The Last Refugee

"The Last Refugee"
"The Last Refugee"
Single by Roger Waters
from the album Is This the Life We Really Want?
Released	May 19, 2017
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	4:12
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich
Roger Waters singles chronology
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Last Refugee"	Roger Waters	4:12

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

^ "Watch Roger Waters' Video for 'The Last Refugee'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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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Studio albums	The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984) Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) Amused to Death (1992) Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017) Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018) The Lockdown Sessions (2022) The Dark Side of the Moon Redux (2023)
Soundtracks	Music from The Body (1970) When the Wind Blows (1986)
Live albums	The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990) In the Flesh – Live (2000) Roger Waters: The Wall (2015) Roger Waters: Us + Them (2020)
Operas	Ça Ira (2005) Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera (2017)
Compilations	Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1 (2002)
Singles	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" "Radio Waves" "Sunset Strip" "The Tide Is Turning" "What God Wants, Part I" "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" "To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut" "Hello (I Love You)" "We Shall Overcome" "Smell the Roses" "Déjà Vu" "The Last Refugee" "Comfortably Numb 2022" "Money" "Time" "Speak to Me" / "Breathe"
Other songs	"Perfect Sense, Pt. I" "Perfect Sense, Pt. II" "Each Small Candle"
Films	The Wall – Live in Berlin In the Flesh – Live Roger Waters: The Wall Roger Waters: Us + Them
Tours	K.A.O.S. On the Road In the Flesh The Dark Side of the Moon Live The Wall Live Us + Them Tour This Is Not a Drill
Related articles	Discography Songs Harry Waters Pink Floyd The Bleeding Heart Band Carolyne Christie Judith Trim David Gilmour The Madcap Laughs
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