"Cactus in the Valley" | ||||
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Single by Lights featuring Owl City | ||||
from the album Siberia Acoustic | ||||
Released | March 15, 2013 | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Lights Poxleitner | |||
Producer(s) | Poxleitner | |||
Lights singles chronology | ||||
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Owl City singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Cactus in the Valley" (lyric video) on YouTube |
"Cactus in the Valley" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter named Lights. It was released on March 15,2013,as the lead single from her second acoustic album, Siberia Acoustic . [1] The song features American electronica artist,Owl City.
"Cactus in the Valley" was written and produced by Lights Poxleitner. On March 5,2013,Lights announced that she would be releasing her second acoustic album, Siberia Acoustic on April 30. Along with this announcement,the lead single "Cactus in the Valley" was released on March 15. [2] The song was made available for streaming on USA Today on March 18. [3]
"Cactus in the Valley" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Brent Faulkner of PopMatters stated,"Lights continues to deliver,exhibiting a lovely vocal tone. Owl City's vocals are most surprising;rarely has Adam Young sounded so smooth. The vocal blend between the two is superb." [4] Buzznet complimented how "lovely," Young and Poxleitner's voices blend together. [5] Claire Louise Sheridan of Alter the Press! remarked,"With the help of Adam Young,aka Owl City,the already ballad-like 'Cactus in the Valley' is transformed into a harmonious duet full of intrigue and wonder. The melody of the piano combines beautifully with the almost ethereal tone of Lights' voice to create nothing short of a work of art." [6]
"Cactus in the Valley" debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Cross Rhythms Weekly Chart. [7] On the week of March 25 to March 31,2013,the song reached number seven on the Spotify Viral Chart's Top 10. [8]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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UK Cross Rhythms Weekly Chart [7] | 9 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 15,2013 | Digital download | [1] | |
United Kingdom | March 19,2013 | CD | [9] |
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