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| writer = [[Beck|Beck Hansen]]<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Beck-Morning-Phase/release/5423437|title=Beck - Morning Phase (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs|work=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>
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'''"Waking Light"''' is a song written, produced and performed by American musician [[Beck]].<ref name="discogs"/> It is the closing track on his twelfth studio album ''[[Morning Phase]]'' and was issued as the album's second [[single (music)|single]]. The song peaked at #43 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[list of number-one Billboard Rock Songs|rock]] chart in 2014.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beck-mn0000124492/awards|title=Beck {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>
"'''Waking Light'''" is a song written, produced and performed by American musician [[Beck]].<ref name="discogs"/> It is the closing track on his twelfth studio album ''[[Morning Phase]]'' and was issued as the album's second [[single (music)|single]]. The song peaked at number 43 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[list of number-one Billboard Rock Songs|rock]] chart in 2014.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beck-mn0000124492/awards|title=Beck {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>


==Chart positions==
==Critical reception==
The song has received positive reviews. Many critics complimented the song's [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] style; [[Marc Hogan]] of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' referred to it as "richly orchestrated [[psychedelic pop|psych-pop]],<ref name="spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/02/beck-waking-light-morning-phase-spotify-stream|title=Beck Greets the Sun on Orchestral 'Waking Light'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Hogan|first=Marc|author-link=Marc Hogan|date=February 4, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref> while Tom Breihan of [[Stereogum]] further added that the song was "soulful [and] twinkling" and concluded that it was a "stunning song".<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1655662/beck-waking-light/mp3s|title=Beck – "Waking Light" - Stereogum|work=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=February 4, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref> Chelsea Conte of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' called the song "beautifully dreamy".<ref name="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/02/listen-to-becks-new-single-waking-light.html|title=Listen to Beck's New Single "Waking Light" :: Music :: Audio :: Paste|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|last=Conte|first=Chelsea|date=February 4, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>


===Weekly charts===
==Live performances==
Beck performed "Waking Light" live for the first time (along with "[[Say Goodbye (Beck song)|Say Goodbye]]") on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' on March 12, 2014.<ref name="mt">{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4757/20140313/watch-beck-perform-waking-light-goodbye-tonight-show.htm|title=WATCH: Beck perform 'Waking Light', 'Say Goodbye' on 'The Tonight Show' : Genres : Music Times|work=Music Times|last=Menyes|first=Carolyn|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref> On October 28, he performed the song on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''.<ref name="cos">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/beck-returns-to-conan-to-perform-wasting-light-watch|title=Beck returns to Conan to perform "Waking Light" — watch {{!}} Consequence of Sound|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|publisher=Townsquare Music|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=October 29, 2014|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

==Charts==
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|US [[List of number-one Billboard Rock Songs|Rock Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
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|US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Dance Music/Club Play Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
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|US [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''Billboard'')
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|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] (''Billboard'')
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* {{MetroLyrics song|beck|waking-light}}

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Latest revision as of 21:44, 28 November 2021

"Waking Light"
Single by Beck
from the album Morning Phase
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)[1]
GenreFolk rock
Length5:01
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen[2]
Producer(s)Beck Hansen[2]
Beck singles chronology
"Blue Moon"
(2014) 		"Waking Light"
(2014) 		"Say Goodbye"
(2014)
Music video
"Waking Light" on YouTube

"Waking Light" is a song written, produced and performed by American musician Beck.[2] It is the closing track on his twelfth studio album Morning Phase and was issued as the album's second single. The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard rock chart in 2014.[3]

Critical reception

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The song has received positive reviews. Many critics complimented the song's psychedelic style; Marc Hogan of Spin referred to it as "richly orchestrated psych-pop,[4] while Tom Breihan of Stereogum further added that the song was "soulful [and] twinkling" and concluded that it was a "stunning song".[5] Chelsea Conte of Paste called the song "beautifully dreamy".[6]

Live performances

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Beck performed "Waking Light" live for the first time (along with "Say Goodbye") on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 12, 2014.[7] On October 28, he performed the song on Conan.[8]

Charts

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Chart (2014)[3] Peak
position
US Rock Songs (Billboard) 43

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Waking Light: Beck: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Beck - Morning Phase (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Beck | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Hogan, Marc (February 4, 2014). "Beck Greets the Sun on Orchestral 'Waking Light'". Spin. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 4, 2014). "Beck – "Waking Light" - Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Conte, Chelsea (February 4, 2014). "Listen to Beck's New Single "Waking Light" :: Music :: Audio :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Menyes, Carolyn (March 13, 2014). "WATCH: Beck perform 'Waking Light', 'Say Goodbye' on 'The Tonight Show' : Genres : Music Times". Music Times. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Kaye, Ben (October 29, 2014). "Beck returns to Conan to perform "Waking Light" — watch | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Townsquare Music. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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