Handsome is an interesting figure to have thrown into the mix, with the US producer generally being known for his work with hip hop artists such as Kanye West, Drake and Post Malone. ‘Last Night’ also credits Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Ryan Vojtesak as part of its team of songwriters, while the production was helmed by Joey Moi, who oversaw the entirety of One Thing At A Time, with help from Charlie Handsome. The track was co-written by go-to Nashville songsmith, Ashley Gorley, whose pen has also spawned staple Wallen hits such as ‘Sand in My Boots’, ‘Warning’ and ‘You Proof’. It's a stylistic blueprint that Morgan Wallen also sticks to on other One Thing At A Time highlights such as ‘Thinkin’ Bout Me’, ‘Sunrise’, ‘You Proof’ and ‘Neon Star (Country Boy Lullaby)’. It captures the experimental, genre-blending approach that Morgan Wallen laced into the sonic DNA of One Thing At A Time, with his much-loved twang ensuring ‘Last Night’ is inescapably grounded in country, while the trap-inspired backing opens up an audience that would not previously have been overly familiar with the genre. Musically, ‘Last Night’ finds Morgan Wallen deploying his charismatic, gravelly drawl across a sleek fusion of an 808-driven beat and a sinuous, serpentine guitar riff. The single is the first song from Wallen to have reached the peak of the Hot 100, which is usually dominated by genres other than country. In mid-May, ‘Last Night’ secured a sixth week atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, with many expecting it to continue this impressive run throughout the rest of the month - and possibly beyond. But as soon as the Sneedville megastar dropped his three-song ‘Sampler’ EP in January ahead of the release of One Thing At A Time, which featured ‘Everything I Love’, ‘I Wrote The Book’ and ‘Last Night’, it was clear the latter was becoming a favourite among listeners. With 36 tracks to choose from, it was inevitably a difficult task to zero in on which one should be promoted to Country Radio first. Since dropping his sprawling, 36-song opus, One Thing At A Time, on March 3, Morgan Wallen has resumed his position as the king of the country charts - a role that, truth be told, he never really left vacant during the two-year spell between albums.
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