Life in a Beautiful Light

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Life in a Beautiful Light
Amy Macdonald - Life in a Beautiful Light.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)
StudioMayfield Studios (United Kingdom)
State of the Ark (Surrey, England)
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Length45:31
Label Melodramatic, Mercury, Vertigo
Producer Pete Wilkinson
Amy Macdonald chronology
Love Love UK & European Arena Tour LIVE 2010
(2011)
Life in a Beautiful Light
(2012)
Under Stars
(2017)
Amy Macdonald studio album chronology
A Curious Thing
(2010)
Life in a Beautiful Light
(2012)
Under Stars
(2017)
No.TitleLength
1."4th of July"3:48
2."Pride"3:22
3."Slow It Down"3:52
4."The Furthest Star"3:29
5."The Game"4:24
6."Across the Nile"3:19
7."The Days of Being Young and Free"4:09
8."Left That Body Long Ago"4:49
9."Life in a Beautiful Light"4:35
10."Human Spirit"2:06
11."The Green and the Blue"3:53
12."In the End / Two Worlds" (hidden track)8:05

Deluxe edition

No.TitleLength
1."4th of July"3:48
2."Pride"3:22
3."Slow It Down"3:52
4."The Furthest Star"3:29
5."The Game"4:24
6."Across the Nile"3:19
7."The Days of Being Young and Free"4:09
8."Left That Body Long Ago"4:49
9."Life in a Beautiful Light"4:35
10."Human Spirit"2:06
11."The Green and the Blue"3:53
12."In the End"3:52
13."Slow It Down" (acoustic version)3:46
14."The Furthest Star" (acoustic version)3:07
15."The Green and the Blue" (acoustic version)2:50
16."Across the Nile" (acoustic version; iTunes exclusive)3:10
17."4th of July" (acoustic version)3:03
18."Slow It Down" (singalong instrumental version)3:56
19."4th of July" (singalong instrumental version)3:48
20."Pride" (singalong instrumental version)3:24
21."Two Worlds" (hidden track)3:52
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
21."Pride" (acoustic version)3:18
Saturn bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleLength
21."Born to Run" (acoustic version)3:32
22."Life in a Beautiful Light" (acoustic version)3:16
Spotify bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleLength
13."Slow It Down" (Spotify version; acoustic live)3:35
14."Pride" (Spotify version; acoustic live)3:24

Super deluxe box set

A super deluxe box set was also released that contains: [2]

"Amy Macdonald guitar pic"

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [39] Platinum200,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [40] Gold10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [41] Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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