"The Lighthouse" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, released on September 27, 2024. Written by Nicks, Magnus Birgersson and Vincent Villuis, and produced by Nicks, Sheryl Crow and Dave Cobb, the song is pressed as a "white vinyl 7" single.[2] Nicks based the lyrics on a poem she wrote and posted on social media titled "Get It Back" in September 2022.[3] Nicks wrote the song to promote women's rights, and wrote it to promote women's right's and wrote it in response to the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade, feeling a need for collective action, inspired by a newcaster's words.[4] Nicks promoted the song with perfomances on Saturday Night Live[5] and Jimmy Kimmel Live.[6]
"The Lighthouse" | ||||
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Single by Stevie Nicks | ||||
Released | September 27, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2024 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Warner Records | |||
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References
edit- ^ "The Lighthouse". STEVIE NICKS INFO. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ RSDBF '24 Special Release: Stevie Nicks - "The Lighthouse", retrieved 2024-11-08
- ^ "Stevie Nicks releases "The Lighthouse", her first original song in 4 years". The Needle Drop. 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (27 September 2024). "You'll Get Chills Hearing Stevie Nicks' New Women's Rights Anthem". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Stevie Nicks Rocks 'SNL' with 'Edge of Seventeen' and 'The Lighthouse' Despite Brief Technical Hitch". People.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (2024-11-05). "Watch Stevie Nicks Play Women's Rights Anthem 'The Lighthouse' on 'Kimmel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-08.