The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions.
29-630: Last Dance or The Last Dance may refer to: Books [ edit ] The Last Dance , the fiftieth 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain The Last Dance , period novel by Paul Charles Film and television [ edit ] The Last Dance (1912 film) , an American Selig Polyscope Company film The Last Dance (1930 film) , an American drama film starring Fred Walton The Last Dance (1941 film) , an Italian film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque Daibyonin (also known as The Last Dance ),
58-412: A chord progression of F(add2)–Am–C/G. Lipa's vocals span from the low note of A 3 to the high note of D 5 , showing a sense of urgency with them and using looped vocals. The track begins slowly, with Lipa vocally whispering. It builds up to where Lipa is enunciating every lyric. The chorus is mostly instrumental, featuring electronic sounds and a dance beat. The middle eight contains
87-432: A contemporary dance -heavy production. Lipa was inspired by being tired and homesick , and lyrically, she sings about a relationship that could crash at any second. "Last Dance" received acclaim from music critics , with many praising Lipa's vocals. The song peaked at number four on Billboard ' s Twitter Emerging Artists chart. An accompanying music video premiered via YouTube on 18 February 2016. It
116-470: A "flirty [tune]" that will "immediately hit you at your waistline," courtesy of Lipa's "sultry and bold" vocals. She went on to call the production "fluttering" and the song as a whole a "solid future festival staple." For A Bit of Pop Music , Michiel Vos praised Lipa's vocal abilities and compared the chorus to Justin Bieber 's Purpose (2015), and Major Lazer . Sebas E. Alonso of Jenesaispop also compared
145-420: A 1977 song by Chuck Mangione from Feels So Good "Last Dance", a 1983 song by George Clinton from You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish "Last Dance", a 1985 song by The Mekons from Fear and Whiskey "Last Dance", a 1989 song by The Cure from Disintegration "Last Dance", a 1999 song by Brian McKnight from Back at One "Last Dance", a 2016 song by Steve Angello from Wild Youth "Last Dance",
174-423: A 1993 EP by Disco Inferno, or the title song Songs [ edit ] "Last Dance" (Donna Summer song) , 1978 "The Last Dance" (song) , a 2011 song by Clare Maguire "Last Dance" (Big Bang song) , 2016 "Last Dance" (Dua Lipa song) , 2016 "Last Dance" (Stefania song) , 2021 "Last Dance" ((G)I-dle song) , 2021 "Last Dance", a 1973 song by Neil Young from Time Fades Away "Last Dance",
203-463: A 1993 Japanese film by Juzo Itami Sista dansen ( The Last Dance ), a 1993 Swedish-language film Last Dance (1996 film) , starring Sharon Stone Last Dance (1998 film) , or The Hole , a Taiwanese film by Tsai Ming-liang Last Dance (2002 film) , a documentary featuring the Pilobolus dance company Last Dance (2012 film) , an Australian film The Last Dance (2024 film) ,
232-474: A 2023 song by Butcher Babies from Eye for an Eye... "The Last Dance", a 2007 song by The Tough Alliance from A New Chance "The Last Dance", a song written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn "The Last Dance", a 2011 song by Within Temptation from The Unforgiving "The Last Dance", a 2022 song by Kid Rock from Bad Reputation Video games [ edit ] The Last Dance ( Mario ) ,
261-506: A Hong Kong film The Last Dance (miniseries) , a 2020 basketball documentary series about Michael Jordan and the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season Venom: The Last Dance , a 2024 superhero film "Last Dance" ( Flashpoint ) , an episode of Flashpoint "The Last Dance" ( The Vampire Diaries ) , an episode of the television series The Vampire Diaries Magic Mike's Last Dance , to be released on February 10, 2023, by Steven Soderbergh Music [ edit ] Last Dance,
290-495: A band that recorded for record label 4AD The Last Dance (band) , a darkwave rock band Albums [ edit ] Last Dance , by Rosie (band) 1977 Last Dance , a 1995 album by Jason Rebello Last Dance (album) , a 2014 album by Keith Jarret and Charlie Haden The Last Dance (Magnum album) , 1996 The Last Dance (Spice 1 album) , 2000 The Last Dance (Steps album) , 2002 The Last Dance (40 Below Summer album) , 2006 The Last Dance (EP) ,
