Light Years Away (Tiësto song) explained

Light Years Away
Cover:	Tiësto feat. DBX - Light Years Away1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Tiësto featuring Dbx
Album:	A Town Called Paradise
Released:	28 November 2014
Length:	3:22
Chronology:	Tiësto
Prev Title:	Say Something
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Secrets
Next Year:	2015

"Light Years Away" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto in collaboration with British band Dbx, which is composed of the producers Pete Kirtley and Sacha Collision and the singer-songwriter John James Newman. It was released on 28 November 2014 by PM:AM Recordings as the fourth single from Tiësto's fifth studio album, A Town Called Paradise.

Background and release

Tiësto declared about the song : "'Light Years Away' is a very beautiful song. It's very pretty. It reminds me a little bit of an old Massive Attack track. It sounds really big and euphoric. I think the vocals are great and also it's very haunty."^[1] Pete Kirtley from Dbx affirmed in an interview that the song is about "not giving up, even though the path ahead sometimes seems impossible and unreachable".^[2]

Music video

The music video shows the expedition of a scientist and her white robot on a planet to analyse its composition.^[3]

Track listing

CD single

1. "Light Years Away" – 3:11
2. "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55

Digital Download – Remixes

1. "Light Years Away" (Extended Radio Edit) – 6:55
2. "Light Years Away" (Tiësto & MOTi Remix) – 4:37
3. "Light Years Away" (Oliver Heldens Remix) – 4:48
4. "Light Years Away" (Skyden Remix) – 5:46
5. "Light Years Away" (HeyHey Remix) – 3:04
6. "Light Years Away" (David K Remix) – 7:07
7. "Light Years Away" (Unclubbed Classic Mix) – 6:22

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tiësto – A Town Called Paradise – Track by Track . YouTube . 7 June 2021.
2. Web site: DBX interview : "Light Years Away" was our baby! . tiestoblog.com . 7 June 2021.
3. Web site: Tiësto feat. DBX – Light Years Away (Official Video) . YouTube . 7 June 2021.