Luminous (Jedward song)
"Luminous" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. It is the third single from their third album, Young Love. It was released as a digital download on 12 October 2012. The song was written by Swedish songwriters Sebastian Lundberg, Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafson and Marlene Strand, and produced by Trinity Music.
"Luminous" | ||||
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Single by Jedward | ||||
from the album Young Love | ||||
Released | 12 October 2012 | |||
Recorded | Sweden, March 2012 | |||
Genre | Pop, synthpop, dance | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Universal Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sebastian Lundberg, Fredrik Häggstam, Johan Gustafson and Marlene Strand | |||
Producer(s) | Trinity Music | |||
Jedward singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Luminous" on YouTube |
Background
On 27 June, Jedward announced that the third single from Young Love would be "Luminous", with a music video made by their record label, Universal Music Ireland.[1] In September, release dates were announced for 12 October in Ireland, 15 October in the UK and 16 October for the rest of the world.[2] "Luminous" received its first UK radio play during presenter Tina Campbell's show on Meridian Radio after Campbell interviewed them for her blog Craveonmusic - now Craveon Entertainment.[3]
Music video
The "Luminous" video was filmed at Ardmore Studios in Ireland on 30 August 2012.[4] Inspired by Star Wars and Avatar, the video has elements of science fiction and fantasy.[5] The "Luminous" video was previewed on Irish youth TV show Elev8 on 9 October, with a full release on 12 October.[6] The video reached #2 on the Irish iTunes video sales chart[7] and #3 on the UK iTunes video sales chart.[8]
Chart performance
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 59 |
South Korea (GAON)[10] | 73 |
References
- "Jedward Interview - South East Radio - June 27th 2012". Tony Scott. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- "The brand new single from @planetjedward is set for release Oct 12th (Irl), 15th (UK) & everywhere else Oct 16!". Universal Music Ireland. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- "Jedward 'Luminous' interview". Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Luminous video". Jedward Genius. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- "the video its like Avatar and Star Wars". Planet Jedward. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- "Are you ready?". TRTE. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Luminous". iTunes (Ireland). Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- "Luminous". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- "Chart Track: Week 42, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
- "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: October 14, 2012 to October 20, 2012)". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.