"Vanilla Twilight" is a song by American electronica act

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. The song was released as the second single from his second studio album '' Ocean Eyes''. "Vanilla Twilight" attained chart placement prior to the release date, following the success of Owl City's previous single "

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Music video

The music video for "Vanilla Twilight" premiered on March 22, 2010. The video uses the album version of the song and features a cameo appearance by

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. The video was directed by Steve Hoover and was filmed on location in

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, Pennsylvania, and at the

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in Ohio. The video shows various people and a dog witness in awe, staring at a swirling

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. It has a well-defined

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which is lit by a veiled sun on an overcast day after a snowfall has blanketed the area, displaying a ''vanilla twilight''. Midway through the video the storm and a lighthouse glimmer with

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colors. Towards the end of the video O'Neal lifts his arms towards the cloud and mouths "Take me with you".

Chart performance

On the chart of November 7, 2009, the same week "

" hit No. 1, "Vanilla Twilight" debuted on No. 95 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It has since re-entered and peaked on the Hot 100 at No. 72. "Vanilla Twilight" first entered the

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at No. 50 on the week ending January 11, 2010, which happened to coincide with "Fireflies" holding its reign as the No. 1 hit single. Following the release of '' Ocean Eyes'', "Vanilla Twilight" entered the

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at a current peak of No. 94, making it Owl City's second consecutive single to enter the UK Top 100.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2009 songs 2010 singles Owl City songs Universal Republic Records singles Songs written by Adam Young