. . . . . . . "\"Northern Lites\" is the ninth single by Super Furry Animals. It was the first single to be taken from the Guerrilla album and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart after its release on 10 May 1999. The song was written by singer Gruff Rhys and was inspired by the El Ni\u00F1o phenomenon. The track's title refers to the Aurora Borealis, a natural light display which the band were convinced they had seen prior to the song being written. Rhys wrote the melody for \"Northern Lites\" several years before it was completed but only decided on a calypso style after he wrote the lyrics. The steel drums on the track are played by keyboardist Cian Ciaran and were added on the spur of the moment after the group saw them \"lying around\" Real World Studios during recording."@en . . "\u00ABNorthern Lites\u00BB (en espa\u00F1ol, \u00ABLuces del norte\u00BB) es el noveno sencillo de la banda de rock alternativo galesa Super Furry Animals. Fue el primero que se extrajo del \u00E1lbum Guerrilla y alcanz\u00F3 el und\u00E9cimo puesto en las listas brit\u00E1nicas tras su lanzamiento el 10 de mayo de 1999. La canci\u00F3n fue escrita por el vocalista Gruff Rhys y se inspir\u00F3 en el fen\u00F3meno de El Ni\u00F1o. El t\u00EDtulo del tema hace referencia a la aurora polar, un destello de luz natural que la banda afirm\u00F3 ver antes de componerlo. Rhys cre\u00F3 la melod\u00EDa de \u00ABNorthern Lites\u00BB varios a\u00F1os atr\u00E1s, pero se decidi\u00F3 por darle un estilo calipso una vez que escribi\u00F3 su letra. El teclista toc\u00F3 los tambores met\u00E1licos en el tema y se a\u00F1adieron en el momento, cuando el grupo vio los instrumentos \u00ABtirados por ah\u00ED\u00BB en los Real World Studios durante la grabaci\u00F3n.\u200B La respuesta de la cr\u00EDtica fue positiva y la canci\u00F3n se ha nombrado \u00ABsencillo de la semana\u00BB en Melody Maker y NME. Esta \u00FAltima revista tambi\u00E9n coloc\u00F3 la canci\u00F3n en el tercer puesto de su lista de los sencillos del a\u00F1o en 1999. El video musical para \u00ABNorthern Lites\u00BB fue dirigido por la banda y Martin McCarthy y presenta tomas de curling y bolo irland\u00E9s, aunque Rhys coment\u00F3 que la canci\u00F3n no ingres\u00F3 en las listas en una posici\u00F3n m\u00E1s alta por el hecho de que \u00ABno ten\u00EDa un video\u00BB.\u200B"@es . . . . . . . . . . . "Northern Lites"@en . . . "single"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"Northern Lites\" is the ninth single by Super Furry Animals. It was the first single to be taken from the Guerrilla album and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart after its release on 10 May 1999. The song was written by singer Gruff Rhys and was inspired by the El Ni\u00F1o phenomenon. The track's title refers to the Aurora Borealis, a natural light display which the band were convinced they had seen prior to the song being written. Rhys wrote the melody for \"Northern Lites\" several years before it was completed but only decided on a calypso style after he wrote the lyrics. The steel drums on the track are played by keyboardist Cian Ciaran and were added on the spur of the moment after the group saw them \"lying around\" Real World Studios during recording. Critical reaction was largely positive with the song being named \"Single of the Week\" in both the Melody Maker and NME, with the latter also listing the song at number 3 in their single of the year list for 1999. The music video for \"Northern Lites\" was directed by Super Furry Animals and Martin McCarthy and consists of stock footage of curling and Irish road bowling although Rhys has blamed the song's failure to chart higher on the fact that it \"didn't have a video\"."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1997"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Super Furry Animals"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "211.0"^^ . . . . . "Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites.ogg"@en . . . "\u00ABNorthern Lites\u00BB (en espa\u00F1ol, \u00ABLuces del norte\u00BB) es el noveno sencillo de la banda de rock alternativo galesa Super Furry Animals. Fue el primero que se extrajo del \u00E1lbum Guerrilla y alcanz\u00F3 el und\u00E9cimo puesto en las listas brit\u00E1nicas tras su lanzamiento el 10 de mayo de 1999. La canci\u00F3n fue escrita por el vocalista Gruff Rhys y se inspir\u00F3 en el fen\u00F3meno de El Ni\u00F1o. El t\u00EDtulo del tema hace referencia a la aurora polar, un destello de luz natural que la banda afirm\u00F3 ver antes de componerlo. Rhys cre\u00F3 la melod\u00EDa de \u00ABNorthern Lites\u00BB varios a\u00F1os atr\u00E1s, pero se decidi\u00F3 por darle un estilo calipso una vez que escribi\u00F3 su letra. El teclista toc\u00F3 los tambores met\u00E1licos en el tema y se a\u00F1adieron en el momento, cuando el grupo vio los instrumentos \u00ABtirados por ah\u00ED\u00BB en los Real World Studios durante"@es . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Northern Lites"@es . . "Short sample from \"Northern Lites\" featuring the track's \"play out\". The clip illustrates the break down which occurs in the section, the harmony backing vocals which accompany main vocalist Gruff Rhys and the melody lines played by both the brass section and lead guitar."@en . . . "Super Furry Animals"@en . "Northern Lites"@en . . . . . . . . "sfa-northernlgihts.jpg"@en . . . . . . "1110961906"^^ . . . . . "11888143"^^ . . . . . . . . "1999"^^ . "22882"^^ . . . . "\"Northern Lites\""@en . . . . "right"@en . . . . . "1999-05-10"^^ . . . . . .