Magic (Mystery Skulls song)

"Magic" is a song by American musician Luis Dubuc, recorded for the debut studio album Forever (2014) of his electronica project Mystery Skulls. It was written by Esjay Jones, Dubuc, and Mike Elizondo, and produced by Dubuc and Cory Kilduff, featuring additional contribution from musician Nile Rodgers and R&B singer Brandy. "Magic" is a disco track with violins and a progressive thrust, with Rodgers on guitar and a vocal in which Dubuc sings alongside Brandy. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single.

Music video

An animated music video for "Magic" was directed by French directing duo Double Ninja and produced by Cumulus.^[1] Telling a tale of love and creation, the gold-dipped CGI-clip was inspired by the ceremony scene in American film director Stanley Kubrick's final film, the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999).^[2] The pair planned on creating something in a similar vein in a golden 3D setting.^[2] This proved to be particularly challenging as gold reflects light, and in three-dimensional space light can bounce all over the place.^[2] The video was released online on February 19, 2015.^[3]

Critically acclaimed, the video won both the Best Music Video and the Best Visual Effects category at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Music Video at the IFS Film Festival 2015 and the Digitalmation Awards.^[4]

Formats and track listings

Remix single^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Magic" (Latroit Remix)	5:43
2.	"Magic" (Mozambo Remix)	4:43
3.	"Magic" (Etnik Remix)	4:42
4.	"Magic" (Sanchez Stealth Mix)	6:30
5.	"Magic" (Bynon Remix)	4:07
6.	"Magic" (Bingo Players' French Fried Rework)	4:19
7.	"Magic" (Tom Frankel Remix)	7:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Germany (Official Dance Chart)^[6]	18

References

↑ "#PlayMe: Mystery Skulls – Magic". UrbanDevelopment.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
1 2 3 Watercutter, Angela (2015-03-31). "Go Behind the Scenes of Mystery Skulls' New Gold-Clad Video". Wired.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ McColgan, Sarah; Raymer, Miles (2015-02-19). "Mystery Skulls drops a gold-dipped video for 'Magic' featuring Nile Rodgers and Brandy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Mystery Skulls - "Magic" feat. Brandy and Nile Rodgers [Official Music Video]". Vimeo. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Magic (feat. Nile Rodgers & Brandy - Remixes)". iTunes (US). Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "U.K. Songs". GfK Entertainment Charts. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-12-29.

External links

Mystery Skulls on Facebook

Brandy Norwood songs

Brandy	"Baby" "Best Friend" "Brokenhearted" "I Wanna Be Down"

Never Say Never	"Almost Doesn't Count" "Angel in Disguise" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Have You Ever?" "Never Say Never" "The Boy Is Mine" "Top of the World" "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"

Full Moon	"Full Moon" "He Is" "What About Us?"

Afrodisiac	"Afrodisiac" "Should I Go" "Talk About Our Love" "Turn It Up" "Who Is She 2 U"

Human	"Long Distance" "Right Here (Departed)" "True"

Two Eleven	"Put It Down" "Scared of Beautiful" "Wildest Dreams"

Other songs	"Another Day in Paradise" "Beggin & Pleadin" "It All Belongs to Me" "Magic" "Missing You" "Rock with You" "Sittin' Up in My Room" "Stuff Like That" "Talk to Me" "The Girl Is Mine" "Wake Up Everybody" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Where Are You Now?"

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