319-551: A breakdown, where Lipa vocally hits her high notes. The track has a contemporary dance-heavy, tribal and glitchy production with house synth chords and a bassline rumble. Lyrically, the song contains Tumblr -inspired lyrics about an intense relationship that could crash at any second. In October 2015, Lipa revealed that the song would be released in January of the following year. "Last Dance" premiered on 8 February 2016 via Annie Mac 's BBC Radio 1 show. The song
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#1732855553736348-570: A club remix. In The Irish Times , Ailbhe Malone praised the song's production and lyrics mix, while comparing the breakdown in the middle eight to Cashmere Cat . Vulture ' s Justin McCraw commended Lipa's vocals but also said that it is not "vocally adventurous". He concluded by stating the song "is worth getting hurt over". William Defebaugh of V noted that the song highlights Lipa's "strong, sultry vocals" and "savy song-writing skills". Idolator ' s Bianca Gracie called "Last Dance"
377-434: A large ensemble cast, often but not always centered on about half a dozen police detectives and other supporting characters. Detective Steve Carella is a major character in the series, alongside officers Cotton Hawes, Hal Willis, Bert Kling, the ambitious youngster, the hot-tempered Roger Havilland, and comic relief from the unfortunately named Meyer Meyer. A mysterious antagonist known as The Deaf Man appears occasionally over
406-422: Is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, Talay Riley and its producer Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk . The song was released for digital download and streaming on 9 February 2016 through Dua Lipa Limited, after having premiered on BBC Radio 1 a day earlier. It is a chillwave , dance-pop and post-EDM song that features
435-748: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 87th Precinct The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th Precinct in the central district of Isola, a large fictional city obviously based on New York City . Isola is the name of the central district of the city (it fulfills the role of the borough of Manhattan within New York City). Other districts in McBain's fictionalized version of New York broadly correspond to NYC's other four boroughs, Calm's Point standing in for Brooklyn , Majesta representing Queens , Riverhead substituting for
464-537: The B-side of the CD single for "Be the One" which was released on 11 March 2016. Remixes by Coucheron and Stefan Ponce were released on 25 March 2016. The song was intended to be the second track on the album but was ultimately removed from the standard track listing and included as the closing track on the deluxe edition, released 2 June 2017. However, it appears as
493-600: The Bronx , and Bethtown for Staten Island . Other recognizable locations that correspond to New York City landmarks are Grover Park ( Central Park ), Sand's Spit ( Long Island ), the rivers Harb ( Hudson ) and Dix ( East River ), neighborhoods such as The Quarter ( The Village ), Devil's Break ( Spuyten Duyvil ), Stewart City ( Tudor City ), and Diamondback ( Harlem ), and specific places such as Buena Vista Hospital ( Bellevue ), Ramsey University ( New York University ), Hall Avenue ( Fifth Avenue ), Jefferson Avenue ( Madison Avenue ), and
522-498: The Stem or Stemmler Avenue ( Broadway ). The 87th Precinct has 16 detectives on its regular roster and is said to have the highest crime rate in the city and the busiest Fire Department in the world. Every single 87th Precinct novel begins with a disclaimer: " The city in these pages is imaginary. The people, the places are all fictitious. Only the police routine is based on established investigatory technique. " The books feature
551-597: The final completed user-generated level in the 2015 video game Super Mario Maker See also [ edit ] One Last Dance (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Last Dance . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Last_Dance&oldid=1258583792 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
580-620: The second track on the Austrian, German and Swiss version of the album. In 2018, the song was included in an advert for Lipa's campaign with Jaguar , titled "Join The Pace". Lipa performed "Last Dance" for the first time on 13 January 2016 at the Eurosonic festival. It was also included on the set list for Lipa's Hotter than Hell Tour (2016). Lipa performed the song in 2016 during her MTV push artist live performance. She also performed
