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"Lights Up"
A dimly lit photo of Styles's bare chest, with two tattoos on either side, just below each shoulder.
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Fine Line
B-side"Do You Know Who You Are?"
Released11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
Recorded2019
Studio
  • The Cave (Nashville)
  • EastWest (Los Angeles)
  • Henson Recording (Hollywood)
Genre
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyler Johnson
Harry Styles singles chronology
"Kiwi"
(2017) 		"Lights Up"
(2019) 		"Adore You"
(2019)
Music video
"Lights Up" on YouTube

"Lights Up" is a song by English singer Harry Styles on his second studio album, Fine Line (2019). Styles and producers Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon wrote the song. Style's label Erskine Records and Columbia Records released it for digital download and streaming on 11 October 2019 as the album's lead single. Musically, "Lights Up" departs from the rock sound of Styles's self-titled debut album (2017) with its pop and R&B. The song features multilayered guitars, piano, programmed beats, and a gospel choir. Conceived by Styles after a period of self-reflection, the lyrics are about self-acceptance and find him embracing his own identity.

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, some of whom commented on Styles's new musical direction and the song's unconventional structure. Critics have compared the production to the music of Tame Impala and Justin Timberlake. In the UK, the single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It peaked in the top 40 on singles charts and received certifications in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and the US.

Vincent Haycock directed the song's music video, which features Styles dancing shirtless in a sweat-drenched crowd of people. To promote the song, Styles performed it on several television programs, including Saturday Night Live and Later... with Jools Holland.

Writing and production

Harry Styles, formerly of One Direction emerged as a solo artist in 2017 with his eponymous debut studio album, which heavily incorporated a 1970s rock-influenced sound.[1] With his next project, Styles wanted to be "more fun and adventurous".[2] Speaking to Zane Lowe of Apple Music, Styles said, "When I listen to the first album now, I can hear all of the places where I feel like I was playing it safe, because I just didn't want to get it wrong."[2] His second album, Fine Line, released in 2019, turned out to be an experimental record, encompassing power pop, folk-rock, and soul influences.[3] Its fourth track, "Lights Up" marked a departure from the rock style of Harry Styles towards a more pop-leaning sound.[4][5][6]

A man with wavy brown hair and green eyes staring directly at the camera with his head titled slightly towards his left
Harry Styles (pictured in 2014) co-wrote "Lights Up".

Styles wrote the song with its producers, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon (credited under his birth-name Thomas Hull), who had previously collaborated with him on Harry Styles.[7][8] It was conceived amidst a "burst of inspiration" during song-writing sessions in the first quarter of 2019.[9] Described by Styles as "the most unorthodox song" he has ever made, he went through "a lot of personal changes" while writing it.[9][10] The song came about as the product of conversations he had with himself. Styles told Rolling Stone magazine, "I think 'Lights Up' came at the end of a long period of self-reflection, self-acceptance."[9] In an interview with Vanity Fair, he spoke about the writing process for the song:

It was written via voice notes with Tyler [Johnson]. He'd send me a track and we'd send voice notes back and forth. I wrote the lyrics and we got together in the studio to record it really quickly. On the second day I decided to put the choir on, which we don't usually do so early on. Once we put the choir on, it made the song and took it to a different place.[10]

The recording took place in three studios: The Cave Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; EastWest Studios, Los Angeles; and Henson Recording, in Hollywood, California. Johnson programmed the track and played drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and keyboards; Harpoon performed on the electric guitar and provided additional production, while Ivan Jackson played the horns. Johnson, Jeremy Hatcher, Nick Lobel, and Sammy Witte engineered the song with the help of Matt Tuggle and Matt Wallick. Jon Castelli mixed it helped by Ingmar Carlson at The Gift Shop in Los Angeles. Randy Merrill mastered it at Sterling Sound Studios in Edgewater, New Jersey.[11]

