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Wasted Light

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"Wasted light"
Single by Ronan Keating
from the album Fires
ReleasedDecember 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)
GenrePop
Length3:51
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Barman Michelsen, Shelly Poole
Producer(s)Electric
Ronan Keating singles chronology
"Fires"
(2012)
"Wasted light"
(2012)
Music video
Wasted Light on YouTube

"Wasted Light" is a song released from Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating's ninth solo album "Fires".[1] The song was written by Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Barman Michelsen and Gary Go. It was released as promotional single.

Critical reception

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Radio Creme Brulee stated that "On the song, Keating sings from the perspective of a man reminiscing about a love that took the form of a journey. This man pines with a hint of optimism for the return of that loved one. The track opens with a sparse acoustic guitar arrangement and a light mid-tempo percussion that one can easily snap his or her fingers to. It incorporates more sonic layers as the verses progress serving as a gradual build-up for the achingly beautiful chorus. The song paints quite a picture and despite its lyrics, has an uplifting feel with a flavor that is reminiscent of Keating’s debut single 'When You Say Nothing at All.'"[2]

Music video

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The music video for the song premiered on 28 November 2012, via YouTube. The music video part live, part animated.[3]

Track listing

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Album version
No.TitleLength
5."Wasted Light"4:03

Chart performance

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 181

References

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  1. ^ "Ronan Keating Fires Box Set at Universal Music". Store.universal-music.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. ^ "Ronan Keating re-embraces his "inner popstar" on "Fires"". Radio Creme Brulee. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  3. ^ "Ronan Keating". YouTube. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ^ "CHART: CLUK Records". Zobbel.de/. Official Charts Company.