Last Night (Az Yet song)

"Last Night"

Standard artwork (US CD edition pictured)
Single by Az Yet
from the album Az Yet/The Nutty Professor soundtrack
Released February 13, 1996
Format CD, Cassette
Recorded 1995
Genre R&B, soul
Length 4:27
Producer(s) Babyface
Mervyn Warren
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1]
Az Yet singles chronology
"Last Night"
(1996)		 "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"

"Last Night" is an R&B song recorded by the group Az Yet and produced by Babyface and Mervyn Warren. The song became the group's first hit, reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart, number four on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, in addition to reaching number two in Australia and number one in New Zealand for two weeks. The Brazilian group Fat Family made a version for theirs 1998 album. As the group Az Yet sung the song in the music video, it has two versions of the video: with or without clips from "The Nutty Professor".

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
Australian Singles Chart 2
New Zealand Singles Chart 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 52
End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 71

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 1,100,000[6]

*sales figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Az Yet Singles, Retrieved on 2009-07-16
  2. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. ↑ "American single certifications – Az Yet – Last Night". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  6. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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