Light Up the Night (song)
Encyclopedia
"Light Up The Night" is a song by American hip hop
music group The Black Eyed Peas
. It was written by William Adams
, Allan Pineda
, Keith Harris and Ricky Walters. The song was released on November 24, 2010 worldwide and on November 26 on iTunes. It was the second promotional single from the album as part of the "Countdown to The Beginning", the first being "Do It Like This
".
The song is part of the official setlist of the group's tour in association with their album The Beginning
, The Beginning Tour.In the same setlist are included the three singles from the album and songs such as The Best One Yet (The Boy).
channel on YouTube
on December 15, 2010.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
music group The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
. It was written by William Adams
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
, Allan Pineda
Apl.de.ap
Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...
, Keith Harris and Ricky Walters. The song was released on November 24, 2010 worldwide and on November 26 on iTunes. It was the second promotional single from the album as part of the "Countdown to The Beginning", the first being "Do It Like This
Do It Like This
"Do It Like This" is a song by American hip hop music group The Black Eyed Peas. It was written by William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gómez and Damien LeRoy.The song was released on November 16, 2010 worldwide and on November 26 on iTunes.It was the first promotional single from the album as part...
".
Background
The hi-hat effect and horn-like background track are both sampled from Ricky Walter's, aka Slick Rick, own hit, "Children's Story."The song is part of the official setlist of the group's tour in association with their album The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...
, The Beginning Tour.In the same setlist are included the three singles from the album and songs such as The Best One Yet (The Boy).
Lyric video
The official lyric video for "Light Up the Night" was uploaded on The Black Eyed Peas' VevoVevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
channel on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on December 15, 2010.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
- Vocals – Will.i.amWill.i.amWilliam James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
, apl.de.apApl.de.apAllan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...
, Fergie, Jaime Gomez - SongwritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
– Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Keith Harris, Ricky Walters - ProductionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– Will.i.am - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s – Alain Whyte - Drum Programming, Synthesizers, Bass – will.i.am
- Synthesizers – Dj Ammo
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide World World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.... |
November 24, 2010 | Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... |
November 26, 2010 | |