"Crystals" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk/indie pop band
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/Folk rock, rock band formed in Garðabær in 2010. It consists of lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar Þórhallsson, Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, ...
. It is the
lead single
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A similar term, "debut ...
for their second studio album, ''
Beneath the Skin''.
The single and album artwork was created by artistic director
Leif Podhajsky
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.
The song appeared in
The CW
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's "Dare to Defy" promo as well as the first trailer for
Disney
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and
Pixar
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's ''
The Good Dinosaur
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''. The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the 2015 video game ''
FIFA 16
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Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS.
The g ...
''.
Track listing
Music video
A music video was released on May 11, 2015. the video features Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir dressed as a gypsy wearing beads on her eyes. The video takes place in a warehouse where the band members are dressed as workers and Nanna is seen helping them create a monster. As the video goes, she and the members put strange things in a machine and the video ends with them successfully creating what appears to be a girlish creature with crystal eyes.
Lyric video
A lyric video was released on March 16, 2015, featuring Icelandic actor
Siggi Sigurjóns
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.
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2015 singles
2015 songs
Of Monsters and Men songs
Republic Records singles
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