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On April 19, 2011, Galaxies was released as the second single from the [[All Things Bright and Beautiful (album)|album]]. Since the release of "[[Ocean Eyes]]" in 2009, Galaxies became Owl City's second-highest charting single of |
On April 19, 2011, Galaxies was released as the second single from the [[All Things Bright and Beautiful (album)|album]]. Since the release of "[[Ocean Eyes]]" in 2009, Galaxies became Owl City's second-highest charting single until the release of "[[Good Time (Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen song)|Good Time]]" in 2012, with "[[Fireflies (song)|Fireflies]]" still being the highest. After release, the song had some airplay, primarily on Christian radio stations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Owl City, Galaxies|url=http://www.gannsdeen.com/2011/04/25/owl-city-galaxies/|work=http://www.gannsdeen.com/2011/04/25/owl-city-galaxies/}}</ref> The song peaked at number 36 on the Christian top 40 chart in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Top 40|url=http://www.topchristianhits.org/christian_top_40.html|work=http://www.topchristianhits.org/christian_top_40.html|accessdate=26 November 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:02, 14 October 2012
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"Galaxies" is a song by Owl City, released on April 19, 2011.[1] It is the second single from his fourth album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. It is said to be about the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. A prelude into the song is "January 28, 1986", containing a sample from the Ronald Reagan speech at the time.
Meaning
Adam Young created the song to be a dance hit, similar to a European trance song, as he is a fan of that genre.[2] The song is designed to put the listener in the shoes of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it goes up to space.[2] It reminisces on what the crew must have been thinking while the disaster happened, in their last few seconds of life.
Track listing
1. "Galaxies" - 4:01
Chart Performance
On April 19, 2011, Galaxies was released as the second single from the album. Since the release of "Ocean Eyes" in 2009, Galaxies became Owl City's second-highest charting single until the release of "Good Time" in 2012, with "Fireflies" still being the highest. After release, the song had some airplay, primarily on Christian radio stations.[3] The song peaked at number 36 on the Christian top 40 chart in July 2011.[4]
External links
References
- ^ "Connecting to the iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ a b "Owl City: Track by Track - Galaxies". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_ISiksOboA. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Owl City, Galaxies". http://www.gannsdeen.com/2011/04/25/owl-city-galaxies/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Christian Top 40". http://www.topchristianhits.org/christian_top_40.html. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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