White Light Moment

"White Light Moment" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke from her debut studio album, Tove Styrke (2010). Sony Music released it as the album's second single on 26 October 2010. Styrke wrote the song with its producers, Jan Kask and Peter Ågren. "White Light Moment" received general praise from music critics. The song attained commercial success in Sweden, where it peaked at number five on the Sverigetopplistan chart, becoming Styrke's best-performing single on the chart. It was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF) in 2010. "White Light Moment" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2012 Grammis Awards.

"White Light Moment"
Single by Tove Styrke
from the album Tove Styrke
Released	26 October 2010 (2010-10-26)
Length	3:42
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Tove Styrke Jan Kask Peter Ågren
Producer(s)	Jan Kask Peter Ågren
Tove Styrke singles chronology
"Million Pieces" (2010) "White Light Moment" (2010) "High and Low" (2011)

Background

Tove Styrke wrote "White Light Moment" with Jan Kask and Peter Ågren.^[1] In an interview for Västerbottens-Kuriren, she explained that the song is about longing for "grandiose moments" in life.^[2] The song was produced by Kask and Ågren, while Anders Hvenare handled mixing.^[1] "White Light Moment" was serviced to radio stations in Sweden on 25 October 2010, followed by a digital release the following day, through Sony Music.^[3][4] It served as the second single from her debut studio album Tove Styrke (2010).^[3]

Styrke re-recorded the song for a limited-run 7-inch single in 2015.^[5] The re-worked version, titled "WLM", was produced by Johan Eckeborn.^[6] The single was released for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015 and included a remix of her 2015 song "Ego" on its B-side.^[5]

Reception

"White Light Moment" was met with positive reviews in the Swedish press. Carin Jönsson of TT News Agency described the song as Kelly Clarkson-esque, "but better".^[7] Mattias Dahlström of Dagens Nyheter named it the best track on Tove Styrke,^[8] and both Västerbottens-Kuriren's Simon Österhof and Metro's Anneli Sandberg considered it one of the highlights of the album.^[9][10] Peter Carlsson, writing for Örnsköldsviks Allehanda, regarded it a hit single.^[11] Karin Fredriksson of Helsingborgs Dagblad described it as a "glossy and nice Pet Shop Boys disco" song.^[12] The song earned Styrke her first Grammis nomination in the category for Song of the Year.^[13]

"White Light Moment" debuted at number 21 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart on 19 November 2010. The following week, it attained its peak position at number five, becoming Styrke's best-performing single on the chart. The song remained on the chart for 21 weeks.^[14] It was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), indicating sales of 20,000 units.^[15] As measured by STIM, the song was the fifth-most-played song on Swedish radio stations during the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011.^[16]

Track listing

• Digital single^[4]

1. "White Light Moment" – 3:42

• 7-inch^[6]

1. "WLM" – 3:42
2. "Ego" (Bearson remix) – 3:59

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Tove Styrke liner notes.^[1]

• Tove Styrke – songwriting
• Jan Kask – songwriting, production
• Peter Ågren – songwriting, production
• Anders Hvenare – mixing
• Christoffer Stannow – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "White Light Moment" Chart (2010) Peak position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 5

Year-end charts Yearly chart performance for "White Light Moment" Chart (2010) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 47 Chart (2011) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[15]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "White Light Moment"

Country	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label	Ref.
Sweden	25 October 2010	Radio	Original version	Sony Music	[3]
	26 October 2010	Digital download			[4]
Various	18 April 2015	7-inch	"WLM"	RCA	[5]

References

1. Styrke, Tove (2010). Tove Styrke (Media notes). Tove Styrke. Sweden: Epic, Sony Music. 88697757962.
2. Burström, Evelina (13 November 2010). "Nybliven storstadsbo redo för debut" [Newly metropolitan resident ready for debut]. Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2010.
3. "Tove Styrke – Ny singel och efterlängtat debutalbum" [Tove Styrke – New single and long-awaited album] (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Mynewsdesk.
4. "White Light Moment – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
5. "Tove Styrke – WLM". Record Store Day. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.
6. Styrke, Tove (2015). "WLM" (7-inch). Tove Styrke. RCA. 88875083217.
7. "Skivrecensioner vecka 45" [Record reviews week 45] (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
8. Dahlström, Mattias (10 November 2010). "Tove Styrke: 'Tove Styrke'". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
9. Österhof, Simon (10 November 2010). "Tove Styrke – Tove Styrke". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 December 2011.
10. Sandberg, Anneli (10 November 2010). "Tove kan bli vår nästa stjärna" [Tove can become our next star]. Metro (in Swedish). p. 21. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
11. Carlsson, Peter (10 November 2010). "Stark debut av Styrke" [Strong debut by Styrke]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2010.
12. Fredriksson, Karin (12 November 2010). "Tove Styrke: Tove Styrke". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2010.
13. "2012 Archives" (in Swedish). Grammis. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
14. "Tove Styrke – White Light Moment". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
15. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
16. "Robyn spelades mest i radio" [Robyn was played the most on radio] (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
17. "Årslista Singlar – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
18. "Årslista Singlar – År 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2021.