Lucid Dream (Owl City song)

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"Lucid Dream"
Single by Owl City
from the album Cinematic
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018
StudioSky Harbor Studios
GenreEDM[1]
Length4:21
Songwriter(s)Adam Young
Producer(s)Young
Owl City singles chronology
"All My Friends"
(2017)
"Lucid Dream"
(2018)
"New York City"
(2018)
Music video
"Lucid Dream" on YouTube

"Lucid Dream" is a song by American electronica act Owl City. It was released on January 12, 2018, as the third single from his sixth studio album, Cinematic.[2] The song was also released as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP. The song was released independently via Sky Harbor.

Background and composition

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"Lucid Dream" was written and produced by Adam Young. The track runs at 128 BPM and is in the key of C minor.[3] The song has been described as the "most EDM-sounding track" on the album.[1] In an interview with Songwriter Universe, Young stated that the song was based upon a strange dream he had while writing the album.[4]

"I kept a dream journal next to my bed and would often jot down things I remembered upon waking. After several months, most of the journal consisted of bits and pieces of imagery, but one night I had the most vivid dream where I was able to fly. The moment I woke up, I wrote down everything that happened and the song was more or less written. I've not experienced a dream quite like it before so I'm glad I was able to document it and put it into a song."[4]

Release

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"Lucid Dream" was released on January 12, 2018 as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP.[5] It was also included on Cinematic as the third single. Additionally, a remix to the song was released on September 10, 2018 by Adam Awake after winning first place of Owl City's SKIO Remix Contest.[6]

Music video

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The music video for "Lucid Dream" premiered on January 25, 2018 and was directed by Max Haben.[7]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lucid Dream"4:21
Lucid Dream remix
No.TitleLength
1."Lucid Dream" (Adam Awake remix)4:32

Charts

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Release history

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Release history for "Lucid Dream"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 12, 2018 Digital download Sky Harbor [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tony Cummings (July 12, 2018). "Review: Owl City - Cinematic". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ^ @owlcity (January 12, 2018). "I'm so excited to share 'Lucid Dream' with you today! It's the next chapter in Cinematic, and tells the story of the best flying dream I ever had. Listen/Download:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Key and BPM of Lucid Dream by Owl City". Musicstax.com. June 1, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Dale Kawashima (June 8, 2018). "Pop/Electronic Artist Owl City (Adam Young) Talks About His Album Cinematic, And His Hit Songs Fireflies and Good Time". Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Reel 2 - Single by Owl City". Spotify. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Owl City - Lucid Dream (Adam Awake Remix)". YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Owl City Releases Lucid Dream Music Video". January 26, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Cross Rhythms – Year-End 2018". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Owl City – Chart History: Christian Rock". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lucid Dream - Single by Owl City". Spotify. Retrieved March 30, 2023.