"Last Night" is a song by American rapper Diddy that is a single featured on his fourth studio album, '' Press Play'' (2006). The song features American singer-songwriter

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. The radio edit version of the song is featured on Cole's second studio album, '' Just like You'' (2007). Part of the recording session was shown on Cole's reality show, '' Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is'', on

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in July 2006. The making of the video was shown on BET's ''

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'' on January 31, 2007.

Background

The song has an '80s-styled beat. The song samples the drumbeat of

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", but slightly modified to increase the bass. During BET's ''Access Granted'', Diddy brought up the fact that Cole re-recorded her parts multiple times, and the two had many artistic differences on the song. The recording of the song was featured on Cole's reality show ''The Way It Is''. On the UK radio version of the song, Diddy is heard talking on the phone only with the explicit words censored out at the end. The radio version of the song fades out before the phone dials, while the clean album version of the song still has this part only with the explicit words censored out.

Composition

"Last Night" is written in the key of

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(recorded a half-step lower in

). The song moves at a tempo of 121

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, and the vocals in the song span from B₃ to D₅.

Chart performance

"Last Night" peaked at number ten on the Hot 100, becoming his second top-ten hit off ''Press Play''. The track was a moderate hit worldwide. "Last Night" managed to go top 20 in ten different countries. In the UK, "Last Night" only reached number 14, becoming his first single from ''Press Play'' not to hit the top ten.

Live performance

On June 26, 2007, Diddy performed "Last Night" at the 2007 BET Awards which featured Cole and Lil' Kim.

Formats and track listings

US 12" promotional single :Side A #"Last Night"

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4:18 #"Last Night" ix show amended version6:26 :Side B #"Last Night" xplicit version6:26 #"Last Night" lean6:26 UK Single #"Last Night"

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Remixes

The official remix has two versions and has Cole on both of them; the first remix, the Dirty South Remix, features the Game,

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and

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, and the second remix, the NYC Remix, features Lil' Kim and Busta Rhymes. There is also a DJ Noodles remix that features Cole, T.I. and Pharrell Williams. A sequel of the song called "Last Night (Part 2)" can be found on the deluxe edition of Diddy's 2010 album, ''

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'', with his group Dirty Money.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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