The artist and producer mends our hearts and our playlists with her hit track, released beside a brand new visual. 

Missing the nostalgic twinkle of true R&B? Us too. Luckily, this Friday brought us a track that beats for our ‘90s hearts and then some. In a music marriage we never knew we needed, Anna Margo joins forces with Timbaland to create “Last Dance”—a breezy and hip-swaying effort that speaks to relationship struggles more than any therapist could. 

Like “Last Dance” encourages us to let go of the things that no longer serve us, Anna simultaneously departs from her signature sound to explore new terrains—keeping her ear for compelling melodies, masterful mixing and moving narratives firmly in tow. Fulfilling a dream to produce with the American record producer and rapper, Anna is setting a new tone for her forthcoming takeover: there’s no ceiling that she isn’t prepared to break. 

Speaking on the track, Anna explains, “‘Last Dance’ was a really fun track to make, and it was so rewarding as a producer to get to finish it out with Timbaland. Musically, I think it’s a new sound for me, which is a recurring theme in this upcoming project. The song is about being past the point of no return in a relationship, and finally acknowledging it. The song also expresses sympathy towards the other person for not seeing it as clearly yet, and offering a ‘last dance'. If you want to pretend for a little while that we’re still us, I’ll play along with you. It’s like you’re holding that person’s hand while letting them go. The song is essentially saying, ‘Let’s go our separate ways, while I don’t hate you yet.’ It causes a lot more resentment the longer a failing relationship is dragged out, and its unhealthy to always have to change fundamental parts of yourself to find a compromise. Sometimes you can’t make things work. Sometimes you’re just too different. And that’s okay.”

So sit back, grab a cold one, and listen below…

Words by Ella West