| "Shine over Babylon" | ||||
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| Single by Sheryl Crow | ||||
| from the album Detours | ||||
| Released | November 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, Eric Schermerhorn, Luan Parle | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Bottrell | |||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Shine Over Babylon" on YouTube | ||||
"Shine over Babylon" is a song recorded by American rock singer Sheryl Crow originally written and recorded by Irish folk singer Luan Parle. It was the first single released from Crow's album Detours. The song gained some radio airplay and was only released as a digital download, becoming a Triple A - top 5 hit in the United States.
In the summer of 2007, well before its release, Crow told Billboard that the song "is very environmentally conscious, in the tradition of Bob Dylan." She said:
I'm really encouraging artists to write about what's going on, because we seem to be very distracted by some lightweight topics. I think it's time to start writing about the reality of what's around us.
In additional comments on her website, Crow describes the single as "in every way a desperate cry for understanding. Perhaps it is even a battle song in the face of fear."[1]
- ^ "Sheryl Crow - Official Website". Sherylcrow.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.