Flight (song) explained

Flight
Cover:Lifehouse Flight cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Lifehouse
Album:Out of the Wasteland
Released:November 18, 2014
Recorded:2014
Genre:Popalternative rockPop rockSoft rock
Length:4:17
Label:Jason Wade Music
Chronology:Lifehouse
Prev Title:Between the Raindrops'
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Hurricane
Next Year:2015

"Flight" is a 2014 song by American alternative rock band Lifehouse. Written by lead singer Jason Wade, the track served as a preview of the band's album Out of the Wasteland, released in May 2015.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was the first new recording released by the band since their hiatus in July 2013.[5] [6]

Background and composition

Unlike previous Lifehouse singles, the song is a piano ballad. It begins solely with a simple chord and melody set before growing to include drums, bass, and electric guitar. After the second chorus, it builds to a climactic crescendo.[7] Wade had previously stated that writing on the piano was a skill he had wanted to develop.[8]

Music video

A lyric video, directed by Thomas Kirk, was released alongside the song, featuring actress TL Forsberg. The clip was filmed in one single shot with no cut, and weaves in and around an abandoned diner and motel in the desert in point of view before focusing on a woman sitting on a bed and communicating the song's closing lyrics to the camera using sign language.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason Wade. https://archive.today/20141203132411/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=17730766&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 3 December 2014. Repertoire.bmi.com. 10 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Design An Album Cover for Lifehouse Seven. Creative Allies. 10 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Lifehouse Lifehouse's Current Single "Flight". The Uprising Creative. Lifehouse. 10 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Lifehouse Premieres Lyric Video for Single 'Flight'. 18 November 2014. Yahoo.com. 10 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Lifehouse - A letter from Jason: To my friends and fans,... - Facebook. Facebook.com. 10 December 2014.
  6. Web site: LISTEN: Lifehouse Releases New Single "Flight". https://web.archive.org/web/20141123133602/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2014/11/listen-lifehouse-releases-new-single-flight/. usurped. November 23, 2014. CONFRONT Magazine. 10 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Premiere! Lifehouse – Flight. Trendingrecords.com. 10 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205083220/http://www.trendingrecords.com/2014/11/premiere-lifehouse-flight/. 5 December 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Lifehouse – Interview [2006]]. Hiponline.com. 10 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Design An Album Cover for Lifehouse Seven. Creative Allies. 10 December 2014. 8 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208131711/http://creativeallies.com/contests/1002-design-an-album-cover-for-lifehouse-seven/more_info. dead.
  10. Web site: Lifehouse New Single "Flight" available today - Evigshed Mag. Sylvie Lesas. Evigshed Mag. 10 December 2014.