609-518: The song for her MTV Setlist show on 20 November 2016 at the Iridium in New York City . The music video for "Last Dance" was directed and produced by Jon Brewer alongside Ian Blair, while edited by Jackson Ducasse. It premiered to YouTube on 18 February 2016. The visual was filmed during December 2015 in the rainforests of California, with Lipa recalling that it was really cold in
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#1732855553736638-514: The song in October 2014 during the singer's first trip to Toronto , after she had many failed writing sessions attempting to recreate the sound of " Hotter than Hell " (2016). It was her third writing session in a day and Lipa decided to write about the fact that she was tired and homesick . Lipa recalled writing the song as "a very honest moment," being able to capture her feelings in that exact moment. She went on to say that every time she listens to
667-477: The song was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London. Musically, "Last Dance" is a chillwave , dance-pop and post-EDM song. It runs for 3 minutes and 48 seconds, and follows a structure of verse , bridge , chorus , verse, bridge, chorus, middle eight , breakdown . The song is composed in 4 time and the key of A minor , with a driving beat tempo of 120 beats per minute and
696-536: The song, Lipa recalls that moment. After leaving the session, Lipa was unsure about the song, though after hearing the finished version, she fell in love with it. Lipa stated that it is the sound she wanted her album to have and is the song she would take to producers and say "this is my sound." "Last Dance" was recorded at KasaKoz Studios in Toronto while the vocals were recorded at TaP Studio / Strongroom 7 in London. Mixing took place at BabelFish Studios by Matty Green and
725-492: The state. It opens with Lipa in a red-lit bathroom, going into a bath and coming out of a lake in a technicoloured rainforest. She then begins to run and dance in the forest, wearing a T-shirt dress. In another scene, Lipa is seen wearing a black bra and mesh pants. At multiple points, the visuals flicker into 3D territory. Lipa is also seen dancing with her hands up in a looped fragment, as well as making an eagle hand gesture to nod to her Albanian heritage. "Last Dance"
754-669: The years. The Deaf Man is a master criminal, who is "a little hard of hearing" and whose identity is never revealed. He is the precinct's, and, specifically, Carella's nemesis, and appears in the novels The Heckler , Fuzz , Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man , Eight Black Horses , Mischief , and Hark! Main Characters Recurring Characters The following books excerpted chapters from 87th Precinct novels: Theatrical films TV series and TV films Literature Last Dance (Dua Lipa song) " Last Dance "
783-486: Was directed and produced by both Jon Brewer and Ian Blair, and was filmed in California's rainforests . The song appeared in an advert for Lipa's campaign with Jaguar Cars and was promoted by her with numerous live performances in 2016, mainly on her Hotter than Hell Tour. "Last Dance" was written by Dua Lipa , Talay Riley and Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk , with the latter of the three solely handling production. They wrote
812-481: Was met with acclaim from music critics . Kim Taylor Bennett of Vice compared the song to the works of Rihanna , calling it "ballsy" and "beautiful." She went on to praise Lipa's vocal flexibility, writing her voice is "powerful one minute and a magnetically vulnerable the next." Writing for Pulse Media , Jessica Boyle also compared the song to Rihanna and categorized the lyrics as "standalone," and Lipa's voice as "smokey." She concluded that it would sound nice with
841-407: Was released for digital download and streaming the following day through Lipa's independent record label , Dua Lipa Limited, as the third single from her eponymous debut studio album. It first appeared as the third track on the Austrian, German, and Swiss-exclusive extended play (EP) for the singer's previous single " Be the One ", released on 19 February 2016. The song was included as
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