Jun 26, 2017 Moonlight is the first single from Grace VanderWaal's forthcoming first full album, quickly revealing a leap in sophistication over her previous material. Grace's ukulele is back front and center, but there's new plucking technique and rhythmic complexity.
. Grace VanderWaal.singles chronology'I Don't Know My Name'(2016)' Moonlight'(2017)'Sick of Being Told'(2017)Music videoon' Moonlight' is a song by American singer-songwriter. It was written by VanderWaal and, and produced by the latter. The song was released on June 21, 2017, through and, and is the from VanderWaal's debut studio album,. VanderWaal introduced the song live at in June 2017, and she released a music video of 'Moonlight' on her YouTube Vevo channel the following month. The song received largely positive reviews.
Contents.Background VanderWaal began work on her first studio album, in early 2017. When she released the first single from the album, 'Moonlight', she commented on the song's meaning: 'Moonlight' is about somebody you know very well changing unnaturally over time right in front of you and pushing you away, so you want to help bring them back to their original self.'
Critical reception Reviews for Moonlight have been largely positive. Gil Kaufman of described the song as 'summery'. He opined that the song 'displays a fun tropical beat making it the perfect summer song', and that it 'digs a little deeper' and 'displays maturity'. Raisa Bruner of regarded the song as 'a summery, breathy and upbeat summer song', and wrote that it 'maintains VanderWaal's acoustic flair while layering in a lightly tropical touch'. Jon Caramanica of felt that the song 'sounds like steroidal bluegrass-inflected space-pop', and VanderWaal's vocal 'sounds emotionally exhausted, like a singer twice her age, or more.' Gabriella Ginsberg of called the single 'infectious' and 'amazing', and felt that it has an 'awesome beat'.
She wrote that VanderWaal's 'classic ukelele sound shines through'. Cayla Bamberger of wrote: 'The track delivers all that we love about VanderWaal: her raspy vocals, a heavy beat, her signature ukulele, and an acoustic sound. The track shows VanderWaal's increasing maturity and sophistication as both a wise teenage girl and a singer-songwriter.' Maeve McDermott of referred the song as 'an upbeat, wistful pop song'.
Music video The music video was released on July 21, 2017, and was directed by Blythe Thomas. It is VanderWaal's first official music video. It features VanderWaal wandering along deserted city streets and arriving on a deserted rooftop, intercut with scenes of her singing and playing the ukelele and scenes of an imagined dance party, where she plays the banjo among friends. VanderWaal said of the inspiration for the music video: 'The story is about someone going through depression, and seeing the way they're changing, and that fake alter-personality. A lot of people go through depression and if you know someone who is, please talk to them and try to reach out. It's also about walking down memory lane and remembering just last year, feeling magical, like you were dancing in the moonlight.'
As of December 2019, the video has been viewed over 45 million times on YouTube. First live and broadcast performances On June 23, 2017, VanderWaal made her live performance debut of the track at US 2017. Among other broadcast performances of the song, VanderWaal sang it at the first live results show, in August 2017, of. Track listing. Digital download.
Moonlight – 2:54. Digital download – BKAYE Remix. Moonlight (BKAYE Remix) – 3:41Credits and personnel Credits:. Grace VanderWaal – writing and vocals.
Ido Zmishlany – writing, producing and engineering. Andrew Pertes – bass. – ukuleleCharts Chart (2017)PeakpositionBelgium ( Wallonia)3Release history RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.VariousJune 21, 2017Original. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
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Retrieved August 18, 2017.External links. of 'Moonlight'. at.