"Verge" is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his fifth studio album Mobile Orchestra. It features guest vocals from American singer Aloe Blacc and was released on May 14, 2015 as the lead single from the album.
After the song was previewed on ESPN's Draft Academy on May 5, it was announced that "Verge", featuring Aloe Blacc would be released on May 14 as the album's first single.[1] A lyric video of "Verge" was later published on Owl City's VEVO channel on YouTube on May 13, 2015.[2]
In an interview with Yahoo Music!, Young explained the meaning of the song; "When I wrote 'Verge' I wanted to capture that moment everyone experiences, that one event in life that signifies the end of an era followed by a new beginning." He also called the collaboration with Blacc an "honor" and his contribution on the track, "invaluable."[3]
Compositionedit
On Owl City's official website, "Verge" is stated as "...his bright, buoyant production and shimmering vocals with a booming soulful refrain from Aloe Blacc. It blurs the lines between electro, alternative, pop, and R&B all at once, while remaining perfect for the dance floor."[4] Young added that he had written the song before sending it to Blacc. He also stated that Blacc helped make the song "a lot better."[5]
Release and promotionedit
"Verge" reached number 44 on the Japan Hot 100 chart and number three on the Twitter Real-Time Chart. Owl City released Verge: The Remixes on September 11, 2015. The three-track EP featured remixes of "Verge" by Tom Swoon, Low Steppa, and Transcode.[6]
Receptionedit
Amy Sciarretto of Artistdirect praised the track's beats, harmonies and falsetto, and added "Owl City knows how to craft pop songs that embed themselves in our brains for days."[7]
Music videoedit
On May 28, the music video premiered on Yahoo Music! and was made available on VEVO and YouTube the next day.[3] According to Young, the original idea of the video was supposed to have a wedding themed concept before Blacc suggested the video have a graduation themed concept instead.[8]
^@ESPNMusic (May 5, 2015). "Get a sneak peak first listen to the new song by @OwlCity ft. @AloeBlacc tonight on #DraftAcademy 7PM EST @ESPN! "Verge" is available 5-14" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Herb Longs (May 17, 2015). "Owl City Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Lyric Video". Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^ abWendy Geller (May 28, 2015). "See It First: Owl City Debuts Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^. www.owlcitymusic.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Interview: Owl City". Timeout. May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^"Verge (The Remixes) [feat. Aloe Blacc] - EP by Owl City". Apple Music. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^Amy Sciarretto (May 27, 2015). . Artistdirect. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^"Owl City - Verge (Behind The Scenes) ft. Aloe Blacc". YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^Owl City — Verge. TopHit. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201524 into search. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^. Billboard. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^"Russia Airplay Chart for 2015-08-17." TopHit. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^. GAON. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^"Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2015-08-24." TopHit. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^. TopHit. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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Verge is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his fifth studio album Mobile Orchestra It features guest vocals from American singer Aloe Blacc and was released on May 14 2015 as the lead single from the album Verge Single by Owl City featuring Aloe Blaccfrom the album Mobile OrchestraReleasedMay 14 2015Recorded2014 2015GenreSynth pop electropop dance pop EDMLength3 33LabelRepublicSongwriter s Aloe Blacc Adam Young Matt Thiessen Emily WrightProducer s Adam YoungOwl City singles chronology Tokyo 2014 Verge 2015 My Everything 2015 Aloe Blacc singles chronology Something to Believe In 2015 Verge 2015 Candyman 2016 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Release and promotion 4 Reception 5 Music video 6 Track listing 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 ReferencesBackground editAfter the song was previewed on ESPN s Draft Academy on May 5 it was announced that Verge featuring Aloe Blacc would be released on May 14 as the album s first single 1 A lyric video of Verge was later published on Owl City s VEVO channel on YouTube on May 13 2015 2 In an interview with Yahoo Music Young explained the meaning of the song When I wrote Verge I wanted to capture that moment everyone experiences that one event in life that signifies the end of an era followed by a new beginning He also called the collaboration with Blacc an honor and his contribution on the track invaluable 3 Composition editOn Owl City s official website Verge is stated as his bright buoyant production and shimmering vocals with a booming soulful refrain from Aloe Blacc It blurs the lines between electro alternative pop and R amp B all at once while remaining perfect for the dance floor 4 Young added that he had written the song before sending it to Blacc He also stated that Blacc helped make the song a lot better 5 Release and promotion edit Verge reached number 44 on the Japan Hot 100 chart and number three on the Twitter Real Time Chart Owl City released Verge The Remixes on September 11 2015 The three track EP featured remixes of Verge by Tom Swoon Low Steppa and Transcode 6 Reception editAmy Sciarretto of Artistdirect praised the track s beats harmonies and falsetto and added Owl City knows how to craft pop songs that embed themselves in our brains for days 7 Music video editOn May 28 the music video premiered on Yahoo Music and was made available on VEVO and YouTube the next day 3 According to Young the original idea of the video was supposed to have a wedding themed concept before Blacc suggested the video have a graduation themed concept instead 8 Track listing editDigital download No TitleLength1 Verge 3 33 The Remixes No TitleLength1 Verge Low Steppa s 97 Remix 5 132 Verge Tom Swoon Remix 4 163 Verge Transcode Remix 4 16Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Verge Chart 2015 Peakposition CIS TopHit 9 15 Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 10 71 Japan Japan Hot 100 11 44 Russia Airplay TopHit 12 19 South Korea International Chart GAON 13 93 Ukraine Airplay TopHit 14 91 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Verge Chart 2015 Position Russia Airplay TopHit 15 156References edit ESPNMusic May 5 2015 Get a sneak peak first listen to the new song by OwlCity ft AloeBlacc tonight on DraftAcademy 7PM EST ESPN Verge is available 5 14 Tweet via Twitter Herb Longs May 17 2015 Owl City Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Lyric Video Retrieved February 4 2023 a b Wendy Geller May 28 2015 See It First Owl City Debuts Verge Featuring Aloe Blacc Yahoo Music Retrieved May 28 2015 Owl City Bio www owlcitymusic com Archived from the original on November 5 2015 Retrieved February 4 2023 Interview Owl City Timeout May 18 2015 Retrieved June 18 2023 Verge The Remixes feat Aloe Blacc EP by Owl City Apple Music Retrieved February 4 2023 Amy Sciarretto May 27 2015 New Owl City Coming July 10 Hear Verge Artistdirect Archived from the original on May 30 2015 Retrieved February 19 2024 Owl City Verge Behind The Scenes ft Aloe Blacc YouTube Retrieved June 18 2023 Owl City Verge TopHit Retrieved January 25 2023 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Digital Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 201524 into search Retrieved April 30 2023 Owl City Chart History Japan Hot 100 Billboard Archived from the original on June 30 2016 Retrieved February 14 2023 Russia Airplay Chart for 2015 08 17 TopHit Retrieved 26 March 2024 Gaon Digital Chart 2015 07 12 2015 07 18 GAON Archived from the original on July 23 2015 Retrieved April 16 2024 Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2015 08 24 TopHit Retrieved March 16 2023 Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2015 TopHit Archived from the original on August 9 2019 Retrieved February 14 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verge song amp oldid 1219291649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
