"On 16 October 2011, Marconi Union released "Weightless", an 8-minute track in collaboration with Lyz Cooper, of the British Academy of Sound Therapy, and Radox Spa.[8] The song features guitar, piano and manipulated field recordings. It is punctuated throughout by low tones that supposedly induce a trance-like state.[9][10]
It was reported in a study conducted at the Sussex Innovation Centre in Brighton that listening to the track reduced anxiety of the patients by up to 65%,[11] being 11% better at inducing relaxation than other relaxing music.[12] In November 2011, Marconi Union were featured in Time magazine's list of Inventors of the Year for recording "Weightless", describing it as "the world's most relaxing song".[13] In January 2017 it charted in the Billboard charts. Despite the success of Weightless, the band has shied away from playing it live, seeing it as a separate project, and has concentrated on playing new material and selections from their critically acclaimed back catalogue."
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