Light It Up (song)

Light It Up
Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG
publication	November 6, 2015 (remix version / single release)
length	3:18 (album version) 2:46 (Fuse ODG Remix)
Genre (s)	Dancehall , Moombahton , EDM , Trap
Author (s)	Wesley Pentz , Philip Meckseper, Nailah Thorbourne, David Malcolm, Sidney Swift, T-Baby, Nana Abiona
Label	Mad Decent, Warner Music
album	Peace Is the Mission (Extended)

Light It Up is a song by Wesley Pentz , Philip Meckseper, Nailah Thorbourne, David Malcolm, Sidney Swift and T-Baby from 2015. It became famous through the American electro music project Major Lazer in collaboration with the Jamaican singer Nyla and in the remix version with the British rapper Fuse ODG . The original version of the song is included on Major Lazer's third studio album Peace Is the Mission ; the remix version was released as a single on November 5, 2015 and is included on the re-release album Peace Is the Mission (Extended) .

background

Singer Nyla

Light It Up was originally recorded for Major Lazer's third studio album by Major Lazer and singer Nyla, who became known as a member of the R&B duo Brick & Lace . The album version belongs to the reggaeton genre , the rhythm has a high tempo and Nyla's voice has been distorted. After the success of Lean On , a similar song with increased influences from trap and dancehall elements was planned as a further single release . Light It Up was re-recorded accordingly and new rap verses from Fuse ODG were added. Major Lazer originally wanted to work with the British rapper while the album was being recorded, but this failed due to lack of time. The remix contains the elements mentioned above, the tempo has been reduced and the lead sound has been revised. Instead of the distortion of Nyla's voice in the album version, the original vocals were used. A drop was added before newly added trumpet sounds kick in.

Reviews

The album version of Light It Up was called "heavy dancehall banger" by Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times . Tonspion magazine described the remix version of Light It Up as "not quite as radio compatible as their monster hit [Lean On]", but as "definitely an early contender for the first summer hit".

Commercial win

After the commercially less successful single Powerful , the remix version of Light It Up again reached the top 10 in many European countries. The song entered the German single charts on November 20, 2015 at number 83. In the fifth week of the chart it reached the top 10 in Germany for the first time , which it held for nine weeks. With fourth place, Light It Up achieved the same top ranking in Germany as Lean On . For Major Lazer this was the fourth overall chart success in the German single charts. Moreover reached Light It Up for four weeks, the chart peak of the German dance charts . For over 400,000 copies sold, the song was awarded a platinum record by the Federal Association of the Music Industry . From December 18, 2015, Light It Up was listed in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Here the song reached number 9 as the best placement and was after Lean On the second single by Major Lazer, which reached the top 10 in Austria. In the Swiss charts the song debuted at number 56 and reached as of 28 February, the top tenth There, too, it's Major Lazer's second top 10 single.

In the UK single charts , Light It Up reached number 84 on December 10, 2015. After 6 more weeks of charts, the song reached the top 10 on January 28, 2016 and two weeks later at number 7, its highest position in these charts. In the United States , they placed in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 (22nd place) and in the Hot Dance / Electronic Songs (11th place). In the Billboard Hot 100 could Light It Up place in 2016 at the beginning of April. Light It Up achieved further top 10 placements in Belgium (Flanders: 4th place, Wallonia: 6th place), Denmark (10th place), Finland (6th place), the Netherlands (2nd place), Norway (5th place) and Sweden ( Place 3).

Music video

In addition to a lyrics video, there has been an official music video for Light It Up since March 1, 2016 . The music video filmed by Sam Pilling and produced by Rik Green is completely black and white and was filmed in Ghana during a traditional Ghanaian funeral procession . Funerals are a celebration in this African country.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	4th (44 weeks)	44
Austria (Ö3)	9 (37 weeks)	37
Switzerland (IFPI)	7th (44 weeks)	44
United Kingdom (OCC)	7th (47 weeks)	47
United States (Billboard)	73 (20 weeks)	20th

Awards for music sales

Light It Up has been awarded 2 × gold and 11 × platinum worldwide. According to the awards, the single was sold more than 2.9 million times.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	400,000
Italy (FIMI)	3 × platinum	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 11 × platinum	2,925,000

publication

version	country	date	format	Label
Album version A	Germany	May 29, 2015	Download	Mad Decent
Remix version	world	November 6, 2015	Download	Mad Decent

^A. As part of the album release, the individual songs on the album can also be purchased separately.

Web links

• Music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Timo Büschleb: A remix brings the success Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up. In: Dance-charts.de. January 18, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Anke van de Weyer: New for the Major Lazer sector - "Light It Up". WDR , November 30, 2015, archived from the original on April 8, 2016 ; accessed on March 15, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Randall Roberts: Major Lazer's 'Peace Is the Mission' as ephemeral as Caribbean snow. In: Los Angeles Times . June 20, 2015, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Video premiere: Major Lazer - Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG). In: Sound spy . March 1, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla - Light It Up. officialcharts.de, accessed on March 13, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} BVMI gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on March 15, 2016 . 
7. ^ Billboard Chart Search Major Lazer. Billboard , accessed March 15, 2016 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Major Lazer Chart History. Billboard , accessed March 15, 2016 . 
9. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Belgium. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 (French). 
10. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Denmark. Hung Medien, accessed on March 15, 2016 (dk). 
11. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Finland. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
12. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Netherlands. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 (Dutch). 
13. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Norway. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Sweden. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Musical fireworks and epic black and white video. (No longer available online.) NRJ Group , March 2, 2016, archived from the original on March 15, 2016 ; accessed on March 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on March 15, 2016 . 
17. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
18. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up chart placement United Kingdom. The Official UK Charts Company, accessed March 15, 2016 . 
20. ↑ Singles Aria.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016 . 
21. ↑ Ultratop.be Goud en Platina 2016. Accessed April 12, 2016 . 
22. ↑ IFPI.dk Certification Light It Up. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , accessed March 15, 2016 . 
23. ^ FIMI Certificazioni. FIMI, accessed August 3, 2016 . 
24. ↑ NZ Top 40 from May 2, 2016. Recorded Music NZ , accessed May 11, 2016 . 
25. ↑ El Portal de la Musica - Major Lazer Light it up feat Nyla & Fuse ODG. Productores de Música de España , accessed April 12, 2016 (Spanish). 
26. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Database. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed April 27, 2017 . 
27. ↑ Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry, accessed May 11, 2016 .