Green Light (Roll Deep song)

"Green Light"
Single by Roll Deep
from the album Winner Stays On
Released	15 August 2010
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2010
Genre	Electro-grime, dance
Length	3:57 (Album Version)
Label	Relentless / Virgin
Writer(s)	I Atherly, A Ail, D Baker, J Black, Wiley, R Williams, J Dunne, J Hirst, V Akintola, K Alexander, S Charles
Producer(s)	Daniel J. Baker, J.Hirst, J. Dunne
Roll Deep singles chronology
"Good Times" (2010) "Green Light" (2010) "Take Control" (2010)

"Green Light" is a single by London-based grime music collective, Roll Deep. It was released by digital download on 15 August 2010 on Relentless / Virgin Records. The MCs who make an appearance in the song are Wiley, J2K, Breeze, Brazen and Scratchy. It was co-written by UK singer Angel. "Green Light" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 29 August 2010 at number 1, marking the band's second number-one single.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a three star rating, and said:

Roll Deep are fast becoming the very definition of a guilty pleasure. The arts of subtlety and sophistication might be lost on them, but boy do they know how to hit our musical G-spots. Having reached No.1 back in April with 'Good Times', the capital-based collective are back with another slab of grime/trance/pop built to fill dancefloors across the UK.

Over a jolting bassline and clubby urban beats, Wiley and crew search for ladies up for a bit of bump 'n' grind action. "I like what I see / Face lit up like a Christmas tree" raps Breeze - all she needs now is a couple of baubles, eh mate? Anyway, 'Green Light' isn't quite as brain-invading as its predecessor, but be warned, this one will eventually wriggle in and refuse to leave for a good while - a damn sight longer, we'd imagine, than these guys generally hang around the morning after. .^[1]

Track listings

CD single^[2]

1. "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57

Digital download^[3]

1. "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
2. "Green Light" (Extended Mix) – 5:12
3. "Green Light" (Ill Blu Remix) – 5:11
4. "Green Light" (Future Freakz Remix) – 5:57
5. "Green Light" (Future Freakz Dub) – 5:57
6. "Green Light" (Instrumental) – 3:57

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	18
Latvia (European Hit Radio)[5]	27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	1
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[8]	1
European Hot 100 Singles	9

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
• List of number-one R&B hits of 2010 (UK)

References

1. Robert Copsey. "Roll Deep: 'Good Times'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk.
2. Good Times: Roll Deep: amazon.co.uk
3. "Green Light (Remixes) by Roll Deep – Download Green Light (Remixes) on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
4. "Chart Track: Week 33, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
5. "EHR top 40". Retrieved 22 August 2012.
6. Green Lights - Roll Deep (Dutch Top 40). Dutch Top 40. acharts.us. (Netherlands).
7. "Archive Chart: 2010-08-28" UK Singles Chart.
8. "Archive Chart: 2010-08-28" UK R&B Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics