Lead to Light

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Lead To Light
Lead To Light - Nico Vega album art.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014
Recorded2013, 2014 at
Sonic Ranch
(El Paso, Texas, United States) and
Hobby Shop
(Los Angeles, United States)
Genre Alternative rock
Label Five Seven Music
Producer
Nico Vega chronology
Nico Vega
(2009)
Lead To Light
(2014)

Lead To Light is the second full-length album by American indie rock band Nico Vega. It was released on July 22, 2014 on iTunes. [1] [2] [3] The album was produced by Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons), Tony Hoffer (Beck, Foster The People, M83), and Tim Edgar (Nico Vega). [2] [4] [5]

Contents

Media use

Track "I Believe (Get Over Yourself)" was performed live on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live (episode 47) [6] and Guitar Center Sessions (episode 81). [7] The track was also featured in the trailer for HBO's Girls (TV series) season 4. [8] [9]

Nico Vega's cover version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" was the promotional single for the A&E, History Channel, and Lifetime miniseries Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive (2013). It also featured on Britain's Got Talent (2014).

"Fury Oh Fury" featured in the launch trailer for popular video game BioShock Infinite (2013), in the 2014 American horror film The Devil's Hand (2014 film) and in the MTV comedy Awkward. (season 3, episode 16).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nico Vega except where otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Home"Nico Vega Hoffer 3:41
2."Dance"Nico VegaEdgar4:22
3."I Believe (Get Over Yourself)"
Reynolds4:32
4."Back of My Hand"Nico VegaHoffer3:04
5."Fury Oh Fury"
  • Nico Vega
  • Tim Edgar
Edgar3:49
6."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Sonny Bono Edgar3:19
7."Simple"Nico VegaEdgar3:44
8."I'm On Fire"Nico VegaReynolds3:42
9."Lightning"Edgar4:13
10."Good"Nico VegaEdgar5:05
11."Lead To Light"Nico VegaEdgar3:39
12."Lucky One"Nico VegaEdgar4:05
13."Protest Song"Nico VegaEdgar3:37
14."Easier"Nico VegaEdgar3:49
15."Witchy Night"Nico VegaEdgar5:52
Total length:60:33

Personnel

Nico Vega

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 46

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