Daniel
The Staves, Bat for Lashes
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Daniel when I first saw you I knew that you had a flame in your heart And under our blue skies Marble movie skies I found a home in your eyes We'll never be apart And when the fires came The smell of cinders and rain Perfumed almost everything We laughed and laughed and laughed And in the golden blue Crying took me to the darkest place And you have set fire to my heart When I run in the dark, Daniel To a place that's vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart Daniel, I dream of home But in a goodbye bed With my arms around your neck Into our love the tears crept Just catch in the eye of the storm And as my heart ran round My dreams pulled me from the ground Forever to search for the flame For home again, for home again When I run in the dark, Daniel To a place that's vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart Daniel, I dream of home When I run in the dark, Daniel To a place that's vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart Daniel, I dream of home
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10 facts about this song
Song Origin"Daniel" is a song by UK indie artist Natasha Khan, known by her stage name Bat for Lashes.
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Release DateThe song was released on March 1, 2009, as the lead single from her second studio album, "Two Suns."
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Music and LyricsThe music and lyrics for "Daniel" were written by Khan herself. The song is a melodic, synth-pop tune with meaningful and emotional lyrics.
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InspirationKhan was inspired by the 80's Karate Kid character, "Daniel LaRusso," for this song. She expressed her teenage feelings and fantasies for the character in the song.
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Awards"Daniel" was awarded the Best Contemporary Song at the 2009 Ivor Novello awards.
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Music VideoThe song's music video, directed by Johan Renck, features Khan in a desert landscape with an imaginary beast resembling the one on the album's cover.
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PerformanceThe song debuted at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart and reached number 36 in the Dutch Top 40.
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Critical ReceptionThe song received highly positive reviews from critics. In 2009, it was listed as the 249th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.
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Lyrics VideoThere is a lyric video available in addition to the original music video. The video was uploaded on YouTube on March 4, 2009.
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PopularityUp to date, "Daniel" remains as one of Bat for Lashes' most popular songs. The song has more than 5 million listens on Spotify.
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