Lucid Dream (Owl City song)

"Lucid Dream" is a song by American electronica act Owl City. It was released on January 12, 2018, as the third single from his sixth studio album, Cinematic.[2] The song was also released as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP. The song was released independently via Sky Harbor.

"Lucid Dream"
Single by Owl City
from the album Cinematic
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018
StudioSky Harbor Studios
GenreEDM[1]
Length4:21
Songwriter(s)Adam Young
Producer(s)Young
Owl City singles chronology
"All My Friends"
(2017)		 "Lucid Dream"
(2018)		 "New York City"
(2018)
Music video
"Lucid Dream" on YouTube

Background and composition

"Lucid Dream" was written and produced by Adam Young. The track runs at 128 BPM and is in the key of C minor.[3] The song has been described as the "most EDM-sounding track" on the album.[1] In an interview with Songwriter Universe, Young stated that the song was based upon a strange dream he had while writing the album.[4]

"I kept a dream journal next to my bed and would often jot down things I remembered upon waking. After several months, most of the journal consisted of bits and pieces of imagery, but one night I had the most vivid dream where I was able to fly. The moment I woke up, I wrote down everything that happened and the song was more or less written. I've not experienced a dream quite like it before so I'm glad I was able to document it and put it into a song."[4]

Release

"Lucid Dream" was released on January 12, 2018 as the lead single from his Reel 2 EP.[5] It was also included on Cinematic as the third single. Additionally, a remix to the song was released on September 10, 2018 by Adam Awake after winning first place of Owl City's SKIO Remix Contest.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Lucid Dream" premiered on January 25, 2018 and was directed by Max Haben.[7]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lucid Dream"4:21
Lucid Dream remix
No.TitleLength
1."Lucid Dream" (Adam Awake remix)4:32

Charts

Release history
Release history for "Lucid Dream"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 12, 2018 Digital download Sky Harbor [10]

References
  1. Tony Cummings (July 12, 2018). "Review: Owl City - Cinematic". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. @owlcity (January 12, 2018). "I'm so excited to share 'Lucid Dream' with you today! It's the next chapter in Cinematic, and tells the story of the best flying dream I ever had. Listen/Download:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Key and BPM of Lucid Dream by Owl City". Musicstax.com. June 1, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. Dale Kawashima (June 8, 2018). "Pop/Electronic Artist Owl City (Adam Young) Talks About His Album Cinematic, And His Hit Songs Fireflies and Good Time". Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  5. "Reel 2 - Single by Owl City". Spotify. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  6. "Owl City - Lucid Dream (Adam Awake Remix)". YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  7. "Owl City Releases Lucid Dream Music Video". January 26, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. "Cross Rhythms – Year-End 2018". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. "Owl City – Chart History: Christian Rock". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. "Lucid Dream - Single by Owl City". Spotify. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
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