"Lua" | ||||
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Single by Bright Eyes | ||||
from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | ||||
Released | October 26, 2004 | |||
Recorded | February 2004 | |||
Genre | Indie folk | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label | Saddle Creek LBJ-68 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Conor Oberst | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Mogis | |||
Bright Eyes singles chronology | ||||
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"Lua" is a single by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression, addiction, and an interminable night.[1] Conor Oberst appears alone on the track, on vocals and acoustic guitar.
The song also appears as a duet with Gillian Welch on the album Dark Was the Night. "Lua" was on number 89 of Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of the 2000s".[2] The song was also featured in the 2015 video game Life Is Strange and the 2021 documentary Can't Get You Out of My Head.