| "A Certain Slant of Light" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
) Commercial CD single, Australia | ||||
| Single by The Tea Party | ||||
| from the album Splendor Solis | ||||
| A-side | "A Certain Slant of Light (edit)", "Winter Solstice", "Save Me" | |||
| B-side | "Watching what the Rain Blows in" | |||
| Released | April 1994 | |||
| Recorded | White Crow Audio (Burlington, Vermont) | |||
| Label | EMI Music Canada | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Tea Party | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Martin | |||
| The Tea Party singles chronology | ||||
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"A Certain Slant of Light" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia, where it peaked at #60 on the ARIA singles chart in May 1994,[1] and as a promotional single in Canada.[2] The music video was shot in the Sydney suburbs of Kurnell and Kings Cross, was directed by Floria Sigismondi, and features some of The Tea Party's Australian tour management personnel.[3]
"A Certain Slant of Light" is a standard three-piece rock composition with lyrics referencing drug addiction. Its title is derived from the title of a poem by Emily Dickinson, "There's a certain Slant of light".
The music video for this single is notable as Floria Sigismondi's directorial debut.
Track listing
- "A Certain Slant of Light (edit)"
- "Winter Solstice"
- "Save Me"
- "Watching what the Rain Blows in"
References
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ splendor solis era The Tea Party a visual discography; Accessed 17 April 2007
- ^ Band commentary: Illuminations The Tea Party Collection 2001, DVD, EMI Music Canada, Mississauga.