"A Certain Slant of Light" is a song by

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. It was released as a single in Australia, where it peaked at #60 on the

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singles chart in May 1994, and as a

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and Kings Cross, was directed by

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, and features some of The Tea Party's Australian tour management personnel.Band commentary: Illuminations The Tea Party Collection 2001, DVD, EMI Music Canada, Mississauga. "A Certain Slant of Light" is a standard three-piece rock composition with lyrics referencing

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. Its title is derived from the title of a poem by Emily Dickinson, " There's a certain Slant of light". The music video for this single is notable as Floria Sigismondi's directorial debut.

Track listing

#"A Certain Slant of Light" (edit) #"Winter Solstice" #" Save Me" #" Watching what the Rain Blows in"

Charts

References

1994 singles The Tea Party songs 1993 songs EMI Records singles Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi {{1990s-rock-song-stub