A light-year is the ''distance'' that light travels through a vacuum in one

year A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hou ...

. Light year(s) and lightyear(s) may also refer to:

Film and television

Buzz Lightyear Buzz Lightyear is the main character in the ''Toy Story'' franchise created by Disney and Pixar mainly voiced by Tim Allen. He is a Superhero toy action figure based on the in-universe media franchise consisting of a blockbuster featur ...

, a main character in the animated film series ''Toy Story'' ** ''Lightyear'' (film), a spinoff animated film featuring the character * ''Gandahar'' (film), a 1988 animated science fiction film known as ''Light Years'' in English * ''Light Years'' (2015 film), a British drama film * ''Light Years'', an American TV series that has been renamed ''

Life Unexpected ''Life Unexpected'' is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Br ...

'' * ''Light Years'', a Singaporean drama produced by Mediacorp Channel 5

Music

Lightyear (band) Lightyear is a seven-piece British ska punk band formed in Derby, England, in 1997. They were part of a UK music scene that mixed ska punk with other genres including funk, indie-rock and hip-hop. The band signed to Household Name Records in 2 ...

, ska-punk band from the United Kingdom *

Light Years (band) Light Years are an American pop punk band from Kent, Ohio. History Light Years formed in the year 2009 while vocalist Pat Kennedy worked at a Subway restaurant. Since then, they have released one full-length album and three EPs. In winter 2011� ...

, pop-punk band from Cleveland, Ohio * The Lightyears, pop-rock band based in London, England

Albums

* ''Light Years'' (Chick Corea album), 1987 * '' Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra'', 1997 compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra * ''Light Years'' (Glen Campbell album), 1988 * ''Light Years'' (Kylie Minogue album), 2000 * ''Light Year'', a 2021 album by

Emma Stevens Emma Nadine Stevens (born 4 May 1986) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Guildford, Surrey, England. She achieved mainstream success with her single "Riptide" from her first album ''Enchanted'', which was featu ...

* ''Light Years'', a 2005 album by

Kathy Valentine Kathryn Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is an American musician who is the bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's. She has maintained a career in music through songwriting, recording, performing and touring as well as additional academic and ...

* ''Light Years'', a 2012 album by Kora * ''Light Years'', a 2014 album by

Noah23 Noah Raymond Brickley (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Noah23, is a Canadian-American hip hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. He is co-founder of the Plague Language collective and record label, and has been described as "one ...

and David Klopek * ''Light Years'', a 2008 album by The Shore * ''Lightyears'', a 2014 album by

David Ryan Harris David Ryan Harris (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musi ...

* ''Lightyears'', a 2012 EP by

Mansions on the Moon Mansions on the Moon was an American band from Los Angeles, California. History The group was formed by Ted Wendler on guitar and vocals, Ben Hazlegrove on keyboards, and Lane Shaw on drums. Both Shaw and Hazlegrove were also members of Pnuma Tr ...

* ''Lightyears'', a 2007 album by

Shin Terai Shin Terai is a Japanese musician and producer most known for his work with Bill Laswell and Buckethead. On his albums he combines ambient and electronic music with dub and avant-garde jazz. Biography Shin Terai gained some first publicity as ...

, Bill Laswell and Buckethead * ''Lightyears'', a 2001 album by Sunbeam * A series of 1995 compilation albums by Christian artists, including: ** ''The Light Years'' by Allies ** ''The Light Years'' by

Andraé Crouch Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music profess ...

** ''The Light Years'' by

Bryan Duncan Bryan Edward Duncan (born March 16, 1953) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. He is known for being lead singer of the group Sweet Comfort Band, solo career, and involvement with the Nehosoul Band. He is currently involved with ...

** ''The Light Years'' by

Resurrection Band Resurrection Band, also known as Rez Band or REZ, was a Christian rock band formed in 1972. They were part of the Jesus People USA Christian community in Chicago and most of its members have continued in that community to this day. Known for ...

** ''The Light Years'' by

Sweet Comfort Band Sweet Comfort Band was an American Christian rock band that first performed in 1973 in Riverside, California, and were active until 1984. The band was initially composed of keyboardist/lead vocalist, Bryan Duncan, and brothers Kevin (bass guita ...

** ''The Light Years'' by

Walter Hawkins Walter Lee Hawkins (May 18, 1949 – July 11, 2010) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and pastor. An influential figure in urban contemporary gospel music, his career spanned more than four decades. He was consecrated to the ...

Songs

* "Light Years" (Jamiroquai song), 1994 * "Light Years" (Pearl Jam song), 2000 * "Light Years", 1994 song by Heather Nova from ''

Oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not ...

'' * "Lightyears", 1996 song by Eraserheads from ''Fruitcake'' (album) * "Lightyear", 1997 song by Mentallo & The Fixer from '' Burnt Beyond Recognition'' * "Light Years", 2019 song by The National from '' I Am Easy to Find'' * "Light Year", 2018 song by The Story So Far from ''

Proper Dose ''Proper Dose'' is the fourth studio album by American pop punk band The Story So Far. It was released on September 21, 2018 via Pure Noise Records. Background ''Proper Dose'' was recorded at The Panda Studios in Fremont, California and The Farm ...

Other uses

Lightyear Entertainment Lightyear Entertainment, headquartered in Studio City, California, is a distributor of independent motion pictures in theaters, on DVD, Blu-ray, Video On Demand, as well as a distributor of music and music videos on CD, DVD, and digital distribut ...

, a movie and music distributor * ''Light Years'' (book), a 1975 novel by James Salter * ''Light Years: An Investigation into the Extraterrestrial Experiences of Eduard Meier'' (1987), a non-fiction book by Gary Kinder * Lightyear 0, a Dutch electric car

Film and television

Music

Albums

Songs

Other uses

See also