Love Is Mystical

"Love Is Mystical"
Single by Cold War Kids
from the album L.A. Divine
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)
GenreIndie rock
Length3:34
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Cold War Kids
Producer(s)Lars Stalfors
Cold War Kids singles chronology
"First"
(2015)
"Love Is Mystical"
(2017)
"Can We Hang On?"
(2017)
Music video
"Love Is Mystical" on YouTube

"Love Is Mystical" is a song by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. It is the lead single off their sixth album L.A. Divine (2017) and was released on February 2, 2017. It was the band's first release with Capitol Records.[1]

The frontman, Nathan Willett, stated this about the song: "It’s about supernatural love — looking for inspiration and meaning, surrendering to feeling, love calling out your name and that journey we must go on to find it.”[2][3] "Love Is Mystical" peaked at number two on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[4] A music video was made for the single and was released on February 2, 2017.

  1. ^ Slingerland, Calum (February 2, 2017). "Cold War Kids Unveil 'L.A. Divine' LP, Share 'Love Is Mystical' Video". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Trendell, Andrew (February 2, 2017). "Cold War Kids unveil new single and video for 'Love Is Mystical'". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Kaye, Ben (February 2, 2017). "Cold War Kids announce new album, L.A. Divine, share "Love Is Mystical" video - watch". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Frankel, Jillian (April 8, 2017). "Cold War Kids in Los Angeles: Band Performs at iHeartRadio Theater on 'LA Divine' Release Day". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.