"Lua" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Originally appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records.-Songs:The music video for "First Day of My Life" was directed by John Cameron Mitchell....

, the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression

Depression (mood)

Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...

, addiction

Substance dependence

The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...

, and an interminable night. Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst

Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...

 appears alone on the track, on vocals and acoustic guitar.

The song also appears as a duet with Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...

 on the album Dark Was the Night

Dark Was the Night

Dark Was the Night is the twentieth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS...

.

Track listing

All songs by Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst

Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...

, except where noted.

1. "Lua"
2. "Well Whiskey"
3. "I Woke Up with This Song in My Head This Morning" (Alex McManus)
4. "True Blue"

Other appearances

• Acoustic 07
  Acoustic 07
  Acoustic 07 is a 2-disc compilation album, released under V2 Records in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2007. The collection is the seventh of V2 Records' popular Acoustic series.-Track listing:Disc 1#"Lovestain", performed by José González...
  
  (2007, V2 Records
  V2 Records
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• Dark Was the Night
  Dark Was the Night
  Dark Was the Night is the twentieth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS...
  
  (2009, Red Hot)

Personnel

• Conor Oberst
  Conor Oberst
  Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
  
   - guitar and voice on all tracks, track 4 including keyboards and piano
• Jason Boesel
  Jason Boesel
  Jason Boesel was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and has also played with The Elected. He also drummed in the Bright Eyes touring band during their 2005 tour, and went on to write the liner notes for the consequent Bright Eyes live album, Motion Sickness and contributing to Bright Eyes' 2007 record,...
  
   - drums on tracks 2 and 3
• Sean Cole - harmonica on track 2
• Tim Luntzel - bass on track 2
• Alex McManus
  Alex McManus
  Alex McManus is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He is part of the indie scene and played with bands such as Acorns, Empire State, Lambchop, Vic Chesnutt, and Bright Eyes...
  
   - guitar and voice on tracks 2 and 3
• Mike Mogis
  Mike Mogis
  Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
  
   - banjo on track 2, pedal steel on track 3
• Nick White
  Nick White
  Nicholas Edward White is a musician who plays keyboards in the indie-pop group Tilly and the Wall from Omaha, Nebraska. He has also been known to play keyboards for Bright Eyes on tour...
  
   - organ on track 2
• Nate Walcott
  Nate Walcott
  Nate Walcott is a trumpet, flugelhorn and keyboard player who has appeared on several of Saddle Creek Records artists' albums. He is one of three permanent members of Bright Eyes, along with Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and has toured with Bright Eyes....
  
   - trumpet on track 3
• Matt Maginn
  Matt Maginn
  Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
  
   - bass on track 3

External links

• Saddle Creek Records
• Listen to "Lua" on NPR
  NPR
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  's All Songs Considered
  All Songs Considered
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  , Windows Media Player
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