"Lucid Dream" | ||||
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Single by Owl City | ||||
from the album Cinematic | ||||
Released | January 12, 2018 | |||
Studio | Sky Harbor Studios | |||
Genre | EDM [1] | |||
Length | 4:21 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Adam Young | |||
Producer(s) | Young | |||
Owl City singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Lucid Dream" on YouTube |
"Lucid Dream" is a song by American electronica act Owl City. It was released on January 12, 2018, as the third single from his sixth studio album, Cinematic . [2] The song was also released as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP. The song was released independently via Sky Harbor.
"Lucid Dream" was written and produced by Adam Young. The track runs at 128 BPM and is in the key of C minor. [3] The song has been described as the "most EDM-sounding track" on the album. [1] In an interview with Songwriter Universe, Young stated that the song was based upon a strange dream he had while writing the album. [4]
"I kept a dream journal next to my bed and would often jot down things I remembered upon waking. After several months, most of the journal consisted of bits and pieces of imagery, but one night I had the most vivid dream where I was able to fly. The moment I woke up, I wrote down everything that happened and the song was more or less written. I've not experienced a dream quite like it before so I'm glad I was able to document it and put it into a song." [4]
"Lucid Dream" was released on January 12, 2018 as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP. [5] It was also included on Cinematic as the third single. Additionally, a remix to the song was released on September 10, 2018 by Adam Awake after winning first place of Owl City's SKIO Remix Contest. [6]
The music video for "Lucid Dream" premiered on January 25, 2018 and was directed by Max Haben. [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lucid Dream" | 4:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lucid Dream" (Adam Awake remix) | 4:32 |
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 12, 2018 | Digital download | Sky Harbor | [10] |
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