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"Vanilla Twilight"
Single by Owl City
from the album Ocean Eyes
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010
RecordedAugust 2009
Genre Synth-pop[ citation needed]
Length
  • 3:51 (album version)
  • 4:04 (top 40 edit)
Label Universal Republic
Songwriter(s)Adam Young
Producer(s)Adam Young
Owl City singles chronology
" Fireflies"
(2009) 		"Vanilla Twilight"
(2010) 		" Umbrella Beach"
(2010)
Audio sample
Music video
"Vanilla Twilight" on YouTube

"Vanilla Twilight" is a song by American electronica act Owl City. The song was released on January 26, 2010 as the second single from his second studio album Ocean Eyes. [1] "Vanilla Twilight" attained chart placement prior to the release date, following the success of Owl City's previous single " Fireflies".

Composition

Written and produced by Young, the track runs at 166 BPM and is in the key of B major. [2] Young's range in the song spans from the notes F#4 to Gb5. [3] According to Young via Twitter, he stated, "'Vanilla Twilight' is about telling the person you love the most, 'I wish you were here with me.'" [4]

Music video

The music video for "Vanilla Twilight" premiered on March 22, 2010. The video uses the album version of the song and features a cameo appearance by Shaquille O'Neal. [5] The video was directed by Steve Hoover and was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at the Marblehead Lighthouse in Ohio. [6]

The video shows various people and a dog witness in awe, staring at a swirling mammatus cloud formation associated with a squall line. [7] It has a well-defined vortex which is lit by a veiled sun on an overcast day after a snowfall has blanketed the area, displaying a vanilla twilight. Midway through the video the storm and a lighthouse glimmer with aurora colors. [7] Towards the end of the video O'Neal lifts his arms towards the cloud and mouths "Take me with you." [8]

Chart performance

On the chart of November 7, 2009, the same week " Fireflies" hit No. 1, "Vanilla Twilight" debuted on No. 95 in the Billboard Hot 100. [9] It has since re-entered and peaked on the Hot 100 at No. 72. [10]

"Vanilla Twilight" first entered the Australian Singles Chart at No. 50 on the week ending January 11, 2010, which happened to coincide with "Fireflies" holding its reign as the No. 1 hit single. [11] The song later peaked at No. 44. [12]

Following the release of Ocean Eyes, "Vanilla Twilight" entered the UK Singles Chart at a current peak of No. 94, making it Owl City's second consecutive single to enter the UK Top 100. [13]

Track listing

European CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Vanilla Twilight" (radio version)4:04
2."Vanilla Twilight" (extended radio version)4:17
Digital download [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Vanilla Twilight" (radio edit)4:04
7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Fireflies" (UK radio edit)3:14
2."Vanilla Twilight" (US extended radio edit)4:20

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [29] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Vanilla Twilight"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 26, 2010 Contemporary hit radio Universal Republic [1]
Various Digital download [30]
Australia February 15, 2010 CD single [12]

References

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  2. ^ "Key and BPM of Vanilla Twilight by Owl City". Musicstax.com. January 1, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Owl City "Vanilla Twilight" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ @owlcity (May 11, 2017). "Vanilla Twilight is about telling the person you love the most, 'I wish you were here with me.'" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Chris Ryan (March 25, 2010). "WTF: Shaquille O'Neal's Cameo In Owl City's 'Vanilla Twilight' Video". MTV. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Becky Bain (March 24, 2010). "Owl City Wants You To Look Up At The Vanilla Twilight And Do Little Else". Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Becky Bain (March 24, 2010). "Owl City Wants You To Look Up At The Vanilla Twilight And Do Little Else". Idolator. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Trey Kerby (March 25, 2010). "Why is Shaquille O'Neal in the new Owl City video?". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 7, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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  11. ^ "Australian Single Top 50: 17/01/2010". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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  20. ^ "EHR Top 40". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  21. ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Owl City Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  25. ^ "Owl City Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  26. ^ "Owl City Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  27. ^ "Jaarlijsten 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  28. ^ "Rock Digital Songs Sales – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  29. ^ "American single certifications – Owl City – Vanilla Twilight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Vanilla Twilight (Radio Edit) - Single by Owl City". Apple Music. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

External links

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