Lua (song)

"Lua"
Single by Bright Eyes
from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Released	October 26, 2004
Recorded	February 2004
Genre	Indie folk
Length	4:32
Label	Saddle Creek LBJ-68
Songwriter(s)	Conor Oberst
Producer(s)	Mike Mogis
Bright Eyes singles chronology
"Lover I Don't Have to Love" (2002) "Lua" (2004) "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" (2004)

"Lua" is a single by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning , the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression, addiction, and an interminable night. ^[1] Conor Oberst appears alone on the track, on vocals and acoustic guitar.

The song also appears as a duet with Gillian Welch on the album Dark Was the Night . "Lua" was on number 89 of Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". ^[2] The song was also featured in the 2015 video game Life Is Strange and the 2021 documentary Can't Get You Out of My Head .

Track listing

All songs by Conor Oberst, except where noted.

1. "Lua" - 4:32
2. "Well Whiskey" - 4:11
3. "I Woke Up with This Song in My Head This Morning" (Alex McManus) - 3:55
4. "True Blue" - 3:30

Other appearances

• Acoustic 07 (2007, V2 Records)
• Dark Was the Night (2009, Red Hot)

Personnel

• Conor Oberst - guitar and voice on all tracks, track 4 including keyboards and piano
• Jason Boesel - drums on tracks 2 and 3
• Sean Cole - harmonica on track 2
• Tim Luntzel - bass on track 2
• Alex McManus - guitar and voice on tracks 2 and 3
• Mike Mogis - banjo on track 2, pedal steel on track 3
• Nick White - organ on track 2
• Nate Walcott - trumpet on track 3
• Matt Maginn - bass on track 3

References

1. Rob Sheffield (2005-01-27). "Album Reviews: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
2. "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone . 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

External links

• Saddle Creek Records
• Listen to "Lua" on NPR's All Songs Considered (RealPlayer, Windows Media Player)