Lighters
| Lighters | |
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| Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars | |
| publication | June 14, 2011 |
| length | 5:03 |
| Genre (s) | Hip-hop , pop-rap |
| Author (s) |
Marshall Mathers , Ryan Montgomery , Peter Hernandez , Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Roy Battle |
| Producer (s) |
Eminem , The Smeezingtons, Battle Roy |
| album | Hell: The Sequel |
Lighters ( English for " lighters ") is a song by the US rap duo Bad Meets Evil , consisting of rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9 ″ , which they recorded with R&B singer Bruno Mars . The song is the second single from their EP Hell: The Sequel and was released on June 14, 2011.
content
| Song part | Artist |
| refrain | Bruno Mars |
| 1st verse | Eminem |
| 2nd stanza | Royce da 5'9 ″ |
In Lighters, Eminem raps that he made it to rap star despite all the critics and that he was able to celebrate a successful comeback after his drug addiction. Royce da 5'9 ″ also looks back on his rap career and praises Eminem for his support. Due to the pop elements of the sung chorus by Bruno Mars , the song differs significantly from the other songs on the EP Hell: The Sequel .
"This one's for you and me
Livin 'out our dreams
We are right where we should be
With my arms out wide, I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters"
production
The song was produced by Eminem , The Smeezingtons (consisting of Bruno Mars , Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine) and Battle Roy. In addition to Royce da 5'9 " , these also acted as authors.
Music video
The music video shot for Lighters was directed by American director Rich Lee. It premiered on August 22, 2011 and has over 120 million views on YouTube (as of July 2020).
At the beginning of the video, Bruno Mars plays the piano and sings the refrain. Eminem initially sits on the sofa in a messy room during his verse, writing his text on a notepad. He gets up and goes through a door in the floor into an underground passage that is lit with red torches. There he lights a torch himself and walks through the tunnel. Now Royce starts rapping at 5'9 ″ in a prison cell, also writing his text on a pad. Finally, he tears a poster from the wall, behind which there is a hatch, through which he climbs and is now also in the red-lit tunnel system. At the end of the video, both rappers get out of the tunnel and stand on a hill among other people while looking up at the sky where sky lanterns rise.
single
Cover design
The single cover is kept simple and shows the typical Bad Meets Evil lettering in white against a dark background in which clouds of smoke can be seen. In the lower part of the picture are the lettering Lighters in beige and Featuring Bruno Mars in white.
Chart successes
Lighters entered the German charts at number 26 on September 16, 2011 and stayed in the top 100 for twelve weeks with one break. The best placement took the song with second place in New Zealand. Lighters also reached the top 10 in the United States, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Sales figures and awards
Lighters was awarded a double platinum record in 2012 for more than two million sales in the United States . In the UK, the song received a Silver Record in 2013 for over 200,000 units sold .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 platinum
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70,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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 gold
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7,500 |
 United States (RIAA)
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2 × platinum
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2,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 silver
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200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold 3 × platinum |
2,277,500 |
Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters (Official Video). youtube.com, accessed July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters - single cover. hitparade.ch, accessed on July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters. hitparade.ch, accessed on July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c 2011 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold & Platinum Bad Meets Evil. riaa.com, accessed July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 17, 2020 .
| Studio albums |
Infinite • The Slim Shady LP • The Marshall Mathers LP • The Eminem Show • Encore • Relapse • Recovery • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 • Revival • Kamikaze • Music to Be Murdered By |
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| Extended plays |
Slim Shady EP • Hell: The Sequel |
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| Compilation albums |
The Singles • Curtain Call: The Hits |
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| Video albums |
The Up in Smoke Tour • E • All Access Europe • Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour • Live from New York City |
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| Singles |
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| Featurings |
Dead Wrong • Forgot About Dre • The Watcher • Rock City • Hellbound • One Day at a Time (Em's Version) • Welcome 2 Detroit • Smack That • Drop the World • Roman's Revenge • That's All She Wrote • I Need a Doctor • Writer's Block • Throw That • My Life • C'mon Let Me Ride • Calm Down • Twerk Dat Pop That! • Best Friend • Speedom (WWC2) • The Hills Remix • Caterpillar • Homicide • Bang |
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| Splits |
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