Annie Lennox Version
| "Shining Light" | ||||
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| Single by Annie Lennox | ||||
| from the album The Annie Lennox Collection | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2009 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4.05 3.53 |
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| Label | RCA | |||
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Annie Lennox's cover of "Shining Light" was released as the first single from The Annie Lennox Collection. It was one of her most 'pop' recordings for some time. The video was premiered on MSN Music on 30 January 2009. The cover has attracted praise, with Tim Wheeler from Ash saying, "It's cool - I'm really into it. It makes me proud that someone of her stature and talent is doing something different with our song," and Popjustice making it its Song of the Day on 8 January 2009, saying "…after about 90 seconds it sounds like the greatest noise ever invented by a human". Lennox performed the song on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 6 March 2009 and also on The Paul O'Grady Show (9 March), The One Show (10 March), This Morning (11 March) and was also part of Comic Relief on 13 March 2009. The single was only available by download via Amazon or iTunes. However, the single became Annie's first UK top 40 hit since 1995, reaching #39.
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