Last Day of Summer (mixtape)

Last Day of Summer is the debut commercial mixtape by American singer Summer Walker. It was released on October 19, 2018, by LVRN and Interscope Records.^[1]

Last Day of Summer
Mixtape by Summer Walker
Released	October 19, 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Alternative R&B
Length	28:21
Label	LVRN Interscope
Producer	Arsenio Archer Gambi Thym Tim Maxey
Summer Walker chronology
Last Day of Summer (2018) Over It (2019)
Singles from Last Day of Summer
"CPR" Released: April 5, 2018 "Girls Need Love" Released: July 26, 2018

Singles

On April 5, 2018, they released the first single "CPR".^[2] On July 26, they released the second single "Girls Need Love".^[3] On February 27, 2019, they released "Girls Need Love (Remix)" with Drake.^[4] The single charted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

Critical reception

Critics reviewed the mixtape well upon release. Vanyaland wrote that "Walker is ready and set for the next chapter of her life. Having been signed by LVRN accompanied by Interscope Records is enough proof that Walker’s resilience and motivation is paying off. Last Day Of Summer is a 12-song effort packed with nothing but female truth that for most would seem too provocative."^[6] Editor for DJBooth, Donna-Claire Chesman, mentioned that the album "brought it to jazzy life on her latest and most successful body of work" and "skimmed across a vast pool of emotion."^[7] Chuck Ramos for Ones To Watch commented on the album saying it "is a collection of songs that showcase the talented vocalist’s ability as a songwriter. Her debut is a transparent display of her thoughts and feelings on confidence, doubt, love and womanhood. Tapping into an array of styles for production, Walker shatters any preconceived ideas about her sound being one dimensional."^[8]

Commercial performance

Last Day of Summer peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on November 3, 2018, selling 5,630 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[9][10][11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"BP"	Summer Walker Arsenio Archer	Arsenio Archer	1:49
2.	"Talk Yo Shit"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	0:39
3.	"Girls Need Love"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	2:20
4.	"CPR"	Walker Jacob Gamboa	Gambi	3:23
5.	"Smartwater"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	2:24
6.	"Deep"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	1:32
7.	"Baby"	Walker Archer	Gambi	1:28
8.	"I'm There"	Walker Tim Maxey Archer	Tim Maxey Arsenio Archer	1:54
9.	"Karma"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	3:08
10.	"Prayed Up"	Walker Tim Maxey Archer	Tim Maxey Arsenio Archer	2:48
11.	"Shame"	Walker Thym Appleboom	Thym	2:46
12.	"Just Like Me"	Walker Archer	Arsenio Archer	4:10
Total length:				28:21

Streaming edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Girls Need Love (Remix)" (with Drake)	Summer Walker Arsenio Archer Aubrey Graham	Arsenio Archer	3:42

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 72 US Billboard 200[13] 44 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 25

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[15] 187

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. P., Milca. "Summer Walker Officially Arrives With "Last Day Of Summer" Project". HotNewHipHop.
2. "CPR". Spotify.
3. "Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". On Smash.
4. Blistein, Jon. "Hear Drake Drop First New Verse of 2019 on Summer Walker's 'Girls Need Love' Remix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
5. "Drake Chart History". Billboard Hot 100.
6. Rosario, Ricardo. "Summer Walker's motivation pays off on 'Last Day Of Summer'". Vanyaland.
7. Chesman, Donna-Claire. "The Resounding Success of Summer Walker's 'CLEAR' EP". DJBooth.
8. Ramos, Chuck. "5 Times We Fell In Love With Summer Walker on Her 'Last Day of Summer' Debut". Ones To Watch.
9. "HITS TOP 50". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31.
10. "Billboard 200". Billboard.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard.
12. "Canadian Albums: March 16, 2019". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
13. "Billboard 200: November 3, 2018". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
14. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: November 3, 2018". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
15. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
16. "British album certifications – Summer Walker – Last Day of Summer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
17. "American album certifications – Summer Walker – Last Day of Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 16, 2023.