"Galaxies" is a song by American electronica act
Owl City
Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, who created the project while experimenting with music in his pa ...
, released on April 19, 2011.
It is the second single from his third studio album, ''
All Things Bright and Beautiful
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The hymn is commonly sung t ...
''.
Background
Adam Young has stated the song is about the
Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster.
The song was leaked onto the internet on April 11, 2011, before it was officially released on April 19. A lyrics video for the song premiered exclusively on ''
Alternative Press
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'' on April 20, before it was released via
YouTube
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on July 26, 2011.
Chart performance
On April 19, 2011, "Galaxies" was released as the second single from the album. After release, the song had some airplay, primarily on Christian radio stations.
The song peaked at number 39 on the ''Billboard''
Christian Songs
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chart.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
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2011 singles
2011 songs
Owl City songs
Universal Republic Records singles
Songs written by Adam Young
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