Toes (Lights song)

"Toes"
Single by Lights
from the album Siberia
Released	August 16, 2011
Format	CD single digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Synthpop new wave
Length	3:19
Label	Universal Music Last Gang LIGHTS Music
Writer(s)	Lights Poxleitner
Producer(s)	Lights Tawgs Salter Holy Fuck
Lights singles chronology
"Everybody Breaks a Glass" (2011) "Toes" (2011) "Where the Fence Is Low" (2012)
Music video "Toes" on YouTube

"Toes" is the a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Lights for her second studio album, Siberia (2011). The song made its radio premiere on 104.5 CHUM-FM on August 5, 2011 and was released digitally on August 16, 2011 as the official lead single for the album.^[1][2][3] It debuted and peaked at number 62 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[4] "Toes" was released to the UK in July 2012.^[5]

Composition

"Toes" is written in the key of F♯ minor and set to an approximate tempo of 124 BPM.

Critical reception

In a review of Siberia, James Murray of musicOMH wrote that "Toes" had a "contagious" pop chorus and exemplified "some of the best songwriting Lights has to offer."^[6] Matt Collar of AllMusic labelled "Toes" an "album pick" and described it as a "sparkling, anthemic" song that brings to mind popular contemporaries.^[7]

Music video

The music video for "Toes" premiered September 14, 2011.^[8] The video features Lights' hometown, Toronto, mostly in Dufferin Station. Lights is shown playing with her band in a brightly lit room. She then gets out of a taxi and goes to a skate park and a subway. Afterwards she goes back to the brightly lit room to play with her band. The video ends with a shot of LIGHTS walking away on a sidewalk.^[9]

Track listing

Digital download – single[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Toes"	Lights Poxleitner	Lights Tawgs Salter Holy Fuck	3:19

UK CD single[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Toes" (UK radio mix)	Poxleitner	Lights Salter Holy Fuck Dan Parry[lower-alpha 1]	3:23

Notes

1. Co-producer

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	62
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)[12]	11

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	August 16, 2011	Digital download	LIGHTS Music Universal Music	[3]
United States			LIGHTS Music Last Gang	[13]
United Kingdom	July 15, 2012		LIGHTS Music Universal Music	[5]
	July 16, 2012	CD single	Last Gang	[10]

References

1. "LIGHTS' New Album Siberia Out October 4th!". LIGHTS. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
2. Bird, Michele. "LIGHTS releases new single, "Toes"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
3. "Lights: Toes - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
4. "Lights "Toes" on Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
5. "Toes - Single by Lights". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
6. Murray, James (March 12, 2012). "Lights - Siberia | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. OMH. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
7. Collar, Matt. "Siberia - Lights | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
8. "Lights - Toes (2011)". IMVDb. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
9. "LIGHTS - Toes [Official Music Video]". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
10. "LIGHTS (5) - Toes (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
11. "Lights – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Lights. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
12. "Lights - Toes". Top40.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
13. "Toes - Lights,Lights Poxleitner | Release Info | Allmusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics