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Saw Lightning
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Wikipedia article
"'Saw Lightning'" is a song by the American musician Beck. It was released in 2019 as the first single from his fourteenth studio album 'Hyperspace'. It was co-written by Beck and Pharrell Williams. Aside from vocals, Williams also plays drums and keyboards in the song.
Background
Beck said: "I was making a record called 'Midnite Vultures' and while we were making it I remember the Neptunes [Pharrell's production duo] had just come out, and I said I'm gonna do the next record with the Neptunes, and here we are 20 years later".
Reception
Daniel Kreps of 'Rolling Stone' wrote that the song "melds the jangly acoustic guitar of Beck's folksier work with the dancefloor-ready programmed beats prominent in his 2017 LP 'Colors'".
UDiscoverMusic wrote of the song: "A classic slice of cross-genre boundary-breaking, 'Saw Lightning' sees Beck taking an about-turn from the euphoric pop of 'Colors' to assemble a junkyard-blues-hip-hop confection featuring rapped vocals" and "some 'One Foot in the Grave'- style blues harmonica".
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References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:Beck songs
Category:Songs written by Beck
Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams
Category:Capitol Records singles
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