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Civil Twilight (album)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Civil Twilight |
| type | studio |
| artist | Civil Twilight |
| cover | Civil Twilight (album).jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 2005–2007 |
| genre | |
| length | |
| label | Wind-up |
| producer | |
| next_title | Holy Weather |
| next_year | 2012 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Civil Twilight |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Letters from the Sky |
| single1date | 17 July 2010 |
| single2 | Human |
| single2date | 30 September 2010 |
The self-titled debut studio album by South African alternative rock band Civil Twilight was released on 21 July 2009. It features many alternative rock and classical influences. Many have drawn parallels between the band's debut and the early work of U2 along with Muse. Steven McKellar's vocals have been compared to that of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley. During its original independent release by the band in 2007, the album was originally titled Human.
Singles
"Letters from the Sky" was the first single to be released from this album. It reached number seven on Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It also reached number 25 on the Rock Songs chart. It is their best charting single to date on that chart.
Critical reception
Civil Twilight received general acclaim from those who reviewed it, with three main reviewers giving positive ratings.
Commercial performance
Civil Twilight charted at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Its first single, "Letters from the Sky", peaked at number seven on the Alternative Songs chart and at number 25 on the Rock Songs chart.
In popular culture
The song "Human" was not only used in an episode of Alias, but also in a promo for the match between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart at WrestleMania XXVI.
"Human" was also used in the ending of the House episode "Frozen".
"Letters from the Sky" has been used multiple times.
On film it played during the closing credits of the film I Am Number Four, the trailer for Left Behind and in the film Legendary.
In television, it can be heard in the episodes of the series Harper's Island, The Mentalist, One Tree Hill, Shameless and The Originals.
The song also went on to be used in many different media promotions, used for the Iron man match between John Cena and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at WWE Bragging Rights and the rematch between Cena and The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29, the WTA's "Strong is Beautiful" campaign in 2011 and teasers for the Syfy's Defiance and The Events spring return.
Track listing
Lyrics by Steven Mckellar.
All music are credited to Steven McKellar, Andrew McKellar and Richard Wouters. However, the actual composers of each song are listed below.
Personnel
- Steven McKellar – bass guitar, lead vocals, keyboards
- Andrew McKellar – guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Wouters – drums, percussion
References
References
- "Civil Twilight - Civil Twilight". AllMusic.
- "Civil Twilight biography".
- "Civil Twilight - Human (album review - staff): Sputnikmusic".
- "Civil Twilight--Letters from the Sky: Billboard.com".
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