Music and lyrics

"Lights Up"
A 16-second sample of the bridge of "Lights Up", a pop[4][12] and R&B song,[5][13] driven by multilayered guitars, pianos, and programmed beats.[14][15] The lyrics address themes that include freedom and self-acceptance.[16][17]
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"Lights Up" is a pop[4][12] and R&B song,[5][13] with a length of two minutes and 52 seconds.[18] Music critic Jon Caramanica with The New York Times characterized its sound as "somewhere between '70s soft rock, lite disco and indie pop".[19] The song was composed in 4
4 time and the key of B♭ minor, with a tempo of 100 beats per minute.[18] The "modern-leaning" production consists of multilayered guitars, pianos and programmed beats.[14][15] The song prominently employs vintage and organic elements, and features a gospel choir, layered synths, drum machines and heavy bass, among others.[1][4][20] It also makes use of a supple bassline and pummeling percussions.[21][22] The Independent's Roisin O'Connor said the track has "California Dreamin'" vibes and psychedelic grooves.[15]

"Lights Up" eschews traditional song structures and is composed of several breakdown pre-choruses and post-choruses with a single chorus.[23][24] The song opens with a 17-second instrumental, followed by a beat at 00:19, leading to the track's opening verse. After this, a pitch-drift takes place at 00:28, driven by electric guitars that complement Styles's tightly tuned vocals, and add to the hazy, tripped-out vibe of the song.[24]

The psychedelic pre-chorus features Styles's distorted vocals.[20][25] The central chorus, which begins at 1:18, is uptempo, and employs piano-driven chords and vocoder-processed vocals in its arrangement.[16][22][24] In its composition, the chorus has cadences in the chord of B♭, led by a backing-vocal refrain, "Shine".[22][24] Styles's vocals reach a crescendo shortly before the track's outro.[23]

Most of the song uses a layered vocal texture with of a vocal line doubled at the upper and lower octaves along with tight and electronic doubled vocal lines.[24] O'Connor noted the use of "surprisingly airy" vocals which she deemed provides a contrast to the "sharper delivery" of Styles's previous tracks.[15] Critics compared the song's musical style to that of the psychedelic music group, Tame Impala and the early works of the American singer, Justin Timberlake.[note 1] Lyrically, "Lights Up" addresses the themes of freedom and self-acceptance.[16][17][30] In the opening verse, Styles questions life as he sings: "What do you mean? I'm sorry by the way, I'm never coming around. It'd be so sweet if things just stayed the same."[31] In the chorus, he embraces his own identity reflected in lines such as "Lights up and they know who you are/ Know who you are/ Do you know who you are?"[16] This is followed by a personal revelation in the bridge, where he sings, "Step into the light ... I'm not ever going back."[1][32] Laura Snapes of The Guardian felt Styles talks through a "conflicted inner monologue" or the lyrics find "him and a former partner talking at cross-purposes around the void of a relationship".[1] Mike Nied of Idolator interpreted the song's lyrics as "being more about self-actualization than a relationship", while Madeline Roth of MTV News wrote that the track is "all about lucidity and self-discovery".[27][33] Media publications including Time and Paper noted a melancholic edge to the lyrics.[5][32]

Release and promotion

Prior to the song's release, billboards were put up in several cities around the world with the phrase "Do You Know Who You Are?" This phrase, which had appeared previously on Styles's tour merchandise, featured the Columbia Records logo and the acronym "TPWK" (Treat People with Kindness).[6][29] A website with the same name was set up that offered compliments to users who entered their name on it.[34] Styles revealed the cover art and title on his social media accounts a few hours before the song's release.[7] Erskine and Columbia Records released "Lights Up" for digital download and streaming on 11 October 2019 in various countries as the lead single from his sophomore album, Fine Line.[28][35] The same day, Sony Music released the song to Australian and Italian radio stations.[36][37] The following day, UK contemporary radio stations added it to their playlists.[38] A limited edition 7-inch vinyl containing a new track "Do You Know Who You Are? (Locked Groove)" on the B-side was released worldwide in early 2020.[39]

