"Toes" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Lights for her second studio album, ''

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'' (2011). The song made its radio premiere on 104.5

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on August 5, 2011 and was released digitally on August 16, 2011 as the official second single for the album. It debuted and peaked at number 62 on the

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. "Toes" was released to the UK in July 2012.

Composition

"Toes" is written in the key of

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and set to an approximate tempo of 124 BPM.

Critical reception

In a review of ''Siberia'', James Murray of ''

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'' wrote that "Toes" had a "contagious"

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chorus and exemplified "some of the best songwriting Lights has to offer." Matt Collar of

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labelled "Toes" an "album pick" and described it as a "sparkling, anthemic" song that brings to mind popular contemporaries.

Music video

The music video for "Toes" premiered September 14, 2011. The video features Lights' hometown,

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, mostly in Dufferin Station. Lights is shown playing with her band in a brightly lit room. She then gets out of a taxi and goes to a skate park and a subway. Afterwards she goes back to the brightly lit room to play with her band. The video ends with a shot of LIGHTS walking away on a sidewalk.

Track listing

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Charts

Release history

References

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