"The Last to Know" is a song by English band Johnny Hates Jazz, released by Virgin in 1991 as the second and final single from their second studio album, Tall Stories.

The song was written by Phil Thornalley and was produced by Calvin Hayes and Mike Nocito.

In a 1992 interview, Mike Nocito said of the song, "I don't think that I sufficiently mixed up the horns of 'The Last to Know'.

[2] It became a minor hit in Germany, peaking at number 57 in the Official German Charts on 4 November 1991.

[6] Upon its release as a single in the UK, the Accrington Observer awarded it a three out of five star rating and commented, "Johnny Hates Jazz attempt a time warp trip back to those heady days of 'Turn Back the Clock' and 'Shattered Dreams'.