Out the Blue (Sub Focus song)

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"Out the Blue"
OuttheBlue.jpg
Single by Sub Focus featuring Alice Gold
from the album Torus
B-side "Out the Blue" (Xilent remix)
Released27 April 2012
Recorded2010–12
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Sub Focus
Sub Focus singles chronology
"Falling Down"
(2012)
"Out the Blue"
(2012)
"Tidal Wave"
(2012)

"Out the Blue" is the second single by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus to be released from his second studio album Torus . The song features vocals from English singer Alice Gold. The song was Sub Focus's highest-charting single until the release of "Tidal Wave".

Contents

Background and release

Douwma wrote the song in mid-2010 and worked with several vocalists on demo versions of the song. [1] During many DJ sets, including the Ultra Music Festival in 2011, he played a version of the song, featuring a vocoded vocal sample. The demo versions of the song also feature a variation in the melody that was cut out of the final version. [2] [3] Eventually, Alice Gold recorded the version that Douwma would go on to release as a single.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Out the Blue" was first released onto YouTube on 2 April 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds. [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (radio edit)3:18
2."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (club mix)4:35
3."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (Laidback Luke remix)5:54
4."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (Xilent remix)5:02
5."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (xxxy remix)4:52
12" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold)4:35
2."Out the Blue" (featuring Alice Gold) (Xilent remix)5:02

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [5] 28
UK Dance (OCC) [6] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 23

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom27 April 2012 [8]

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References

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