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"Half Light"
Single by Athlete
from the album Tourist
Released25 April 2005
14 March 2006 (iTunes)
Recorded2004
GenreIndie rock, power pop
Length3:41
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Joel Pott, Steve Roberts, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willetts
Producer(s)Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Athlete
Athlete singles chronology
"Wires"
(2005) 		"Half Light"
(2005) 		"Tourist"
(2005)

"Half Light" is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, Tourist. It was released 25 April 2005 as the second single from that album, peaking at #16 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005 in British music). In March 2006 the song was the title track to an exclusive iTunes EP featuring B-sides and remixes from all of the band's singles for Tourist.

As with the previous single, Wires, the content of the song is autobiographical. The lyrics speak of singer, Joel Pott's, regret at being far away from his family whilst on tour, of how difficult it is to conduct a relationship with them over the telephone and how, when he finally gets to spend some time at home, he will 'make the most of it'.

The song was used for the Sky One ad to commemorate the final episode of Star Trek Enterprise in August 2005.

Track listings

  • 7" ATH008
  1. "Half Light" - 3:41
  2. "Half Light" (Eddy TM Losers remix) - 5:30
  • CD CDATH008
  1. "Half Light" - 3:41
  2. "I've Got a Question" - 4:09
  • Maxi-CD CDATHS008
  1. "Half Light" - 3:41
  2. "Forest Fire" - 3:33
  3. "Wires" (BBC Jo Whiley Session) - 4:06
  4. "Half Light" (video)

iTunes EP

  1. "Half Light" (Michael Brauer edit) - 3:08
  2. "Stand in the Sun" - 4:56
  3. "Tourist" (Roots Manuva remix) - 4:54
  4. "Lay Your Head" - 4:56
  5. "Never Running Out" - 4:26
  6. "Forest Fire" - 3:33
  7. "Half Light" (Eddy TM Losers remix) - 5:30
  8. "Transformer Man" - 3:18
  9. "I've Got a Question" - 4:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 244

References

  1. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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