Nova is the second single by Swedish duo The Sound of Arrows.
The singer of The Sound of Arrows, Stefan Storm, described what this song is about: "It’s a song that we actually struggled with a fair bit in its creation. It just wouldn’t sit right and we’ve got at least three different productions of it lying around on the computer, but it’s finally seeing the light. I’m very happy with how the lyrics came out in the end, the second verse especially."
Nova is about escapism, which is quite a common theme for The Sound of Arrows – kind of what the whole album is about: wanting something better when you're stuck in a rut and just driving toward an ideal. Sometimes, it can be great because it can get you places, but it's sometimes like you're diluting yourself into thinking that there is always something better out there. It goes both ways. It's somewhat like hope but still there is a part of hopelessness.
Video clip
There is a real cave in the video; it's about 200 – 300 meters below ground. The shooting took 48 hours. It was filmed in summer so it was super, super warm but very cold down in the cave. The experience of shooting the video was described as terrible, but worth it in the end.
Artist: The Sound of Arrows Title: Nova (Geffen) Director: The Sound of Arrows, Mattias Erik Johansson Production Company: Naive, Black Neon, Shameless Producer: Pinar Metin, Joel Burman DoP: Sam Goldie 1st AD: Christer Jonsson Make Up: Cissi Wallin Stylist: Fransicka Svensson Art Director): TSOA/Mattias Erik Johansson Gaffer: Anders Hedqvist Editor: Hannes Falk Colourist: Oskar Mellander Post Production: Oskar Gullstrand Styling: IR Erik Annerborn
Track listings
CD «Nova» — 3:29 «Nova» (Instrumental) «Nova» (Tiësto Remix) «Nova» (II Figures Remix)
vinyl 12"
Side A
«Nova» «Nova» (Instrumental)
Side B
«Nova» (Tiësto Remix) «Nova» (II Figures Remix)
CDr
«Nova» (Radio Edit) — 3:28 «Nova» (Tiësto Remix) — 7:48 «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Edit) — 3:39 «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Remix) — 6:38 «Nova» (Steep Remix) — 3:17
CDr
«Nova» (Almighty Essential Radio Edit) — 3:35 «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) — 3:36 «Nova» (Almighty Essential Club Mix) — 7:16 «Nova» (Almighty Anthem Club Mix) — 6:31
Personnel
The Sound of Arrows — lyrics, music, production
Miscellaneous awards and honors
Year Award/honor Nominator 04.10.2011 10 Best Free MP3 Downloads This Week (#5) NME 10.12.2011 Obligatory List 2011 (#5) In At Number 40
References
External links
Lyrics on LyricWiki