| Toes | |
| Cover: | Lights - Toes (single cover).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lights |
| Album: | Siberia |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Prev Title: | Everybody Breaks a Glass |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Where the Fence Is Low |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Toes" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Lights for her second studio album, Siberia (2011). The song made its radio premiere on 104.5 CHUM-FM on August 5, 2011 and was released digitally on August 16, 2011 as the official lead single for the album.[1] [2] It debuted and peaked at number 62 on the Canadian Hot 100.[3] "Toes" was released to the UK in July 2012.
"Toes" is written in the key of F minor and set to an approximate tempo of 124 BPM.
In a review of Siberia, James Murray of musicOMH wrote that "Toes" had a "contagious" pop chorus and exemplified "some of the best songwriting Lights has to offer."[4] Matt Collar of AllMusic labelled "Toes" an "album pick" and described it as a "sparkling, anthemic" song that brings to mind popular contemporaries.[5]
The music video for "Toes" premiered September 14, 2011.[6] The video features Lights' hometown, Toronto, 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.[7]
| Country | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | August 16, 2011 | Digital download | [9] | |
| United States | [10] | |||
| United Kingdom | July 15, 2012 | [11] | ||
| July 16, 2012 | CD single | Last Gang | [12] | |