The #13 and #14 slots on the latest Billboard Hot 100 belong to two artists with other hits on the chart — Ella Langley (‘Be Her‘) and Bruno Mars (‘Risk It All‘). I wrote about both of those songs back in May, the last time I did a What the Kids are Listening To series, which speaks to how stagnant the Hot 100 has become.
Morgan Wallen makes his second appearance on the chart at #15 with ‘Last Thing You Need,’ giving him his 21st top ten hit since 2020. That makes him second to only Drake and Taylor Swift in this decade.
This song was written for the soundtrack of the only thing bigger than Drake or Taylor Swift, and that’s Grand Theft Auto VI, the long-awaited latest entry in the massively popular video game series. GTA VI is expected to gross more in the opening days of its release than the entire runs of Avengers: Endgame or Avatar.
What the Kids are Listening To
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Last thing you said to me
“If I don’t leave now, then I never will
I’ll miss you, but I gotta see
How somebody good for me feels”
[Pre-Chorus]
You took off your dress and said, “One more night”
Head on my chest, thought I felt you cry
And I took my time with what we had left
Then you said goodbye, and, baby, I said
[Chorus]
You know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
When you miss the hands that know how to speak
Bad for your heart and good for your sheets
Keep saying that it’s over now
Girl, I ain’t gonna slow you down
But you know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
Thе last thing
[Verse 2]
Last thing I meant to do
Was be the bеst you ever had in your memory
And if you find somebody new
And think he needs a new enemy, girl
[Pre-Chorus]
Come take off your dress and stay one more night
Head on my chest, a lot on your mind
Stay ’til the sun and make a mistake
You say it’s just once, but, girl, if it ain’t
[Chorus]
You know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
When you miss the hands that know how to speak
Bad for your heart and good for your sheets
Keep saying that it’s over now
Girl, I ain’t gonna slow you down
But you know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
The last thing
[Bridge]
I know I should do you a favor
Draw the line and make you a stranger
But I can’t, girl, if it’s tomorrow night
Or in another life
[Chorus]
You know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
When you miss the hands that know how to speak
Bad for your heart and good for your sheets
Keep saying that it’s over now
Girl, I ain’t gonna slow you down
But you know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
The last thing
[Outro]
The last thing
Yeah, you know where I am, you know where I’ll be
Whenever you want the last thing you need
The last thing
