| "Brief Moment" | ||||
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| Single by Oh Land | ||||
| from the album Family Tree | ||||
| Released | 22 February 2019 | |||
| Genre | Chamber pop | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Tusk or Tooth | |||
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| Producer(s) | Thomas Bartlett | |||
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| "Brief Moment" on YouTube | ||||
"Brief Moment" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land for her fifth studio album, Family Tree (2019). Oh Land wrote the song with her boyfriend Adi Zukanovic and the sole producer, Thomas Bartlett. It was released as the album's second single on 22 February 2019, through Tusk or Tooth Records, and coincided with the announcement of a promotional concert tour for the parent album. The recording process of the song was draining for Oh Land, who requested breaks during sessions to recover emotionally. It is a stripped-down chamber pop song with a piano-led production. Bartlett, Zukanovic, and Hungarian musician Peter Pejtsik all perform piano on the song.
Lyrically, "Brief Moment" refers to a series of emotional events that Oh Land endured in the years leading up to Family Tree in 2019. One music critic compared the lyrics to the words of a diary entry. The song received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some of them describing it as a standout track on the album and others calling the song unfinished. A promotional lyric video for the song was released to Oh Land's YouTube channel on 22 February 2019. She later performed "Brief Moment" live in a self-recorded one-shot video and during promotional concert appearances for Family Tree.