Lyra (song)

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LanguageEnglish
Released26 November 2007
Recorded2007; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England and Kate Bush's studio
"Lyra"
Song by Kate Bush
from the album The Golden Compass soundtrack
LanguageEnglish
Released26 November 2007
Recorded2007; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England and Kate Bush's studio
GenreArt rock
Length3:19
LabelNew Line Records
EMI Records
SongwriterKate Bush
ProducerKate Bush

"Lyra" is a song written, produced, and performed by British recording artist Kate Bush, from the 2007 soundtrack album The Golden Compass from the film of the same name. It is used in the closing credits of the film. Bush was commissioned to write the song, with the request that it make reference to the lead character, Lyra Belacqua.

According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to do the song at very short notice and the whole project was completed in 10 days.[1] The song was produced and recorded by Bush in her own studio, and features the Magdalen College, Oxford choir. It contains the introduction of an unused song written for Disney's Dinosaur.[citation needed]

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