You Are the Light

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You Are the Light
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Released17 August 2004 (2004-08-17)
Length15:49
Label Secretly Canadian
Jens Lekman chronology
Julie
(2004)
You Are the Light
(2004)
The Opposite of Hallelujah
(2005)
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You Are the Light is an extended play by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman, released on 17 August 2004 by Secretly Canadian.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jens Lekman.

No.TitleLength
1."You Are the Light"3:20
2."I Saw Her in the Anti-War Demonstration"3:13
3."A Sweet Summer Night on Hammer Hill"3:27
4."A Man Walks into a Bar"4:24
5."You Are the Light (Reprise)"1:25
Total length:15:49

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References

  1. Sendra, Tim. "You Are the Light – Jens Lekman". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 November 2018.