| "Under Neon Lights" | ||||
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| Single by the Chemical Brothers featuring St. Vincent | ||||
| from the album Born in the Echoes | ||||
| Released | 6 June 2015 [1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
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"Under Neon Lights" is a song co-written,produced and performed by British electronic band the Chemical Brothers, [2] issued as the third single from the band's eighth studio album Born in the Echoes . The song features vocals from American art rock musician St. Vincent,who also serves as co-writer. [2]
"Under Neon Lights" had its world premiere on BBC Radio 6 Music on 22 June 2015. [3] [4] [5]
"Under Neon Lights" has received positive reviews. Douglas Wolk of Billboard complimented the music as well as St. Vincent's vocals,which he compared positively to Talking Heads' album Remain in Light . [6] Tom Breihan of Stereogum also praised St. Vincent's vocals,adding that although the music has a sound closer to the Chemical Brothers than to her,"she still sounds like she belongs on the track". [7] John Cameron of We Got This Covered referred to the song as a "stylistic update" to the Chemical Brothers' catalogue. [8]
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The official music video for "Under Neon Lights" was directed by Adam Smith. [9] A second official music video Archived 9 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine for "Under Neon Lights" directed by Jono Brandel and Zach Richter was published by Within on 12 April 2017. [10]