Nova (The Sound of Arrows song) explained

Nova
Cover:TheSoundofArrowsNova.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Sound of Arrows
Genre:Synthpop, electronic
Length:3:29
Label:Major Label, Geffen, Polydor
Prev Title:Into the Clouds
Prev Year:2009
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Next Year:2011

Nova is the second single by Swedish duo The Sound of Arrows.

The singer of The Sound of Arrows, Stefan Storm, described what this song is about: "It’s a song that we actually struggled with a fair bit in its creation. It just wouldn’t sit right and we’ve got at least three different productions of it lying around on the computer, but it’s finally seeing the light. I’m very happy with how the lyrics came out in the end, the second verse especially."[1]

Nova is about escapism, which is quite a common theme for The Sound of Arrows – kind of what the whole album is about: wanting something better when you're stuck in a rut and just driving toward an ideal. Sometimes, it can be great because it can get you places, but it's sometimes like you're diluting yourself into thinking that there is always something better out there. It goes both ways. It's somewhat like hope but still there is a part of hopelessness.[2]

Video clip

There is a real cave in the video; it's about 200 – 300 meters below ground. The shooting took 48 hours. It was filmed in summer so it was super, super warm but very cold down in the cave. The experience of shooting the video was described as terrible, but worth it in the end.[2]

Track listings

  1. «Nova» — 3:29
  2. «Nova» (Instrumental)
  3. «Nova» (Tiësto Remix)
  4. «Nova» (II Figures Remix)

Side A

  1. «Nova»
  2. «Nova» (Instrumental)

Side B

  1. «Nova» (Tiësto Remix)
  2. «Nova» (II Figures Remix)
  1. «Nova» (Radio Edit) — 3:28
  2. «Nova» (Tiësto Remix) — 7:48
  3. «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Edit) — 3:39
  4. «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Remix) — 6:38
  5. «Nova» (Steep Remix) — 3:17
  1. «Nova» (Almighty Essential Radio Edit) — 3:35
  2. «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) — 3:36
  3. «Nova» (Almighty Essential Club Mix) — 7:16
  4. «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Club Mix) — 6:31

Personnel

Miscellaneous awards and honors

YearAward/honorNominator
04.10.201110 Best Free MP3 Downloads This Week (#5)[8] NME
10.12.2011Obligatory List 2011 (#5)[9] In At Number 40

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spiv . Alasdair . Interview: The Sound of Arrows | So So Gay magazine . Sosogay.org . 2011-04-18 . 2012-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328212935/http://sosogay.org/2011/interview-the-sound-of-arrows/ . 2012-03-28 .
  2. Web site: Orange Music Store Music Downloads, Latest Music Releases, MP3 Orange UK . 2011-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110427152348/http://web.orange.co.uk/p/musicstore/story_interview_sound_of_arrows . 2011-04-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: Promo News » Blog Archive » The Sound Of Arrows' Nova by Mattias Erik Johansson and The Sound Of Arrows » Promo News . Promonews.tv . 2012-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412102119/http://www.promonews.tv/2011/02/24/sound-of-arrows%E2%80%99-nova-by-erik-johansson-and-sound-of-arrows/ . 2012-04-12 .
  4. Web site: Like . The Sound Of Arrows – Nova On Vimeo . Vimeo.com . 11 March 2011. 2012-03-16.
  5. Web site: IR Erik Annerborn . Infernalrunners.se . 2012-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326194115/http://infernalrunners.se/erik/nova/nova.html . 2012-03-26 .
  6. Web site: Sound Of Arrows, The – Nova Remixes (CDr) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-16.
  7. Web site: Sound Of Arrows, The – Nova (CDr) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2011-03-21 . 2012-03-16.
  8. Web site: Jane's Addiction, Graham Coxon, Lee Scratch Perry – 10 Best Free MP3 Downloads This Week – MP3s and Streams – NME.COM – The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and more . Nme.Com . 2009-12-09 . 2012-03-16.
  9. Web site: In At Number 40: Obligatory List 2011 . Inat40.blogspot.com . 2012-01-15 . 2012-03-16.

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