This version was released as a single on 19 December 2011, an EP was also released digitally in Ireland on 4 November 2011, and in the UK on 7 November 2011. It features Whigfield performing the song in a winter landscape.īritish singer Joe McElderry covered the song in 2011. The music video for Whigfield's cover was directed by Italian director Giacomo De Simone. It was also a Top 40 hit in Belgium, as well as on the European Hot 100 Singles, where the song reached number 38. It peaked at number 21 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on 10 December 1995. In the latter, the single was released as a double single with " Big Time".
Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Finland and a Top 30 hit in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. It managed to climb into the Top 10 in both Denmark and Spain, peaking at number 6 and 5. Whigfield's cover of "Last Christmas" was a moderate success in Europe. A UK single was released on 3 December 1995. The EP was released on 10 November 1995 in Australia. It also features on various Special Edition versions of her debut album Whigfield and also on Whigfield II. The single reached number 21 in the UK, which was Whigfield's final release on Systematic Records.
In other countries, "Last Christmas" was released on its own with various remixes. The single was also released as a double A-side single in Germany with "Close to You". In the UK, the following single planned after " Close to You" was " Big Time" however, it was suggested that Whigfield should record a version of "Last Christmas" to go with the release of "Big Time", as a double A-side single.
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