Half Light (Wilkinson song)

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"Half Light"
Wilkinson Half Light.jpg
Single by Wilkinson featuring Tom Cane
from the album Lazers Not Included
B-side "Audio remix"
Released1 June 2014 [1]
Recorded2013
Genre Drum and bass
Length
  • 4:39(album version / extended mix)
  • 3:03 (single version / original)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Wilkinson singles chronology
"Too Close"
(2014)
"Half Light"
(2014)
"Dirty Love"
(2014)
Tom Cane singles chronology
"Starting Again"
(2013)
"Half Light"
(2014)
"Sun in Your Eyes"
(2014)

"Half Light" is a song by the British drum and bass producer Wilkinson. It features vocals from British singer Tom Cane. It was released on 1 June 2014 through RAM Records as the sixth single from his debut studio album Lazers Not Included . The song has charted at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, making "Half Light" Wilkinson's second top 40 single after "Afterglow".

Contents

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Half Light" was first released onto YouTube on 1 May 2014. [3] It was directed by Aoife McArdle.

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Half Light" (featuring Tom Cane)3:03
Digital download – remixes [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Half Light" (TCTS remix)4:15
2."Half Light" (Audio remix)5:20
3."Half Light" (Stadiumx remix)6:00
4."Half Light" (extended mix)4:39
12" vinyl [5] [6] [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Half Light"3:11
2."Half Light" (Audio remix)5:22

Credits and personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [8] 28
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 25

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide1 June 2014 Digital download Virgin EMI
2 June 2014 12" vinyl RAM

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