Like Lightning

For other uses, see Like Lightning (disambiguation).

"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"
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
Label	Transgressive Warner
Songwriter(s)	Jack Bevan Edwin Congreave Yannis Philippakis Jimmy Smith
Producer(s)	Brett Shaw
Foals singles chronology
"Into the Surf" (2019) "Like Lightning" (2019) "Neptune" (2020)

Music video

The music video for "Like Lightning" was released on 22 November 2019.^[1] The storyline was written by Virginie Kypriotis and the video was produced by Rebecca Rice.^[2] Un Oeil Sur Tout animated the video. The video features a Sasquatch figure leading a worldwide charge to curb 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

Critical reception to the song was mixed.^{[citation needed]} 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]