Light It Up (Major Lazer song)

"Light It Up" is a song by American electronic music producing group Major Lazer, featuring vocals from Jamaican singer Nyla, which appears on Major Lazer's third studio album Peace Is the Mission. A remixed dancehall version of the song, to which additional vocals from British-Ghanaian Afrobeats artist Fuse ODG were added, was included on a re-released version of Peace Is the Mission and released as the album's third single overall on November 5, 2015.^[1]

"Light It Up"
Single by Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG
from the album Peace Is the Mission
Released	November 5, 2015
Recorded	2014 (Nyla's vocals) 2015 (remix)
Genre	Moombahton dancehall EDM
Length	3:18 (album version) 2:46 (remix w/ Fuse ODG)
Label	Mad Decent
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Pentz Philip Meckseper Nailah Thorbourne T-Baby David Malcolm Sidney Swift Nana Abiona
Producer(s)	Diplo Jr Blender
Major Lazer singles chronology
"Lost" (2015) "Light It Up" (2015) "Who Am I" (2016)
Nyla singles chronology
"Body Calling" (2014) "Light It Up" (2015) "Too Cool" (2016)
Fuse ODG singles chronology
"Top of My Charts" (2015) "Light It Up" (2015) "Thank God" (2016)
Music videos
"Light It Up" on YouTube
"Light It Up" (Method Studios version) on YouTube

Chart performance

The song attained international success in Europe and Oceania. It also marks Nyla's and ODG's highest-charting single to date. On the Billboard Hot 100 the song debuted at 98 and has peaked at number 73, marking Nyla's and ODG's first entry on the chart.

Remixes

On March 12, 2016, an Italian version of the song was released, featuring vocals from Italian singer and songwriter Baby K.^[2]

Music video

Method Studios design team created the film that opened the 2016 AICP Show, developing the concept of a character that embodied creativity; dancing avatars created with procedural art. Artists developed 50 texture effects and custom algorithms to execute them and a CG environment with lighting and camera setups and textures. The film was then re-cut to a new track, Major Lazer's “Light it Up” and posted online, where it garnered 100M+ views, drove downloads of the song and views for the artists, and went on to be recognized with awards, significant media coverage and re-posting worldwide.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 54 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 6 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 3 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 32 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 6 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 36 Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 6 France (SNEP)[15] 12 France Airplay (SNEP)[16] 1 Germany (GfK)[17] 4 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 8 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 15 Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 5 Italy (FIMI)[22] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 16 Norway (VG-lista)[26] 5 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[27] 3 Poland (Video Chart)[28] 2 Romania (Media Forest)[29] 8 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[30] 7 Scotland (OCC)[31] 10 Serbia (Radiomonitor)[32] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[33] 11 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[34] 5 Slovenia (SloTop50)[35] 28 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 14 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 7 UK Singles (OCC)[39] 7 UK Dance (OCC)[40] 2 UK Indie (OCC)[41] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[42] 73 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[43] 31 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[44] 6 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[45] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[46] 77 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[47] 32 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[48] 17 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[49] 22 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[50] 60 Denmark (Tracklisten)[51] 40 France (SNEP)[52] 13 Germany (Official German Charts)[53] 29 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[54] 20 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[55] 30 Hungary (Single Top 40)[56] 68 Italy (FIMI)[57] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[58] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[59] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[60] 36 Poland (ZPAV)[61] 39 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[62] 14 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[63] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[64] 18 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[65] 20 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[66] 13 Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[67] 85 Chart (2018) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[68] 88

Certifications

Certification for "Light It Up"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[69]	Platinum	60,000‡
France (SNEP)[70]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[71]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[72]	5× Platinum	250,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[73]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certification for "Light It Up" (Remix)

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[74]	Gold	35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[75]	Gold	15,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[76]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[77]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[78]	Platinum	15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[79]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[80]	Platinum	20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[81]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
United States (RIAA)[82]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Notes
Germany[1]	November 5, 2015	Digital download	Mad Decent	Remix version
United Kingdom[83]	November 6, 2015
United States[84]