On 16 November 2019, Styles delivered his first performance of "Lights Up" on Saturday Night Live, along with "Watermelon Sugar".[40] For the performance, Styles played a stripped-down R&B rendition of the song while joined by a trumpeter, backing vocalists, and a live band.[41][42][43] Hilary Hughes of Billboard praised the performance writing, "With little more than the piano, an acoustic guitar, a trumpet and the intricate harmonies of his back-up singers, Styles belted every high note and danced to the beat of the song's bridge."[41] Styles performed the song again on Later... with Jools Holland on 21 November and at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on 7 December.[44][45] The song was included on the setlist of his one-night concert at the Forum in Los Angeles on 13 December, to commemorate the release of Fine Line.[46] On 18 December, Styles performed the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[47]

Critical reception

Music critics lauded Styles for experimenting with pop and R&B sounds exploring a new musical direction that showcased his versatility as an artist[5] who had produced a "high-minded and experimental" track.[48]A positive review in The Guardian praised its refreshing sound that distinguished Styles from his British male contemporaries and from the "narcotised" synth-pop-dominated sounds of that year.[1] The song was described as "a soft-touch re-entry into the pop slipstream" that played to Styles's strengths, demanding nothing more "than a gentle coo" from his voice surrounded by "a plangent sparkle".[19] Another reviewer observed that "Lights Up" rendered "the sort of spooky-yet-easy listening" territory that has seldom been explored since Donovan's "Mellow Yellow".[49]

Critics commented on the song's unconventional structure and arrangement. One reviewer thought the song's structure showcased Styles's ability to "toy around with accessible sounds without descending into the blasé",[50] while another believed it was "designed to wriggle through the strictures of pop songwriting".[20] Several reviewers selected "Lights Up" as the best track on Fine Line praising the song's "subtle, but acute build up", its detailed arrangement of horns, congas, and choir[51] making it "an impeccable choice for the lead single" that established Styles's status as a confident and satisfying artist.[30]

One critic described the song as a "distinct modern outlier" on the album identifying it as a "heavenly electro-chorale",[52] while another, comparing the track with the album's other songs, felt it "provides an interesting direction" they would like Styles to explore in the future.[33] The Independent's Roisin O'Connor gave the song four out of five stars, calling it "Styles's most assured song to date".[15]

Describing the song's tone as "transcendent and spiritual" one reviewer described it as "an all-too-brief ode to self-love and letting go".[53] With a tone that makes it "a breezy tune for the start of hoodie weather", another felt it has "an encouraging sentiment ... celebrating what makes all of us unique".[4] Tim Sendra of AllMusic found the song "inoffensive and sweet", arguing that it was "only saved from the skip button by the always impressive vocals."[54]

Commercial performance

"Lights Up" entered and peaked at number three on the 18 October 2019 issue of the UK Singles Chart,[55] Styles's second top-10 entry on the chart after "Sign of the Times" (2017).[56] In May 2020, the song was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 400,000 track-equivalent units.[57] In Ireland, the song reached number four on the Irish Singles Chart, his second top-10 hit in the country.[58] In Australia, the song charted at number seven on the Australian Singles Chart,[59] and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales exceeding 70,000 units.[60] The song peaked in the same position in New Zealand,[61] and received a gold certification from the Recorded Music NZ.[62]

In the United States, "Lights Up" debuted and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 26 October 2019, accumulating 21.5 million streams and 20,000 download sales in its opening week.[63] It was Styles's second chart appearance on the Hot 100 following "Sign of the Times".[64] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song as platinum for track-equivalent sales of one million units.[65] In Canada, the song peaked at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum by Music Canada.[66][67] The song reached number four in Greece,[68] number nine in Hungary,[69] number four in Latvia,[70] number three in Lithuania,[71] and number six in both Scotland and Slovakia.[72][73] It entered the top 20 in charts of Austria,[74] Finland,[75] Malaysia,[76] Norway,[77] Singapore,[78] and Sweden.[79] It also charted within the top 40 in Denmark,[80] Italy,[81] the Netherlands,[82] Poland,[83] Portugal,[84] and Switzerland.[85] Despite not charting in Brazil, Pro-Música Brasil certified "Lights Up" as double platinum.[86]

