"Like Lightning" is a song by British
indie rock
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band
Foals
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, released on 22 November 2019 as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, ''
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2
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'' (2019).
Music video
The music video for "Like Lightning" came out on 22 November 2019. The storyline was written by Virginie Kypriotis and produced by Rebecca Rice. Un Oeil Sur Tout animated the video. The video features an animate Sasquatch figure leading a worldwide charge to curbe climate change through green initiatives and eco-socialism. The music video premiered on the
Music Declares Emergency
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website to raise awareness about climate change.
Critical reception
Critical reception to the song was mixed. Hannah Jocelyn, writing for ''
Pitchfork'' said "“Like Lightning” plays like the kind of utilitarian blues-rock that music directors reach for when
The Black Keys aren’t in the licensing budget."
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Foals songs
Environmental songs
Songs about climate change
Songs written by Yannis Philippakis
Transgressive Records singles
Warner Records singles