''Last Day of Summer'' is the debut commercial mixtape by American singer

Summer Walker Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American R&B singer. In 2017, she signed to Love Renaissance and Interscope Records. The following year, she released the mixtape '' Last Day of Summer,'' which spawned the single " Girls Need ...

. It was released on October 19, 2018, by LVRN and

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Singles

On April 5, 2018, they released the first single "CPR". On July 26, they released the second single "

Girls Need Love "Girls Need Love" is a song by American singer Summer Walker from their debut commercial mixtape, '' Last Day of Summer'' (2018). It was released as the album's lead single on July 26, 2018. Charts Weekly charts Certifications Remix The ...

". On February 27, 2019, they released " Girls Need Love (Remix)" with

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. The single charted at number 37 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Critical reception

Critics reviewed the mixtape well upon release. ''Vanyaland'' wrote that "Walker is ready and set for the next chapter of her life. Having been signed by LVRN accompanied by

is enough proof that Walker’s resilience and motivation is paying off. Most who are just tuning into Walker should have came up with the same conclusion — that she isn’t anything less than dope. Last Day Of Summer is a 12-song effort packed with nothing but female truth that for most would seem too provocative." Editor for ''DJBooth'', Donna-Claire Chesman, mentioned that the album "brought it to jazzy life on her latest and most successful body of work" and "skimmed across a vast pool of emotion." Chuck Ramos for ''Ones To Watch'' commented on the album saying it "is a collection of songs that showcase the talented vocalist’s ability as a songwriter. Her debut is a transparent display of her thoughts and feelings on confidence, doubt, love and womanhood. Tapping into an array of styles for production, Walker shatters any preconceived ideas about her sound being one dimensional."

Commercial performance

''Last Day of Summer'' peaked at number 44 on the ''

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'' chart and number 25 on the

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chart on November 3, 2018, selling 5,630

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Singles

Critical reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References