Out the Blue (Sub Focus song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Out the Blue
| cover = OuttheBlue.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sub Focus featuring Alice Gold
| album = Torus
| B-side = "Out the Blue" (Xilent remix)
| released = 27 April 2012
| recorded = 2010–12
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Drum and bass
| length = 3:18
| label = * Virgin EMI
| writer = * Nick Douwma
| producer = Sub Focus
| chronology = Sub Focus
| prev_title = Falling Down
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Tidal Wave
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Out the Blue" is the second single by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus to be released from his second studio album Torus. The song features vocals from English singer Alice Gold. The song was Sub Focus's highest-charting single until the release of "Tidal Wave".
Background and release
Douwma wrote the song in mid-2010 and worked with several vocalists on demo versions of the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sub-focus-talks-new-album-torus-track-by-track-584766/5|title=Sub Focus talks new album Torus track-by-track - Out The Blue Feat. Alice Gold|publisher=MusicRadar|date=2013-09-23}} During many DJ sets, including the Ultra Music Festival in 2011, he played a version of the song, featuring a vocoded vocal sample. The demo versions of the song also feature a variation in the melody that was cut out of the final version.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dA6mwn6ZCs|title=Ultra 2011 - Sub Focus - Out of the Blue|publisher=YouTube|date=2011-04-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_9l2OE08jE|title=Sub Focus - Out the Blue (old instrumental)|publisher=YouTube|date=2010-11-07}} Eventually, Alice Gold recorded the version that Douwma would go on to release as a single.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Out the Blue" was first released onto YouTube on 2 April 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQQVgZhGc2M Sub Focus - Out The Blue ft. Alice Gold]. YouTube
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Out the Blue
| note1 = featuring Alice Gold) (radio edit
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Out the Blue
| note2 = featuring Alice Gold) (club mix
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Out the Blue
| note3 = featuring Alice Gold) (Laidback Luke remix
| length3 = 5:54
| title4 = Out the Blue
| note4 = featuring Alice Gold) (Xilent remix
| length4 = 5:02
| title5 = Out the Blue
| note5 = featuring Alice Gold) (xxxy remix
| length5 = 4:52
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = 12" vinyl
| title1 = Out the Blue
| note1 = featuring Alice Gold
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Out the Blue
| note2 = featuring Alice Gold) (Xilent remix
| length2 = 5:02
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Scotland|28|artist=Sub Focus feat. Alice Gold|song=Out the Blue|date=2012-05-12}} |
| {{singlechart|UKdance|5|artist=Sub Focus feat. Alice Gold|song=Out the Blue|date=2012-05-12}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|23|artist=Sub Focus feat. Alice Gold|song=Out the Blue|date=2012-05-12}} |
Release history
| class=wikitable |
| Region
!Date !Format !Label |
|---|
| United Kingdom
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References
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{{Sub Focus}}
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Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Songs written by Bryn Christopher
Category:Songs written by Sub Focus
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