2013 single by Seven Lions and Myon & Shane 54 featuring Tove Lo
"Strangers" Released August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20 ) Recorded 2013 Genre Length 3 :24 Label Songwriter(s)
"Serpent of Old" (2013)
"Strangers " (2013)
"Don't Leave" (2014)
"Strangers " is a song by American producer Seven Lions and Hungarian electronic music duo Myon & Shane 54 featuring vocals from Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo . American record label Republic Records released the song as part of the soundtrack for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones on August 20, 2013. American record label Casablanca Records released it as a single on October 11, 2013. The song is the fourth track on Seven Lions' 2014 EP, Worlds Apart .[ 2]
Reception and release Billboard called the song "a bright and swift tour-de-EDM-force with a touch of ethereal fantasy that owes a sense of agitation equally to 'Scary Monsters, Nice Sprites ' and angsty teenage dreams."[ 3] Vice Media called the 2014 re-release "more epic and lush" than the original.[ 4] Complex used the term "trancestep" to describe the song, noting its mixture of dubstep, trance , and electro house , finalising their review by writing that the song "makes for an emotive concoction that not only leaves you inspired but transports you to a new world."[ 5]
"Strangers" was ranked 9th on Buzzfeed's Top 25 Dance Records of 2013.[ 6] In 2016, the song was listed as one of EDM Sauce's 59 Happiest EDM Songs.[ 7]
On August 20, 2013, the song was released as a digital download on international digital stores through Republic Records and Casablanca Records , as well as being released through various music streaming services.[ 8] [ 9]
Track listing Digital download – Single[ 10] Title 1. "Strangers" 3:24 Total length: 3:24
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References
^ "[HOUSE/MELODIC DUBSTEP] Seven Lions and Myon & Shane 54 ft. Tove Lo - "Strangers" " . The Sights And Sounds . August 19, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Meadow, Matthew (April 29, 2014). "Seven Lions - Worlds Apart EP" . Your EDM . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ "Seven Lions with Myon & Shane 54 featuring Tove Lo, 'Strangers': First Listen" . Billboard . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Staff, THUMP (April 16, 2014). "Seven Lions Announces "Worlds Apart" EP; New Single "Strangers" Will Tug At Your Heartstrings" . Thump . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ "Seven Lions & Myon and Shane 54 Ft. Tove Lo - "Strangers" " . Complex . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ a b BuzzFeedMusic, Aylin Zafar, Matthew Perpetua, Alex Naidus, Hillary Reinsberg, Tanya Chen (13 December 2013). "25 Dance Records That Gave Us Life In 2013" . BuzzFeed . Retrieved March 23, 2019 . {{cite web }}
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^ Stevo (September 22, 2016). "59 Of The Happiest EDM Songs & Positive Songs You'll Ever Hear" . EDM Sauce . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Staff, Your EDM (August 23, 2013). "Seven Lions And Myon & Shane 54 Collaborate On 'Strangers' " . Your EDM . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Jay (August 17, 2013). "Seven Lions & Myon & Shane 54 feat. Tove Lo - Strangers" . EDMTunes . Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
^ Strangers (feat. Tove Lo) - Single by Seven Lions & Myon & Shane 54 , 9 September 2014, retrieved March 23, 2019
^ "Seven Lions Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014" . Billboard . Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
^ "Seven Lions, Myon & Shane 54 - Strangers (Original Mix)" . Dancing Astronaut . August 17, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
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