Last Night (Lucy Spraggan song)

Spraggan performed the song at The X Factor auditions; she was put through to bootcamp after performing the track.[1] Judge Louis Walsh suggested that the song could go to number one in the charts.[2] Shortly after the audition was screened, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70. The song then peaked to number 2 on iTunes. However, it was soon removed from iTunes by request of The X Factor producers due to an X Factor rule change. She was told to take down her album and informed that all other X Factor contestants this year have also been banned until the show is over, in order to give them the same level of exposure.[1] Steve Anderson of The Independent suggested that it was removed because it was challenging the 2011 X Factor victors, Little Mix, for the number one spot.[3]

On 26 August 2012 "Last Night" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70 after Spraggan performed the song at The X Factor auditions, which was shown in the episode broadcast on 25 August 2012. On 29 August 2012, "Last Night" was at number 5 on the Official Chart Update before being removed from iTunes later that day.[4][5] It finished in the week end charts in the UK at number 11.[6] On 30 August 2012, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 16.[7]

A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 24 August 2012 at a total length of two minutes and fourteen seconds.[8] The video was directed by Damien Reeves and produced by Melmo Films [9] and funded by Live and Unsigned[10] as one part of Lucy's prize for becoming the runner up of Live and Unsigned 2011.[11]