Twilight (Electric Light Orchestra song)

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"Twilight"
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Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Time
B-side"Julie Don't Live Here"
Released16 October 1981 (UK)
November 1981 (US)
Recorded1981
StudioMusicland Studios, Munich
GenreElectronic rock, space rock
Length3:37
LabelJet
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Hold On Tight"
(1981) 		"Twilight"
(1981) 		"Ticket to the Moon/Here Is the News"
(1982)
Time track listing
13 tracks
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"Twilight" is a song written by Jeff Lynne for English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), originally released on their 1981 album Time. The lyrics tell of a man who falls asleep while in a twilight state, where he imagines everything in his life that is going to happen to him. They contribute to the album's overarching theme of time travel.[1]

It was the second single released from the album, peaking at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In popular culture[]

It appeared, with authorisation and credit, in a 1982 Japanese advertisement for the Toyota Celica XX.[2] It was also used as the finale song in the 2009-2010 Burton Snowboards film The B Movie, featuring most of the Burton team snowboarding on a "B" built out of snow.[citation needed]

Daicon IV[]

See also: Daicon III and IV Opening Animations

The song was used (without authorisation[3]) as the theme music for the opening animation to the 1983 Daicon IV science fiction convention in Osaka.[4] In 2005, as an homage to the Daicon IV animation, the song was used as the opening theme of the television series Densha Otoko, which features an otaku as the main character.[4] As a similar homage, it has served as the opening song for the anime convention Otakon's AMV contest since 2008, with the exception of 2017.[5]

Charts[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[6] 93
Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40[7] 15
Dutch GfK chart[8] 18
French SNEP Singles Chart 10
German Media Control Singles Chart[9] 17
Irish Singles Chart[10] 18
UK Singles Chart[11] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 38
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 38
US Record World Singles[13] 39
US Radio & Records (R&R)[14][15] 25

References[]

  1. ^ Lynne, Jeff (1981). "Innerview" (Interview). Interviewed by Jim Ladd. KMET.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeHMx93RMzI
  3. ^ Eng, Lawrence. "Daicon III and IV Opening Animations : Laserdisc and other Media". Cornell Japanese Animation Society. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Eng, Lawrence. "Daicon III and IV Opening Animations - Trivia". Cornell Japanese Animation Society. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ "AMV - Video Information: The Otakon 2008 AMV Contest Intro". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  8. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Electric Light Orchestra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. ^ "charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
  11. ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  13. ^ Hawtin, Steve. "Song artist 171 - Electric Light Orchestra". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  14. ^ ELO
  15. ^ Charts!

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