Blue Moon (Beck song)

"Blue Moon" is a song written,[3][2] produced[2] and performed by Beck, issued as the lead single from his twelfth studio album Morning Phase. The song is the musician's first release on Capitol Records (after leaving his previous label, Geffen Records). The song became Beck's first single to top the U.S. Adult Alternative Songs chart, and was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards. Beck performed the song on Ellen[4] and Saturday Night Live.[5][6]

"Blue Moon"
Single by Beck
from the album Morning Phase
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)[1]
GenreFolk rock
Length
  • 4:02 (album version)
  • 3:47 (single edit)[2]
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen[3][2]
Producer(s)Beck Hansen[2]
Beck singles chronology
"I Won't Be Long"
(2013)		 "Blue Moon"
(2014)		 "Waking Light"
(2014)
Music video
"Blue Moon" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Kory Grow of Rolling Stone, while comparing the song's melody to material from Beck's 2002 album Sea Change, called the song "anything but desolate", as well as "lush".[7] Leonie Cooper of NME called the song "one of the most captivating things Beck has ever composed".[8]

Personnel
  • Beck Hansen – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, ukulele, charango
  • Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – clavinet, background vocals

Charts

References
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  4. "Beck Performs 'Blue Moon' - YouTube". YouTube. Capitol Records. April 1, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. "Beck - Blue Moon (Live on SNL) - YouTube". YouTube. Capitol Records. March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  6. Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives - Episodes - 03.01.2014 #7". SNL Archives. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  7. Grow, Kory (January 20, 2014). "Beck Releases 'Blue Moon,' First Track From New Album 'Morning Phase' - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  8. Cooper, Leonie (21 February 2014). "NME Reviews - Beck - 'Morning Phase' - NME.COM". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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