Alligator Sky
| Alligator Sky | |
|---|---|
| Owl City | |
| publication | March 18, 2011 |
| length | 3:14 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop , hip hop |
| Author (s) | Adam Young |
| album | All Things Bright and Beautiful |
Alligator Sky is a song by the US pop band Owl City . There are four versions of the song, one with BoB , one with Shawn Chrystopher , one with Big Boi and one without rap. The song was first released on March 18, 2011 and is the first released single from Owl City's album All Things Bright and Beautiful . The song was remixed by Long Lost Sun , among others .
background
Young told AOL that he was a big fan of hip-hop and its ingredients and that he had experimented with different sounds. He would have wanted to combine hip-hop with a strong bass and a catchy melody in the song in order to make the title appear independent and different from Owl City's last publication.
Music video
In the official music video, which was first released on YouTube on April 29, 2012 and belongs to the version with Chrystopher, you mainly see Shawn Chrystopher walking through an empty, dilapidated city in a space suit. Adam Young from Owl City, also in a space suit, also plays a role. Steve Hoover directed the video, Brandon Bonfiglio and Danny Yourd produced it.
reception
Charts
The single was not very successful, it only reached the German Airplay Charts (number 68), the German Youth Airplay Charts (number 17) and the Danish Airplay Charts, where it reached number eleven.
criticism
The song received various reviews. Ulf Kubanke from laut.de thinks that Alligator Sky would like “pop listeners in front of the car radio”, Scott Fryberger from jesusfreakhideout.com explains that it sounds a lot like Fireflies and that he likes it, but doesn't think it's great .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alligator Sky on iTunes
- ↑ a b page no longer available , search in web archives: Alligator Sky (feat. Shawn Chrystopher) on iTunes
- ↑ Owl City Feat. BoB - Alligator Sky (New 2011) !! . YouTube , accessed June 8, 2012
- ↑ Exclusive: Big Boi enhances Owl City's new single 'Alligator Sky'. IMDb, May 12, 2011, accessed June 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Owl CIty - Alligator Sky Feat. Shawn Christopher Long Lost Sun Remix . YouTube, accessed June 8, 2012
- ↑ Alligator Sky by Owl City. Songfacts.com, accessed August 14, 2012 .
- ↑ OwlCityVEVO: Owl City - Alligator Sky ft. Shawn Chrystopher. YouTube, April 29, 2011, accessed August 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Steven Gottlieb: WATCH IT: Owl City "Alligator Sky" (Steve Hoover, dir.). Video Static, May 6, 2011, accessed August 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Amanda Hensel: OWL CITY'S 'ALLIGATOR SKY' VIDEO WITH SHAWN CHRYSTOPHER IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. Pop Crush, May 7, 2011, accessed August 14, 2012.
- ↑ Chart sources: DK DE , accessed on August 14, 2012.
- ↑ Ulf Kubanke: Listen to the charts and sugar-coated: "American Pie" for electronic music. Retrieved on August 14, 2012 : “Fans and pop listeners in front of the car radio can look forward to it. It couldn't be more pleasing than "Alligator Sky" or "Dreams Don't Turn To Dust". "
- ↑ Scott Fryberger: All Things Bright and Beautiful. jesusfreakhideout.com, accessed August 14, 2012 : "When his new single," Alligator Sky, "first got leaked, I listened to it and was a little disappointed that it sounded a lot like" Fireflies. " Not that "Fireflies" is a bad song, but it got so much airplay that I felt like Young was just banking on that sound to keep his popularity up. I did like "Alligator Sky," but I didn't love it. "