Light It Up (Major Lazer song)

"Light It Up (Remix)"
Single by Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG
from the album Peace Is the Mission
Released	November 5, 2015[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Moombahton electropop EDM dancehall
Length	3:18 (album version w/o Fuse ODG) 2:46 (single version w/ Fuse ODG)
Label	Mad Decent
Writer(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) Fuse ODG singles chronology "Top of My Charts" (2015) "Light It Up (Remix)" (2015)

"Light It Up" is a song by American electronic music project Major Lazer, featuring vocals from Jamaican singer Nyla, which appears on Major Lazer's third studio album Peace Is the Mission. A remixed version of the song, to which additional vocals from British-Ghanaian 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]

Remixes

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

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	54
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	4
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7]	6
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	32
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10]	17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11]	36
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12]	10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	6
France (SNEP)[14]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)[15]	4
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16]	11
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17]	15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[18]	16
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	5
Italy (FIMI)[20]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23]	16
Norway (VG-lista)[24]	5
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[25]	3
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26]	10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]	7
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[30]	1
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[31]	2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32]	7
US Billboard Hot 100[33]	75
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34]	37
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35]	6
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[36]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[37]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[38]	Platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39]	Platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	Platinum	600,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments 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[41]	November 6, 2015
United States[42]

References

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