Music video

Vincent Haycock directed the music video for "Lights Up" filmed in México City in August 2019.[23][87] The video premiered on YouTube on 11 October 2019, the same day as the song's release.[88]

The visual shows Styles shirtless at a bacchanal, dancing in a crowd of men and women who are drenched in sweat.[89] They drape themselves over Styles, "gently jostling and caressing each other" as he throws his head back in ecstasy.[4][32][90] The video is also interspersed with scenes of Styles riding on the back of a motorcycle and strolling around an empty flared-up building.[88] The clip takes a psychedelic turn when he is seen wading alone in the sea while bathed in red light and donning a black sequined blazer.[91][92] He later finds himself staring at his own reflection while being hung upside down.[32][92] The visual mostly takes place in the dark, with neon red, pastel pink, and blue filters used occasionally.[4][20]

Various media publications interpreted the single as a "bisexual anthem" because Styles released it on National Coming Out Day, and because of the music video's sexually fluid imagery.[note 2] Entertainment Weekly's Maureen Lee Lenker felt Styles's declaration that he used psychedelics inspired the video's psychedelic temperament. The video suggests people "having sex and feeling sad", which is how he described the album to Rolling Stone.[7] Georgia Slater of People wrote the visual portrayed "a sexy and more emotional side of Styles".[92] Similarly, W's Jocelyn Silver described it as "a steamy, moody, Ryan McGinley-esque piece of work".[91]

Track listing

  • Digital download / streaming[35]
  1. "Lights Up" – 2:52
  1. "Lights Up" – 2:52
  2. "Do You Know Who You Are? (Locked Groove)"

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Fine Line.[11]

Recording

Personnel

  • Harry Styles  – vocals, songwriting, backing vocals
  • Tyler Johnson  – songwriting, production, backing vocals, drums, drum programming, bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, engineering
  • Thomas Hull  – songwriting, electric guitar, additional production
  • Jason White  – choir, contractor
  • Brandon Winbush  – choir
  • Nikisha Daniel  – choir
  • Tiffany Smith  – choir
  • Tiffany Stevenson  – choir
  • Ivan Jackson  – horn
  • Jeremy Hatcher  – engineering
  • Nick Lobel  – engineering
  • Sammy Witte  – engineering
  • Matt Tuggle  – assistant engineering
  • Matt Wallick  – assistant engineering
  • Jon Castelli  – mixing
  • Ingmar Carlson  – mix assistant
  • Randy Merrill  – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Lights Up"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[86] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[67] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[105] Gold 45,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[106] Platinum 60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] Gold 15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[107] Gold 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[108] Platinum 20,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[109] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[65] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Lights Up"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 11 October 2019
[35]
Australia Contemporary hit radio Sony [36]
Italy [37]
United Kingdom 12 October 2019 [38]
Various Early 2020 7-inch vinyl
  • Erskine
  • Columbia
 [39]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Various critics who compared "Lights Up" to the music of Tame Impala and Justin Timberlake include Billboard's Hilary Hughes,[26] The Guardian's Ben-Beaumont Thomas,[21] MTV News' Madeline Roth,[27] The New York Times's Jon Pareles,[14] NME's El Hunt,[17] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos,[28] and Variety's Nate Nikolai and Jem Aswad.[29]
  2. ^ Media publications that interpreted "Lights Up" as a "bisexual anthem" include: Entertainment Weekly,[7] Pitchfork,[20] The Cut[89] and Gay Times.[93]

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