"Nova" | ||||
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Single by The Sound of Arrows | ||||
Released | 25 April 2011 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, electronic | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Major Label, Geffen, Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stefan Storm, plus unknown writer | |||
The Sound of Arrows singles chronology | ||||
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Nova is the second single by Swedish duo The Sound of Arrows.
The singer of The Sound of Arrows, Stefan Storm, described what this song is about: "It’s a song that we actually struggled with a fair bit in its creation. It just wouldn’t sit right and we’ve got at least three different productions of it lying around on the computer, but it’s finally seeing the light. I’m very happy with how the lyrics came out in the end, the second verse especially."[1]
Nova is about escapism, which is quite a common theme for The Sound of Arrows – kind of what the whole album is about: wanting something better when you're stuck in a rut and just driving toward an ideal. Sometimes, it can be great because it can get you places, but it's sometimes like you're diluting yourself into thinking that there is always something better out there. It goes both ways. It's somewhat like hope but still there is a part of hopelessness.[2]