"Waking Light" is a song written, produced and performed by American musician
Beck
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It is the closing track on his twelfth studio album ''
Morning Phase
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'' and was issued as the album's second
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. The song peaked at number 43 on the ''
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chart in 2014.
Critical reception
The song has received positive reviews. Many critics complimented the song's
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'' referred to it as "richly orchestrated
psych-pop
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while Tom Breihan of
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further added that the song was "soulful
ndtwinkling" and concluded that it was a "stunning song".
Chelsea Conte of ''
Paste'' called the song "beautifully dreamy".
Live performances
Beck performed "Waking Light" live for the first time (along with "
Say Goodbye") on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'' on March 12, 2014.
On October 28, he performed the song on ''
Conan''.
Charts
References
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2014 songs
2014 singles
Beck songs
Capitol Records singles
Song recordings produced by Beck
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