Lifening
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
{{See Wiktionary|the Snow Patrol song|lifen|term}}
{{Primary sources|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Lifening
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Snow Patrol
| album = Fallen Empires
| released = 3 July 2012
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:30 (Burst to Life Mix)
3:53 (album version)
| label = Polydor
| writer =
| producer = Jacknife Lee
| prev_title = In the End
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)
| next_year = 2013
}}
"Lifening" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released as the fifth single of their sixth album, Fallen Empires (2011). It was released as a free digital download on 3 July 2012 from their official website.
Background and writing
In various interviews, Lightbody has stated that the song "Lifening" was written after his sister had children. He stated that he felt "his body clock" telling him that it was time to have children himself, and he has stated that the song is his way of trying to work out what he actually wants from life.
Promotion
The single version of the song, Jacknife Lee's "Burst to Life Mix", received its worldwide first play on Radio 1's Review Show with Edith Bowman on 3 July 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=38916&aid=410|title=Snow Patrol - Lifening first play|publisher=Snow Patrol}} Lightbody had originally stated that he thought the song would have a "soft" release.{{cite web|url=http://www.snowpatrol.com/#!tumblr |title=Snow Patrol - Lifening release |publisher=Snow Patrol |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319050151/http://www.snowpatrol.com/ |archivedate=19 March 2009 }}
Music video
According to Lightbody's blog,{{cite web|url=http://www.snowpatrol.com/#!tumblr |title=Snow Patrol - Lifening video |publisher=Snow Patrol |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319050151/http://www.snowpatrol.com/ |archivedate=19 March 2009 }} the video for "Lifening" was filmed live during the band's live set at Chicago, as the song "has become a real live moment over the course of this year and we wanted to capture it".
Charts
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|+Chart performance for "Lifening" !scope="col"|Chart (2012) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|36|artist=Snow Patrol|song=Lifening|rowheader=true}} |