"Lie Down in Darkness"
Single by Moby
from the album Destroyed
ReleasedAugust 1, 2011
Recorded2010
GenreElectronica
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Moby
  • Joy Malcolm
  • Justin Kielty
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"The Day"
(2011) 		"Lie Down in Darkness"
(2011) 		"After"
(2011)

"Lie Down in Darkness" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the third single from his tenth studio album Destroyed on August 1, 2011.

Background

The song features vocals from Joy Malcolm, who later joined him on his 2011 Destroyed Tour in support for the album.[1]

Release

On June 24, 2011, Moby announced that a new single would be released from Destroyed, and invited users to suggest a song to release as a single through the website.[2] On June 27, it was announced that the next single would be "Lie Down in Darkness".[3]

A sample of "Lie Down in Darkness" was used in the 2012 Hugo Boss advert for Nuit Pour Femme, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow.[4]

Music video

On August 15, the song's video was released exclusively via Wired. It was filmed by UK filmmakers Institute for Eyes, who also directed the documentary Isolation, among others. The video follows an astronaut looking back on his life of space travel, journeying through an architecturally heightened London.[5]

Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, aka Institute for Eyes, said about the idea for the video: “The song has a graceful, very cinematic quality, so the idea of weightlessness quickly began to form. An intense otherworldly journey seemed to mirror the atmosphere of the song. Somesuch and Co helped us to put together a great team to make the video happen; we hope you enjoy it.”[6] Moby said about the video: "It was great working with video directors Institute for Eyes, and I'm really happy with the final result. Their video really enhances the cinematic qualities in the song."[6] Photek's remix of Lie down in darkness was nominated for a grammy in 2012

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 35
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 27

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[8] July 18, 2011 Digital download Little Idiot
United Kingdom[11] August 1, 2011
United States[7] August 2, 2011

References

  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Moby - Lie Down In Darkness". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ Moby. "We need another single from 'destroyed'. What should it be?". Moby.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  3. ^ Moby. "Results are in, and the next single will be 'lie down in darkness'. Thank you very much for your input and suggestions!". Moby.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ads Featuring Music By Moby". Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ Solon, Olivia (August 15, 2011). "Exclusive: Moby's 'Lie Down in Darkness' music video". Wired. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "'Lie Down In Darkness' video now online". Moby.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Lie Down In Darkness by Moby". United States: iTunes Store. 2 August 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Lie Down In Darkness". Beatport. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  9. ^ "Moby – Lie Down in Darkness" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Moby – Lie Down in Darkness" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lie Down In Darkness by Moby". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. August 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

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