"Light Years Away" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto in collaboration with British band Dbx, which is composed of the producers Pete Kirtley and Sacha Collision and the singer-songwriter John James Newman. It was released on 28 November 2014 by PM:AM Recordings as the fourth single from Tiësto's fifth studio album, A Town Called Paradise.
"Light Years Away" | ||||
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Single by Tiësto featuring Dbx | ||||
from the album A Town Called Paradise | ||||
Released | 28 November 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:22 | |||
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Background and release
editTiësto declared about the song : "'Light Years Away' is a very beautiful song. It's very pretty. It reminds me a little bit of an old Massive Attack track. It sounds really big and euphoric. I think the vocals are great and also it's very haunty."[2] Pete Kirtley from Dbx affirmed in an interview that the song is about "not giving up, even though the path ahead sometimes seems impossible and unreachable".[3]
Music video
editThe music video shows the expedition of a scientist and her white robot on a planet to analyse its composition.[4]
Track listing
edit- CD single
- "Light Years Away" – 3:11
- "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55
- Digital Download – Remixes
- "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55
- "Light Years Away" (Tiësto & MOTi Remix) – 4:37
- "Light Years Away" (Oliver Heldens Remix) – 4:48
- "Light Years Away" (Skyden Remix) – 5:46
- "Light Years Away" (HeyHey Remix) – 3:04
- "Light Years Away" (David K Remix) – 7:07
- "Light Years Away" (Unclubbed Classic Mix) – 6:22
Charts
editChart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] | 67 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] | 19 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[7] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Tiësto feat. DBX – Light Years Away (2014, File)". Discogs. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tiësto – A Town Called Paradise – Track by Track". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "DBX interview : "Light Years Away" was our baby!". tiestoblog.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tiësto feat. DBX – Light Years Away (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tiësto – Light Years Away" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Tiësto – Red Lights" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Tiesto Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.