This Is the Last Time

"This Is the Last Time" is a song performed and composed by British rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2003 as the fourth commercial single, from their debut album Hopes and Fears . It was first released with Fierce Panda Records and later in 2004 as a different version with Island Records. It was released as track two of the international version, but track nine on the British version. Although the song was one of the biggest hits of 2004, the single only reached number 18 in the UK charts, considerably lower than previous singles by the band.

Fierce Panda single

The Fierce Panda version was the first Keane record released outside the UK and one of the few singles available in the United States. The single sold around 4,000 copies and is stated to have charted at no. 58; however, this was ineligible for the chart due to the web-link the record contained. It was the only record ever co-released with White Light Records, Keane's own label, which soon disappeared because there was already a company with that name.

Island single

"This Is the Last Time (2004 version)"
Single by Keane
from the album Hopes and Fears
B-side	"She Opens Her Eyes" "This Is the Last Time" (Demo) "Everybody's Changing" (Live)
Released	22 November 2004
Format	7" vinyl CD single
Recorded	Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex
Genre	Piano rock, Britpop
Length	3:29
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin Richard Hughes James Sanger
Producer(s)	Andy Green James Sanger Keane
Keane singles chronology
"Bedshaped" (2004) "This Is the Last Time (2004 version)" (2004) "Bend and Break" (2005)
"Bedshaped" (2004) "This Is the Last Time" (2004) "Bend and Break" (2005)
Promo cover
Cover for the promo version release.

A year after signing with Island Records, a reissue of the song was released on 22 November 2004. This reissue featured all-new B-sides and cover, as well as a reworked version of the single and its music video. Additionally, a DVD was released featuring a cover showing a deer instead of the bull used on the single cover. This newer release includes a 2003 demo of the song, featuring Rice-Oxley on lead vocals.

Track listings

Island alternative versions

Composition and recording

Tim Rice-Oxley composed this song circa 2001. It was one of the first songs played without Dominic Scott, ex-guitarist of the band, being possibly about him. It was recorded at Les Essarts, Normandy, France, during the James Sanger sessions from August to November 2001. A newer version was recorded at the Helioscentric Studios in Rye, East Sussex.

Information about song's meaning

The song means regret, confusion and separating, commented by Rice-Oxley:

B-sides

Technical information on songs

Music videos

The first music video for "This Is the Last Time" was used only during gigs as a live visual. This first video featured a baby in a pushchair, graffiti on the walls and pink trees without leaves. The next two different videos were released for British and American markets, with the Fierce Panda single in 2003. The second video clip shows several trees under a pink sky and rain falling down. Island Records used this idea to shoot a third video with a similar background but this time Keane appearing on it.

The fourth and final video was directed by Howard Greenhaigh from Exposure Films and shot between 4 and 5 October 2004. The video starts with Keane playing in the middle of the street. Then, Chaplin starts walking with his microphone. He realizes the cable of the microphone can't go farther so he changes his microphone for a taxicab radio. He continues walking with the radio and again he can't go on because of the cable. Finally Chaplin sees a music store, gets another microphone and then breaks the window. The band are now playing inside the store and now there's also a crowd watching them.

Chart performance

Notes

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics