Light My Body Up
| Light My Body Up | |
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| David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne | |
| publication | 23rd March 2017 |
| length | 3:45 min. |
| Genre (s) | Dance hall , EDM , trap |
| text | David Guetta , Giorgio Tuinfort, Julien Martinez, Ester Dean , Onika Maraj , Nick van de Wall , Dwayne Carter , Kirill Slepukha & Danil Shilovskii |
| music | Julien 'Drek' Martinez, Afrojack , Boaz van de Beatz, KIDDA & Daddy's Groove |
| Publisher (s) | What A Publishing Ltd, Piano Songs / BMG Talpa Music for Europe, Damn Dat Music, Young Money Publishing , Money Mack Music, DLG Publishing |
| Label | What A Music, Warner Music / Parlophone , Atlantic Records |
Light My Body Up ( English as "Ignite my body on") is a song by French DJ and producer David Guetta in cooperation with the from Trinidad and Tobago coming rapper Nicki Minaj and the US rapper Lil Wayne . The release took place on March 23, 2017 on his own record label "What A Music" and the major label " Warner Music " and " Atlantic Records ".
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Light My Body Up was written by David Guetta , Giorgio Tuinfort, Julien Martinez, Ester Dean , Onika Maraj , Nick van de Wall , Dwayne Carter , Kirill Slepukha and Danil Shilovskii. Julien "Drek" Martinez, Afrojack , Boaz van de Beatz and KIDDA took part in the production . Mastering and mixing was done by Daddy's Groove. The Cruise Control Studios in Amsterdam and the Pressing Studios in Naples were used during the recording.
In a live interview with Final Kid on Facebook on January 27, 2017, Guetta announced that his seventh studio album had already been completed and that his upcoming single was a collaboration with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne, and the final version was mixed in the week of the interview would have been. David Guetta related about Minaj in this context:
“Even when Nicki Minaj was only a great hip-hop artist and not yet moving towards pop, I was more or less obsessed with her. I think she's really great. I think people are going to be pretty impressed with the way she sings on the song. [...] "
- Artwork
On March 21, 2017, Minaj posted the artwork of the single on the social media network Instagram. This shows Nicki Minaj in the center, lightly dressed and in a dark, bluish light, the background shows red, orange and blue neon colors. The performers are in the label-typical font on a black background and the song title is on the right long side.
Musical and content
The song is based on 4/4 time and the tempo is 146 bpm . The song begins with a melody made up of a series of individual notes. In addition, some vocal parts of Minaj start, which starts after four bars with the first verse. After four more bars, a catchy trap kick sets in, which alternates with recurring claps. The second part of the verse is no longer raped aggressively, but sounds more melodic until the vocals begin in the chorus. In addition, the kick disappears here and a bridge that gets faster and faster is heard until the drop begins, based on a rhythmic mixture of trap and dance hall. Lil Waynes can be heard as a result of the second drop, after which the chorus sounds as an outro.
The first verses are a reference to the controversy between Minaj and Remy Ma , which has been ongoing since 2007 and which she has already taken up in previous singles.
In the song, the lyrical ego tries to convince another person that there is a harmony between them that they should act out. It does this through an accumulation of emotions as well as ideas and intentions. Lil Wayne's part is a response to the expressions of the ego. This is how this person explains the potential actions of the lyrical ego and gives further ideas.
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- Pre-refrain, translation
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Music video
In parallel to the single release, Guetta uploaded a lyrics video on his official YouTube channel. In this, the text can be seen against different neon colored backgrounds, on which one can also see the silhouettes of dancing women. Amber Park acted as the director. The video was viewed over a million times after 24 hours.
reception
criticism
Light My Body Up received mixed reviews. The entire work itself, especially the chorus, was well received, while Nicki Minaj's text passages were criticized negatively. Tim Tabens from the online magazine " Dance-Charts " spoke positively about the song, but described the drop as less convincing:
“'David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up 'is a very interesting number. Anyone who was hoping for fast beats and a big drop will be disappointed. However, the title can do a lot in the overall concept and could also spark off again commercially. "
James Leach from the website “Persui of Pop” describes the individual work of the artists as rather “bad than right”. In particular, he criticized the production technology related to the use of auto-tune and drop as well as lyrics and pitched voice of Lil Wayne's rap part:
“In 'Light My Body Up' Minaj is the focus! The track begins with Minaj's rap part and a possible blow against Remy Ma [...] before she does what she does best: talk about herself and her successes. But Minaj quickly resorts to vocals in the second verse, which is a bit of a shame as the song simply falls back into the pattern of a standard club hit. And although she sounds good - and finally autotune-free - we know she's not the best singer, but she can certainly hold a note! Guetta's production takes a back seat here and only comes into focus during the second half of the chorus with an annoying tinny sound that will obviously take over the club - good or bad. Lil Wayne ... well what can you say? His part can be described as sex, sex and more sex, and that only becomes clear once you understand his mumble rap set to music. "
Commercial win
Light My Body Up quickly attracted attention. It received strong support and within the first day moved into the upper half of the top 100 of several online music services , including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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33 (6 weeks) | 6th |
 France (SNEP)
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16 (11 weeks) | 11 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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47 (1 week) | 1 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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39 (2 weeks) | 2 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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64 (2 weeks) | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b David Guetta: David Guetta feat Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up (Lyric Video) on " YouTube "
- ↑ a b This One's For You - The Film on "Facebook"
- ↑ Kat Bein: David Guetta's Next Single Will Feature Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne on " Billboard "
- ↑ Nicki Minaj Says Her Song With Lil Wayne and David Guetta Is Fire on "DancehallHipHop"
- ↑ Light My Body Up on "Song BPM"
- ↑ Hear Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Lil Wayne's Sexy New Song 'Light My Body Up' on " Rolling Stone "
- ↑ Tim Tabens: Collaboration of three world stars! - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up on "Dance Charts"
- ↑ James Leach: David Guetta - "Light My Body Up" ft. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne | Review of "Persuit of Pop"
- ↑ Worldwide iTunes Song Chart - 2017/03/24 on "Kworbs"
- ↑ David Guetta. GfK Entertainment , accessed March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ David Guetta. Hung Medien , accessed March 23, 2017 .
- ↑ David Guetta. Hung Medien , accessed April 12, 2017 .
- ↑ David Guetta. Hung Medien , accessed April 2, 2017 .
- ↑ David Guetta. The Official UK Charts Company, accessed March 31, 2017 .
Web links
- Website of the song
- David Guetta's website
- Nicki Minaj's website
- Lil Wayne website