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Beautiful Times
2014 single by Owl City featuring Lindsey Stirling From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Beautiful Times" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song features American violinist Lindsey Stirling and was released on April 8, 2014, as the lead single from his fourth EP, Ultraviolet.[1]
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Background
In early 2014, Young revealed the album artwork for his single, "Beautiful Times", through his Instagram account.[2][3] On April 4, 2014, Owl City released a teaser for "Beautiful Times".[4] The song was written by Young and Lindsey Stirling, while Young also handled production.[5] The track runs at 136 BPM and is in the key of A major, according to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing.[6] Young's range in the song spans from the notes E4 to A5.[6] The song has been described as an "upbeat" track.[7] The song features Lindsey Stirling who played violin on the track.[1] According to Young, "Beautiful Times" was the first track he wrote for the EP when he got home from tour.[8] About the song's meaning and working with Stirling, Young stated:
"It is an anthem for those who search for strength to rise above hardship. I was honoured to work with yet another of my favourite artists, Lindsey Stirling, who was kind enough to grant me the honour of featuring her. I hope you enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed creating it."[9]
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Critical reception
Christian Rockafeller of Music Times called the music video "a gorgeous and whimsical cinematic tale." Musically, he praised Stirling's contribution to the track describing it as "inimitable and impressive."[10]
Music video
On June 26, 2014, the music video for "Beautiful Times" premiered via Rolling Stone. Speaking about the video he stated, "I've been on a few sets where everyone is on edge and it throws the whole thing off. A positive atmosphere really makes all the difference in the world."[7] The music video showcases a young boy sleeping in his bedroom when his toys and room suddenly comes to life,[11] while clips of Young and Stirling performing the song are featured throughout the video.[10]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic and digital liner notes.[12][5]
- Owl City – composer, lyricist, primary artist, producer, mixing, recording
- Lindsey Stirling – composer, lyricist, featured artist, violin
- Shinnosuke Miyazawa – recording
- Robert Orton – mixing
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References
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