Light Years Away (Tiësto song)

"Light Years Away"
Single by Tiësto featuring Dbx
from the album A Town Called Paradise
Released28 November 2014
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tiësto singles chronology
"Say Something"
(2014) 		"Light Years Away"
(2014) 		"Secrets"
(2015)
Alternative cover

"Light Years Away" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto in collaboration with British band Dbx, which is composed of the producers Pete Kirtley and Sacha Collision and the singer-songwriter John James Newman. It was released on 28 November 2014 by PM:AM Recordings as the fourth single from Tiësto's fifth studio album, A Town Called Paradise.

Background and release

Tiësto declared about the song : "'Light Years Away' is a very beautiful song. It's very pretty. It reminds me a little bit of an old Massive Attack track. It sounds really big and euphoric. I think the vocals are great and also it's very haunty."[2] Pete Kirtley from Dbx affirmed in an interview that the song is about "not giving up, even though the path ahead sometimes seems impossible and unreachable".[3]

Music video

The music video shows the expedition of a scientist and her white robot on a planet to analyse its composition.[4]

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Light Years Away" – 3:11
  2. "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55
Digital Download – Remixes
  1. "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55
  2. "Light Years Away" (Tiësto & MOTi Remix) – 4:37
  3. "Light Years Away" (Oliver Heldens Remix) – 4:48
  4. "Light Years Away" (Skyden Remix) – 5:46
  5. "Light Years Away" (HeyHey Remix) – 3:04
  6. "Light Years Away" (David K Remix) – 7:07
  7. "Light Years Away" (Unclubbed Classic Mix) – 6:22

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 67
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 19
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[7] 23

References

  1. ^ a b "Tiësto feat. DBX – Light Years Away (2014, File)". Discogs. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Tiësto – A Town Called Paradise – Track by Track". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "DBX interview : "Light Years Away" was our baby!". tiestoblog.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Tiësto feat. DBX – Light Years Away (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Tiësto – Light Years Away" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  6. ^ "Tiësto – Red Lights" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  7. ^ "Tiesto Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.