The Last Refugee

"The Last Refugee"
Single by Roger Waters
from the album Is This the Life We Really Want?
ReleasedMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length4:12
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Roger Waters
Producer(s)Nigel Godrich
Roger Waters singles chronology
""Déjà Vu""
(2017) 		"The Last Refugee"
(2017)
Music video
"The Last Refugee" on YouTube

"The Last Refugee" is a song by English rock musician and former Pink Floyd member, Roger Waters. It is the third single and track on his fourth studio album,[1] Is This the Life We Really Want? It was released as a single on 19 May 2017 and the album was released on 2 June 2017,[2][3][4] by Columbia Records.

The song has been a staple of the Us + Them Tour since it began.

Track listing

UK promotional single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Last Refugee"Roger Waters4:12

Music video

The music video, co-directed by Sean Evans and Roger Waters, features a Syrian refugee woman.[5][6][7]

Personnel

  • Roger Waters – vocals, piano
  • Gus Seyffert – bass
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards, sound collages, arrangements
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Jessica Wolfe – vocals
  • Holly Laessig – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements

References

  1. ^ "Watch Roger Waters' Video for 'The Last Refugee'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ Grow, Kory (16 February 2017). "Hear Roger Waters Tease New 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' LP". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Roger Waters Posts New Tease of First Solo Rock Album in 25 Years, 'Is This the Life We Really Want?'". Billboard.com. billboard.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ Wicks, Amanda (3 March 2017). "Roger Waters Previews New Album 'Is This The Life We Really Want?'". Radio.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ^ Ditmars, Hadani (5 November 2017). "Roger Waters Comes out Fighting for Palestine on North America Tour". The Wire. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ Grow, Kory (19 May 2017). "See Roger Waters' Moving New 'Last Refugee' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston Cook-Wilson (19 May 2017). "Roger Waters – "The Last Refugee"". Spin. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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