Crystals (song)

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"Crystals"
Crystals, OMAM.jpg
Single by Of Monsters and Men
from the album Beneath the Skin
Released16 March 2015
Genre
Length4:02
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
  • Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
  • Ragnar Þórhallsson
  • Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
Of Monsters and Men singles chronology
"King and Lionheart"
(2013)		"Crystals"
(2015)		"I of the Storm"
(2015)
Music video
"Crystals" on YouTube

"Crystals" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk/indie pop band Of Monsters and Men. It is the lead single for their second studio album, Beneath the Skin . [1] The single and album artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky. [2] The song appeared in The CW's "Dare to Defy" promo as well as the first trailer for Disney and Pixar's The Good Dinosaur . The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the 2015 video game FIFA 16 .

Contents

Track listing

Digital download / CD
No.TitleLength
1."Crystals"4:02

Music video

A music video was released on May 11, 2015. the video features Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir dressed as a gypsy wearing beads on her eyes. The video takes place in a warehouse where the band members are dressed as workers and Nanna is seen helping them create a monster. As the video goes, she and the members put strange things in a machine and the video ends with them successfully creating what appears to be a girlish creature with crystal eyes.

Lyric video

A lyric video was released on March 16, 2015, featuring Icelandic actor Siggi Sigurjóns.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [11] Gold30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References

  1. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (16 March 2015). "Of Monsters and Men Return with 'Crystals': Hear The New Single". Billboard . United States. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Of Monsters and Men - Singles - Leif Podhajský". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (28 March 2015). "ARIA Singles: Lunchmoney Lewis Spends Second Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Of Monsters and Men Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Of Monsters and Men Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 20/2015 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Of Monsters and Men Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Of Monsters and Men Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2015". Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2015". Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Of Monsters And Men – Crystals" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved April 24, 2024.


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