| Spotlight | |
| Cover: | SpotlightCover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mutemath |
| Album: | Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Armistice |
| Released: | February 10, 2009 |
| Recorded: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:20 |
| Label: | Teleprompt/Warner Bros. |
| Prev Title: | Control |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
"Spotlight" is the first single from New Orleans rock group Mutemath's second album Armistice. The song was first released on the soundtrack to the 2008 film adaptation of Twilight, and it was the second single to be released from the album. The song was released digitally on Spotlight EP on February 10, 2009. The EP was also released on limited edition vinyl on March 24, 2009.
The group performed "Spotlight" for the first time on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 15, 2009, featuring guest appearances from Adam LaClave and Jonathan Allen from Club of the Sons and Jeremy Larson.
The music video for "Spotlight" consists of the band playing the song in the back a moving van, playing in slow motion. The footage was than sped up to sync with the footage. The process was very difficult for the band, and required them to make multiple attempts before finalizing the video.[1]
The EP debuted at number five on iTunes Top Rock chart, number 17 on iTunes top albums the week of February 10, 2009, landed at number 18 on Amazon Top Rock MP3 Albums and number 45 on Amazon top MP3 Albums.
| Region | Date | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 10, 2009 | digital | |
| United States | March 24, 2009 | vinyl |