Billboard Hot R amp B Singles chart and number four on the Billboard Top 40 Rhythm Crossover chart Additionally it reached number two in Australia number six in New Zealand and number eight in the Netherlands The song was also included on The Nutty Professor soundtrack Last Night Standard artwork US CD edition pictured Single by Az Yetfrom the album Az Yet and The Nutty ProfessorReleased1996 1996 GenreR amp BLength4 27LabelLaFace AristaSongwriter s Keith Andes BabyfaceProducer s Babyface Mervyn WarrenAz Yet singles chronology Last Night 1996 Hard to Say I m Sorry 1997 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Music video 3 Personnel and credits 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Release history 7 See also 8 ReferencesCritical reception editLarry Flick from Billboard viewed the song as yet another gem from the soundtrack to The Nutty Professor He added Az Yet is a charismatic male quintet that aims to come across as a mature alternative to the army of smooth groups currently vying to harmonize their way to the platinum land owned by Boyz II Men Honey soaked notes are poured over old school soul music carrying the unmistakable stamp of producer writer Babyface does this man ever take a nap Engaging as can be 1 Peter Miro from Cash Box felt that Last Night is the most potent offering on their 12 track collection of ballads with lyrics ladies will cling to endlessly 2 A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five adding that the Philadelphia soul quintet show they are the masters of close harmony vocalising on this seductive debut 3 Ralph Tee from the magazine s RM Dance Update said Already a Billboard hit and also on the Nutty Professor soundtrack it s a touch MOR vocally though the harmonies are the standout feature beneath the shuffle beat rhythms 4 Music video editThere are two versions of the song s accompanying music video one with clips from The Nutty Professor and the other without Personnel and credits editCredits are adapted from the album s liner notes 5 Az Yet vocals Babyface writer producer keyboards and drum programming Keith Andes writer producer keyboards and drum programming Mervyn Warren co producer vocals Brad Gilderman engineer Kyle Bess Paul Boutin assistant engineers recording Jon Gass mixer Paul Boutin Dave Hancock assistant engineers mixing Randy Walker midi programmer Ivy Skoff production coordinatorCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1996 1997 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 6 2Europe Eurochart Hot 100 7 85Netherlands Dutch Top 40 8 7Netherlands Single Top 100 9 8New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 10 6Sweden Sverigetopplistan 11 18UK Singles OCC 12 21UK Dance OCC 13 24UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 14 5US Billboard Hot 100 15 9US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 16 1US Maxi Singles Sales Billboard 17 5US Top 40 Mainstream Billboard 18 36US Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Billboard 19 4 Year end charts edit Chart 1996 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 20 52US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 21 25US Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Billboard 22 36Chart 1997 PositionAustralia ARIA 23 23US Billboard Hot 100 24 71US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 25 56US Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard 26 53Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 27 Platinum 70 000 United States RIAA 29 Platinum 1 100 000 28 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United States 1996 Rhythmic contemporary radio LaFaceAristaOctober 15 1996 Contemporary hit radio 30 Japan October 23 1996 CD 31 See also editR amp B number one hits of 1996 USA References edit Flick Larry July 20 1996 Reviews amp Previews Singles PDF Billboard p 57 Retrieved November 30 2022 Miro Peter November 16 1996 Urban PDF Cash Box p 11 Retrieved November 15 2022 Reviews Singles PDF Music Week November 30 1996 p 20 Retrieved October 5 2021 Tee Ralph November 9 1996 Hot Vinyl PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 9 Retrieved October 5 2021 Az Yet CD liner notes LaFace Records 73008 26034 2 Az Yet Last Night ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved August 23 2021 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 14 no 11 March 15 1997 p 13 Retrieved August 23 2021 Nederlandse Top 40 week 50 1997 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved August 23 2021 Az Yet Last Night in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved August 23 2021 Az Yet Last Night Top 40 Singles Retrieved August 23 2021 Az Yet Last Night Singles Top 100 Retrieved August 23 2021 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 23 2021 Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 23 2021 Official Hip Hop and R amp B Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 23 2021 Billboard Hot 100 Billboard October 19 1996 Retrieved August 24 2023 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard October 12 1996 Retrieved August 24 2023 Dance Singles Sales Billboard November 30 1996 Retrieved August 24 2023 Pop Airplay Billboard December 28 1996 Retrieved August 24 2023 Rhythmic Airplay Billboard October 26 1996 Retrieved August 24 2023 Billboard Top 100 1996 Archived from the original on March 1 2009 Retrieved August 27 2010 The Year in Music Hot R amp B Singles Billboard Vol 108 no 52 December 28 1996 p YE 40 Airplay Monitor Best of 96 Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Titles Airplay Monitor Vol 4 no 53 December 27 1996 p 32 ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997 ARIA Retrieved August 23 2021 Billboard Top 100 1997 Archived from the original on June 11 2009 Retrieved August 28 2010 The Year in Music 1997 Hot R amp B Singles Billboard Vol 109 no 52 December 27 1997 p YE 40 Best of 97 Top 40 Mainstream Singles Airplay Monitor Vol 5 no 52 December 26 1997 p 38 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1997 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Best Selling Records of 1996 Billboard Vol 109 no 3 January 18 1997 p 61 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved May 7 2015 American single certifications Az Yet Last Night Recording Industry Association of America Selected New Releases PDF Radio amp Records No 1167 October 11 1996 p 63 Retrieved August 23 2021 ラスト ナイト アズ イェット Last Night Az Yet in Japanese Oricon Retrieved December 30 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Last Night Az Yet song amp oldid 1192644053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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