"Lost in Space" is a song by the

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, released as their third pop

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for their second

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'' Postcards from Heaven'' (1997). The song was produced by

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. It was released in May 1998 and reached the top 10 in the

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and the top 40 in

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Track listing

* UK CD1 # "Lost in Space" (Main Mix) — 5:23 # "Lost in Space" (

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's Full Mix) — 5:07 # "Lost in Space" (

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's Classic Garage Main Mix) — 6:41 # "Lost in Space" (Lost Man Vocal Mix) — 7:41 * UK CD2 # "Lost in Space" (Main Mix) — 5:23 # "High" (Acoustic Live at the

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) — 4:09 # " Raincloud" (Cuca's Radio Edit) — 3:49 # "High" (

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Big Club Mix) — 6:10 * UK Cassette # "Lost in Space" (Main Mix) — 5:23 # "Lost in Space" (

's Full Mix) — 5:07 * European CD # "Lost in Space" (Main Mix) — 5:23 # " Raincloud" (Cuca's Radio Edit) — 3:49 # "Question of Faith" (Faithful Club Mix) — 7:50

Music video

The "Lost in Space" music video was directed by Andrew Douglas and edited by Tim Thornton-Allan at Marshall Street Editors. It opens with the band in

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, with prominent images of the Christ the Redeemer statue; at the end, they return to England, where a long panning shot of the then-recently completed

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sculpture (which is also seen on the single cover) closes the video.

Charts

Certifications

Chart performance

After the release of "Lost in Space" in the UK, it reached to #6 in the UK Single Chart in June 1998 and stayed in the charts for 8 weeks. In

, "Lost in Space" wasn't as successful as "High" and only reached to #39 in the Eurochart Hot 100 in July 1998. At that same week, "High" was ten places higher than "Lost in Space" at #29.

References

External links

Chart Stats - UK chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "Lost in Space"Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "Lost in Space"
{{authority control 1998 singles Lighthouse Family songs Songs written by Paul Tucker (musician) 1997 songs Polydor Records singles Pop ballads