Without You (Empire of the Sun song)

"Without You"
Single by Empire of the Sun
from the album Walking on a Dream
Released	25 September 2009 (digital) 28 September 2009 (physical)
Format	CD, digital download
Genre	Electronic rock, synthpop
Length	5:00 (album version) 3:31 (new version)
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Nick Littlemore Luke Steele Jonathon Sloan
Empire of the Sun singles chronology
"Standing on the Shore" (2009) "Without You" (2009) "Half Mast (Slight Return)" (2010)
Music video "Without You" on YouTube

"Without You" is the fourth single released by Australian electropop duo Empire of the Sun from their debut album Walking on a Dream. The single was digitally released on the Australian iTunes Store on 25 September 2009. The CD single was released in late September. The song was remixed for single release, making it more uptempo and upbeat.

Lyrics and writing

"Without You" is a notable song on Walking on a Dream as it is the only down-tempo composition on the entire album, contrasting with the previous single releases from the band. The song is a slow, melancholy ballad sung by Steele with such lyrics as; "No future there is no past, No slow there is no fast."

Music video

Luke Steele posing in the neon dome in the music video for "Without You".

The music video was shot in Fox Studios in Sydney by Josh Logue.

The music video, which does not feature Littlemore, consists of Steele in black and white birdlike garb and ice-blue contact lens, who is surrounded by a geodesic dome made of white neon lights. To complete the ice blue theme, other props include a chair and table of food all within the video's aesthetic. The video was shown on the Australian MTV website, YouTube, NovaNation.com and in a link on Twitter.

NovaNation claims "The Empire of the Sun boys have dropped another video that speaks volumes about their ability to see beyond the music."^[1] The video has also been aired on Video Hits, Channel 99 (GO!) and ABC's Rage.

Track listing

iTunes EP

1. "Without You" (new version) – 3:31
2. "Walking on a Dream" (Treasure Fingers Remix) – 5:25
3. "Standing on the Shore" (Losers Remix) – 6:39
4. "Without You" (album version) – 4:58

UK 7" vinyl single

• Purple-colored see-through vinyl

1. "Without You" (new version) – 3:31
2. "Girl" – 3:12

Promo CD single

1. "Without You" (new version) – 3:31
2. "Without You" (new version) (instrumental) – 3:33

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Australia	25 September 2009	EMI	Digital download
	28 September 2009		CD

References

1. Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine