Last Night (Moby album)


Last Night is the eighth studio album by American electronica singer, songwriter, and musician Moby, released on March 29, 2008, by Mute Records. The album is a much more [Electronic Electronic dance music|dance music|dance]-oriented release than Moby's previous few albums.

Background and recording

In October 2006, Moby released his greatest hits compilation Go – The Very Best of Moby. Following its release, he decided to start work on his next studio album, his first since Hotel in 2005. Moby adopted a conceptual theme in regard to the album's shape, structuring it like an "epic night out" in New York City, "moving from the building excitement of the early evening, to peak-time euphoria, to 2 a.m. confusion, and the blissful peace of the early morning New York City sunrise." Moby was influenced by this idea from living in Manhattan and being exposed to a variety of live dance music, which he wanted to reflect on Last Night: "I wanted to condense that 8 hour going out experience into 65 minutes",
The album was recorded in Moby's home studio in Manhattan and features a number of guest vocalists, including MC Grandmaster Caz, Sylvia from the band Kudu, British MC Aynzli, and the Nigeria-based 419 Squad. Moby picked "Last Night" as his favourite track on the album.
On his official website, Moby stated that this album is "a lot more dance-oriented and electronic than my last few albums, probably as a result of all of the DJing I've been doing lately." Moby made the album as a tribute to his favorite city in the world:

Promotion and release

"Disco Lies" was released as a single on January 21, 2008. The second single, "Alice", was released on March 10.
Last Night was released on March 29 by record label Mute. '
"I Love to Move in Here" was released on July 1, and the album's final single, "Ooh Yeah", was released on November 28.

Track listing

Notes
  • Credited respectively as "Aynzli Jones and S.O.Simple and Smokey from 419 Squad".
  • "Degenerates" is an alternate mix of "Raining Again" b-side "It's OK".
  • "Last Night" shares the track with hidden song "Lucy Vida".