Red Light

The final track on Impressions of Earth is about the hesitation of falling back in love. The term “Red Light” refers both to traffic signals and the famous “Red-Light District” of Amsterdam, where prostitution is legal. In a 2005 NME interview, he revealed that the song was inspired by a live performance of Mozart’s “Requiem”: I was just really stoned, so afterwards I thought it would be cool to write something inspired by opera. I went back, got this really strong melody together and there it was… ’Red Light’!

Écriture

Julian Casablancas

Production

David Kahne

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