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"Laserlight"
Song

"LaserLight" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jessie J, taken from the re-release edition of her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song features French DJ David Guetta, who co-wrote the song with Jessie J, The Invisible Men, Giorgio Tuinfort, and Frédéric Riesterer. The song is expected to be released on 13 May 2012 in the United Kingdom, as the seventh overall single from the album.[1] Ahead of its official release, "LaserLight" became Jessie J's sixth top 10 hit in the UK – peaking at number five – thus becoming the first British female to have six top 10 singles from one album.

Background and composition

The French disc jockey David Guetta co-wrote and co-produced the track

The song was written by Jessie J, The Invisible Men, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Frédéric Riesterer and produced by Guetta, Tuinfort and Riesterer.[2] After Jessie provided guest vocals on Guetta's track "Repeat", he offered to return the favour, and as such, the pair wrote "LaserLight" for the platinum edition of Jessie's debut studio album, "Who You Are".[3] Jessie describes "LaserLight" as an upbeat, shimmering dance-pop song, that features the lyrics, "You make me feel good, you make me feel safe, you make me feel like I could live another day."[4] The release of "LaserLight" as a single was confirmed by Jessie on 17 February 2012, during an interview on BBC Radio 1. During the interview, she claimed that the music video for "LaserLight" would be filmed during the first week of March. The video was released on 10 April. [5]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "LaserLight" is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. It follows the chord progression B−D♯m−G♯m−E, and Jessie J's vocals span from F♯3 to E5.[6]

Reception

Critical reception

"LaserLight" has recieved mixed reviews. While many praised Jessie's powerful vocals the songs production was criticized. It was deemed "unoriginal" and extreamly similar to Guetta's previous single "Titanium". The website Idolator wrote that the song is "the clear winner" of the album's new tracks.[4] Pip Elwood from "Entertainment Focus" wrote a positive review, saying that the song "showcases a completely different side of Jessie, with David Guetta’s club beats providing the perfect background for Jessie’s vocals to soar, similar to Guetta's previous productions with Kelly Rowland's number-one single on the UK Singles Chart with "When Love Takes Over" and with Sia's "Titanium" which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Charts, making it very likely to go to number-one in the United Kingdom.[7] Digital Spy referred to the song as "a bona-fide chart hit" and gave it four out of five stars.[8]

Chart performance

"LaserLight" has already charted on the Australian, New Zealand and Romanian singles charts, due to heavy downloads from Who You Are. The track has reached the top-fifty in Australia,[9] top-forty in Romania and top-twenty in New Zealand.[10] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart on the chart issue dated 21 April 2012, selling 12,100 copies.[11][12] The following week the song climbed twenty-one positions to number five with sales of 38,983 copies.[13][14] "LaserLight" is Jessie J's sixth top 10 single in the UK, thus becoming the first British female to have six top 10 hits from one album (Who You Are).[14]

Music video

The full music video premiered on Jessie J's VEVO on YouTube, 9 April 2012. David Guetta does not make a cameo appearance in the video.

Decked out in four main costume stories, Jessie J plays the rebel gal complete with leather, shoulder spikes, red lips and intense eyes. Next, her solo stands amidst a laser shower with a see through half cut transparent top with black bra complimented by shiny hugging satin slacksand huge hoop earings and pulled back hair. Onto the dressing room, Jessie in front of the mirror dressed in a silvery corset and bra, granny panties and sheik dancing girl robe.

Track listing

  • Digital download[15]
  1. "LaserLight" (featuring David Guetta) – 3:32
  • Digital download - remix[16]
  1. "LaserLight" (Daddy's Groove Remix) - 5:07

Credits and personnel

  • Jessica Cornish – songwriter, vocals
  • The Invisible Men – songwriter, original production, vocal recording
  • David Guetta – songwriter, producer, mixing, mastering
  • Giorgio Tuinfort – songwriter, producer
  • Frederic Riesterer – songwriter, producer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Credits adapted from Who You Are album liner notes.[17]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[18] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[19] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 5
UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100[22] 13

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Germany 4 May 2012[23] Digital download Universal Republic Records
United Kingdom 13 May 2012[1] Lava Records
14 May 2012[24] Radio airplay

References

  1. ^ a b "Jessie J 'Laserlight' feat. David Guetta". Jessie J official. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ "LaserLight". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. 26 November 2011.
  3. ^ "LaserLight by Jessie J — Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Jessie J's David Guetta Collaboration "Laserlight": Listen". Idolator. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Jessie J at BBC Radio 1". Youtube. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0103130&mnuid=KZZ22YT7PDH04XU0UH68R4NL4RQ71C281J602C28
  7. ^ Ellwood, Pip. "Jessie J - Who You Are: Platinum Edition". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ Corner, Lewis. "Jessie J feat. David Guetta: 'LaserLight' - Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Jessie J feat. David Guetta – LaserLight". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ^ a b "Jessie J feat. David Guetta – LaserLight". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "2012-04-21 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  12. ^ Jones, Alan (16 April 2012). "Official chart analysis: weekly album sales plummet to record 21st Century low, Adele back at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  13. ^ Lane, Dan (22 April 2012). "Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe is the UK's Number 1 single for a third week". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  14. ^ a b Jones, Alan (23 April 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Adele needs just 17k album sales for 23rd week at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  15. ^ "LaserLight - Single by Jessie J feat. David Guetta". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. ^ http://soundcloud.com/purplepr/jessie-j-ft-david-guetta
  17. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |PID= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Jessie J feat. David Guetta – LaserLight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  19. ^ "Jessie J feat. David Guetta – LaserLight= WAL" (in French). Ultratip.
  20. ^ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/official-streaming-chart/
  23. ^ "JESSIE J - Diskografie - Laserlight - Single, Track - CDs, Discography" (in German). Universal Music. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  24. ^ "New Releases U.K. - Forthcoming Singles". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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