"Last Thing on My Mind" | ||||
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Single by Bananarama | ||||
from the album Please Yourself | ||||
Released | November 1992 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single, CD single | |||
Recorded | August 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | London Records | |||
Writer(s) |
Sara Dallin Keren Woodward Pete Waterman |
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Producer(s) | Mike Stock, Pete Waterman | |||
Bananarama singles chronology | ||||
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"Last Thing on My Mind" | ||||
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Single by Steps | ||||
from the album Step One | ||||
B-side | "A Love To Last" | |||
Released | April 6, 1998 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single, CD single | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Jive Records | |||
Writer(s) |
Sara Dallin Keren Woodward Pete Waterman |
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Producer(s) | Pete Waterman | |||
Steps singles chronology | ||||
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"Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is featured on their album Please Yourself and was released as the album's second single in the UK in 1992. It was produced by and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the (SAW) trio. Pete Waterman said in 2002 the song was influenced by Mozart. The single met with little success, peaking at number seventy-one in the UK singles chart. However, the song later became a hit when a cover by the band Steps was released as a single in 1998.
The music video features the two girls dressed in suits, ties, and gloves as they meet in a high-class European cafe where they chat, giggle, and whisper into each other's ears. These scenes are intercut with scenes of each of the girls being caressed or hugging a male companion in an upscale bedroom. The video ends with the two girls leaving together in a limousine. There is a lesbian subtext to the storyline due to the intimacy between the girls, their masculine outfits, and the ending with the two girls leaning against each other without their male partners.
"Last Thing on My Mind" was covered by English pop group Steps in 1997. Produced by Pete Waterman and released as the second single from their album Step One, their version fared much better, hitting number six in the UK, number five in Australia and number one in Belgium.
The two main verses are performed by Faye and Claire, respectively, whilst Lisa performs the bridge, after the instrumental. The chorus is performed by the entire group, and the song features no solo male voice.
The music video, which was filmed in Cuba, features Lee picking up all the band members in his convertible. When they sing the chorus, each member is singing a scene is similar to ABBA's Mamma Mia.