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|albumart = Magicians_elephant_cover1.jpg | |albumart = Magicians_elephant_cover1.jpg | ||
|title = Light & Night | |title = Light & Night | ||
|writer = | |writer = [[Rob Cantor]], [[Zubin Sedghi]], [[Andrew Horowitz]], [[Ross Federman]] | ||
|singer = Rob Cantor, Nellie McKay | |singer = Rob Cantor, Nellie McKay | ||
|album = MP3 Download Only | |album = MP3 Download Only | ||
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|genre = Rock | |genre = Rock | ||
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'''Light & Night''' by [[ | '''Light & Night''' is a song written by [[Rob Cantor]], [[Zubin Sedghi]], [[Andrew Horowitz]], and [[Ross Federman]]. It features [[Nellie McKay]] and was released on September 8th/9th 2009 as a free download from [http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant] with the purchase of Kate DiCamillo’s book '''The Magician’s Elephant'''. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
In a December 2009 interview with [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hiddeninthesand.com]] <ref name="HITSinterview">[http://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/2009/12/hiddeninthesand-coms-ultimate-interview-with-tally-hall Hiddeninthesand.com's Ultimate Interview with Tally Hall] which took place on December 14th, 2009</ref>, [[Rob]] explains the band was approached to write the song for the book which was soon to be released. | In a December 2009 interview with [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hiddeninthesand.com]] <ref name="HITSinterview">[http://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/2009/12/hiddeninthesand-coms-ultimate-interview-with-tally-hall Hiddeninthesand.com's Ultimate Interview with Tally Hall] which took place on December 14th, 2009</ref>, [[Rob]] explains the band was approached to write the song for the book which was soon to be released. After reading the manuscript and deciding they had the time to do it, they wrote the song and sent it to Nellie and she agreed to sing on it. When asked if the song will be included on any upcoming album, Rob said there are no plans to do so. They do own the rights to the song, however, so they could if they wanted to. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Light and Light was written by | * Light and Light was written by 4 members of the band, making it one of their most cooperatively written songs to date. | ||
* It was discovered that the inside flap of each book provided the same code and webpage to enter the code. Essentially, there was no purchase necessary to get the song. The song was available up until March 31st, 2010 at [http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant] | * It was discovered that the inside flap of each book provided the same code and webpage to enter the code. Essentially, there was no purchase necessary to get the song. The song was available up until March 31st, 2010 at [http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant http://mp3.walmart.com/elephant] | ||
* A demo of this song was released on [[Admittedly Incomplete Demos]], featuring only Rob on lead vocals. It can be assumed this was the version sent to Nellie for her approval | * A demo of this song was released on [[Admittedly Incomplete Demos]], featuring only Rob on lead vocals. It can be assumed this was the version sent to Nellie for her approval | ||