Nova (The Sound of Arrows song)

"Nova"
Single by The Sound of Arrows
Released25 April 2011 (2011-04-25)
GenreSynthpop, electronic
Length3:29
LabelMajor Label, Geffen, Polydor
Songwriter(s)Stefan Storm, plus unknown writer
The Sound of Arrows singles chronology
"Into the Clouds"
(2009)
"Nova"
(2011)
"Magic"
(2011)

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]

  1. ^ Spiv, Alasdair (2011-04-18). "Interview: The Sound of Arrows | So So Gay magazine". Sosogay.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ "Orange Music Store | Music Downloads, Latest Music Releases, MP3 | Orange UK". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-07-09.