| "The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)" | ||||
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| Single by Snow Patrol | ||||
| from the album A Hundred Million Suns and Greatest Hits | ||||
| Released | 25 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Grouse Lodge (County Westmeath, Ireland) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK)[1] | |||
| Composer(s) | Snow Patrol | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Gary Lightbody | |||
| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee | |||
| Snow Patrol singles chronology | ||||
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"The Lightning Strike" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol from their fifth album, A Hundred Million Suns (2008). The lyrics of the song were written by lead singer Gary Lightbody and the music was composed by Snow Patrol. The song is composed of three smaller songs and, at sixteen minutes and eighteen seconds, is the longest song that the band has ever released.
The song has an elaborate live performance where a specially made animation is played simultaneously as the band performs the song. Most of the video features origami, which is the main artwork for the album and its singles. The song received a mixed reaction when the album was released, and though the band were praised for playing it live, the general feeling was that it wasn't a right choice, with one critic calling it "self-indulgent" but forgivable.[2]
- ^ iTunes - Music - The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?) - Single by Snow Patrol
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