Space & Time (song)
| "Space & Time" | ||||
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| Single by Wolf Alice | ||||
| from the album Visions of a Life | ||||
| Released | 8 May 2018 | |||
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| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Dirty Hit | |||
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| Producer(s) | Justin Meldal-Johnsen | |||
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| "Space & Time" on YouTube | ||||
"Space & Time" is a song by British alternative rock band Wolf Alice from their second studio album Visions of a Life. It was released on 8 May 2018 through Dirty Hit as the album's seventh single.
Release and live performances
[edit]A day before the release of Visions of a Life on 28 September 2017, lead singer Ellie Rowsell said at Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show that "Space & Time" is a song about "feeling anxious and trying not to feel anxious," continuing: "Sometimes when I feel a bit low/weirdo I try to imagine my future self looking back on my past self and it kind of makes me feel better. So it’s a song about that really."[1] The song was released on vinyl on 8 May 2018 as the seventh single from the album.[2]
In October 2017, the band performed "Space & Time" on their KEXP and KCRW sessions. On 15 May 2018, they performed the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge alongside a cover of Camila Cabello's "Never Be The Same".[3] The song also performed on 26 May as part of Wolf Alice's set at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend streamed on BBC Radio 1 and shown on television on BBC Four.[4][5]
Music video
[edit]The music video for "Space & Time" was released on 30 May 2018. Directed by Rowsell herself,[6] the video sees Rowsell running through the woods and various other locations while wearing a wedding dress. With the release of the video, Rowsell wrote that the song is "about being faced with life's obstacles and knowing that at some point you'll be looking back on yourself at this moment in time and it won't be as bad as it feels right now."[7]
Chart performance
[edit]"Space & Time" debuted at number one on the Official Vinyl Singles Chart.[8]
Track listing
[edit]- UK 7" single[2]
- Space & Time
- Formidable Cool
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Annie Mac, Hottest Records Wrap-Up, Wolf Alice - Space & Time". BBC Radio 1. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b Space & Time / Formiddable Cool (LP liner notes). Wolf Alice. Dirty Hit. 2018. DH00317.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Wolf Alice perform 'Space & Time' and cover Camila Cabello's 'Never Be The Same'". DIY. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Wolf Alice - Acts - BBC Music Presents the Biggest Weekend". BBC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Space & Time (The Biggest Weekend) - Wolf Alice Song". BBC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Legaspi, Althea (30 May 2018). "See Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell as Fleeing Bride in 'Space & Time' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (30 May 2018). "Watch Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell become runaway bride in epic 'Space and Time' video". NME. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2018.