"Light Up the Sky" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Yellowcard. The song was the lone single released from the band's sixth studio album Paper Walls (2007). The live acoustic version was first heard on March 30, 2007, at their concert at the Troubador in West Hollywood, California. It was then played electric in later shows. On May 15, 2007, the fully mixed album version was put on their Myspace page. The song impacted radio on June 5, 2007.[1] It was released on iTunes on June 5, 2007, and it was the most added single to US Alternative/Modern Rock radio stations for the week ending June 8, 2007, and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also reached number 32 on the Adult Top 40 chart.[2]
| "Light Up the Sky" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Yellowcard | ||||
| from the album Paper Walls | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October 2006–March 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop punk | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ryan Key, Ryan Mendez, Peter Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III, Sean Mackin | |||
| Producer(s) | Neal Avron | |||
| Yellowcard singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe video, directed by Lisa Mann, premiered on Yahoo! Music on July 10, 2007. It shows the band playing in a dark abandoned wasteland. However, as the song continues, an orange rain starts and makes the sky above bright for people who live in the gloomy world, bringing life into something that was once desolate and dark.
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 32 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 41 |
Release History
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | June 4, 2007 | Alternative radio | Capitol | [5] |
| August 20, 2007 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 29, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 20233.
- ^ "Yellowcard Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMBQ. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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