Bright (song)

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"Bright"
Echosmith - Bright.png
Single by Echosmith
from the album Talking Dreams
Released2 February 2015
Recorded2013
Genre Folk rock
Length3:42
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Sydney Sierota
  • Noah Sierota
  • Graham Sierota
  • Jamie Sierota
  • Jeffery David
  • Maureen McDonald
Producer(s) Mike Elizondo
Echosmith singles chronology
"Cool Kids"
(2014)
"Bright"
(2015)
"Let's Love"
(2015)
Music video
"Bright" on YouTube

"Bright" is a song by American indie pop band Echosmith. It was released to American radio on February 2, 2015 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from their debut studio album, Talking Dreams (2013). The song became the group's second top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and their second top-ten hit on the Adult Top 40 chart.

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Composition

"Bright" is written in the key of Gb Major, and follows a chord progression of Gb-Ebm-Cb-Db (I-vi-IV-V). The tempo of the song is 90 beats per minute.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bright" was first released onto YouTube on February 12, 2015 at a total length of three minutes and 37 seconds. [1] Sydney, Jamie, Noah and Graham are shown packing up for a camping trip. They arrived to see their friends and hiked up to their campsite. The group is excited to see the night sky. Nearing the end, at nightfall, they hiked up to see a meteor shower. The video ends with the word "bright" being shown as a constellation.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Bright"3:41

Charts and certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [14] [15] [16] February 2, 2015 Hot adult contemporary Warner Bros.
Adult album alternative
February 3, 2015 Contemporary hit radio

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