Tricks of the Light

"Tricks of the Light"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Discovery
B-side	"Afghan"
Released	10 September 1984[1]
Recorded	"In the Swiss Alps at 2000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"[2]
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:52
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)	Mike Oldfield Simon Phillips
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"To France" (1984) "Tricks of the Light" (1984) "Etude" (1984)

"Tricks of the Light" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield released in 1984 and is from the Virgin Records album Discovery. Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer perform vocals for this song.

The single's B-side, "Afghan" (working title "Celtic", is a non-album track, and was recorded at the same time as the Discovery album.^[3] The single also features an instrumental version of "Tricks of the Light".^[4]

The music video for "Tricks of the Light" is a mock-live performance of the song and focuses on a girl in the audience. Interspersed are non-concert scenes of the same girl with and without sunglasses. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video and a Fairlight CMI appears on stage. The clip is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.

1. "Tricks of the Light" – 3:52
2. "Afghan" – 2:45
3. "Tricks of the Light" (Instrumental) – 3:56