Last Stop: This Town

"Last Stop: This Town" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as a single from their 1998 album Electro-Shock Blues. It was produced and co-written by Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers and Eels frontman E.

"Last Stop: This Town"
Cover by Seth
Single by Eels
from the album Electro-Shock Blues
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)
Recorded1998
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:27
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • E
  • Michael Simpson
Eels singles chronology
"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
(1997)		 "Last Stop: This Town"
(1998)		 "Cancer for the Cure"
(1998)

Content

The song is about E's sister Elizabeth, who committed suicide prior to the recording of Electro-Shock Blues.[1]

Music video
E sings along with a carrot clone of himself in the music video for "Last Stop: This Town".

The music video for "Last Stop: This Town," directed by Garth Jennings and produced by his company Hammer & Tongs, features E singing to the audience with various vegetables strewn around him. As the video progresses, a carrot is slowly turned into a clone of E. Interspersed throughout is a performance video of Eels performing the song on a multiple rotating platforms that move up and down. Near the end of the video, the carrot clone is strapped into a toy robot and walks away.

The music video was nominated for "Breakthrough Video" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

Release

The song was released commercially in Australia and the United Kingdom and as a promo only in the United States. "Last Stop: This Town" reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1998[2] and spent four weeks at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks from November 14–December 26, 1998.[3]

The song and its music video appear on the CD/DVD Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006). The B-sides would later be collected on B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 and Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006. Live performances of the song are featured on Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Electro-Shock Blues Show, Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs), and Live and in Person! London 2006. In 2007, a performance for the Bridge School Benefit from October 18, 1998 was released on The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3, released exclusively through the iTunes Store.

Track listing
Australia and United Kingdom
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Stop: This Town"
3:27
2."Funeral Parlor"E2:13
3."Novocaine for the Soul" (by The Moog Cookbook)
  • E
  • Mark Goldenberg
3:07

United States

All tracks are written by E and Michael Simpson.

No.TitleLength
1."Last Stop: This Town" (radio edit)3:07
2."Last Stop: This Town" (radio edit)3:16
3."Last Stop: This Town" (album version)3:27

Personnel
Eels
The Moog Cookbook
Additional personnel

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14) DreamWorks/MCA Compact disc DRMCD-22346
United Kingdom September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14) DreamWorks/MCA Cassette tape DRMC 22346
United Kingdom September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14) DreamWorks/MCA 7" single DRMS-22346
Australia September 1998 (1998-09) DreamWorks Compact Disc DRMDM-22346
United Kingdom 1998 (1998) DreamWorks/MCA Compact Disc (one-track promo) WDRMCD 22346
United States 1998 (1998) DreamWorks Compact Disc PRO-CD-5112

Vinyl and cassette releases only contain the title track and "Funeral Parlor".

References
  1. Everett, Mark Oliver (2008). "11 – Happy Trails". Things the Grandchildren Should Know (Hardback) (First ed.). New York City, New York, United States: Thomas Dunne Books. pp. 125–160. ISBN 0-312-38513-7.
  2. "Eels | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. "'Last Stop: This Town' at Billboard.com". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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