Brightside (The Lumineers song)

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"Brightside"
Single by The Lumineers
from the album Brightside
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)
Length3:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Simone Felice
  • David Baron
  • Brian Hubblen
  • Rick Mullen
  • Derek Brown
The Lumineers singles chronology
"Salt and the Sea"
(2020)
"Brightside"
(2021)
"Big Shot"
(2021)
Music video
"Brightside" on YouTube

"Brightside" (stylized in all uppercase) is a song by American folk rock band The Lumineers. It was released on September 20, 2021, as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz, and produced by Simone Felice, David Baron, Brian Hubblen, Rick Mullen and Derek Brown. [1]

Contents

Content

The band's singer-guitarist Wesley Schultz stated in a press release: "The song 'Brightside' was recorded in a single day. It's like a 15-year-old's fever dream, an American love story in all its glory and heartbreak. The last couple left, on the run from something and all alone." [2]

Music video

An accompanying video was released on September 29, 2021, and directed by Kyle Thrash. It was filmed at an American Legion Hall. At the beginning of the video, a variety of people answer the question: "What does love mean to you?" And showcases "the love of couples of all ages, races, and genders dance the waltz around the band as they perform the song." [3] Schultz commented the video: "The 'Brightside' music video is like a documentary of the American love story. It features all real people - none of the people that appear in it are actors". [4]

Live performance

On September 20, 2021, the band performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [6]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Brightside"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 20, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Decca [14]
United StatesSeptember 28, 2021 Alternative radio Dualtone [15]

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