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The Lighthouse (Stevie Nicks song)

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"The Lighthouse"
Single by Stevie Nicks
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2024
Recorded2024
GenreRock
Length4:00
LabelWarner Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"For What It's Worth"
(2022)
"The Lighthouse"
(2024)

"The Lighthouse" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, released on September 27, 2024. Written by Nicks, Magnus Birgersson and Vincent Villuis, and produced by Nicks, Sheryl Crow and Dave Cobb, the song is pressed as a "white vinyl 7" single.[2] Nicks based the lyrics on a poem she wrote and posted on social media titled "Get It Back" in September 2022.[3] Nicks wrote the song to promote women's rights, and wrote it to promote women's right's and wrote it in response to the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade, feeling a need for collective action, inspired by a newcaster's words.[4] Nicks promoted the song with performances on Saturday Night Live[5][6] and Jimmy Kimmel Live.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "The Lighthouse". STEVIE NICKS INFO. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ RSDBF '24 Special Release: Stevie Nicks - "The Lighthouse", retrieved 2024-11-08
  3. ^ "Stevie Nicks releases "The Lighthouse", her first original song in 4 years". The Needle Drop. 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  4. ^ Martoccio, Angie (27 September 2024). "You'll Get Chills Hearing Stevie Nicks' New Women's Rights Anthem". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ^ "Stevie Nicks Rocks 'SNL' with 'Edge of Seventeen' and 'The Lighthouse' Despite Brief Technical Hitch". People. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  6. ^ Peters, Mitchell (2024-10-13). "Stevie Nicks Returns to 'SNL' With Powerful Performances of 'The Lighthouse' & 'Edge of Seventeen': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  7. ^ Zemler, Emily (2024-11-05). "Watch Stevie Nicks Play Women's Rights Anthem 'The Lighthouse' on 'Kimmel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  8. ^ Jenke, Tyler (2024-11-06). "Stevie Nicks Brings Women's Rights Anthem 'The Lighthouse' to 'Kimmel'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-01.