"Like Lightning" is a song by British indie rock band Foals, released on 22 November 2019 as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 (2019).
| "Like Lightning" | ||||
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| Single by Foals | ||||
| from the album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | 123 (London) | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Brett Shaw | |||
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Music video
editThe music video for "Like Lightning" came out on 22 November 2019.[1] The storyline was written by Virginie Kypriotis and produced by Rebecca Rice.[2] Un Oeil Sur Tout animated the video. The video features an animate Sasquatch figure leading a worldwide charge to curbe climate change through green initiatives and eco-socialism. The music video premiered on the Music Declares Emergency website to raise awareness about climate change.[3]
Critical reception
editCritical reception to the song was mixed. Hannah Jocelyn, writing for Pitchfork said "“Like Lightning” plays like the kind of utilitarian blues-rock that music directors reach for when The Black Keys aren’t in the licensing budget."[4]
References
edit- ^ Roberts, Christopher (22 November 2019). "Foals Share New Animated Video for "Like Lightning" Addressing Inaction on Climate Change". Under the Radar. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Foals 'Like Lightning' by Virginie Kypriotis". Promonews.tv. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Richards, Will (22 November 2019). "Foals rally against climate change in their dystopian animated 'Like Lightning' video – watch". NME. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jocelyn, Hannah (23 November 2019). "Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2 Album Review". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 17 April 2021.