Blue Lights (song)

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"Blue Lights"
Jorja Smith-Blue Lights.jpg
Single by Jorja Smith
from the album Lost & Found
Released26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Genre
Length4:10
Label FAMM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben Joyce
  • Engine Earz
Jorja Smith singles chronology
"Blue Lights"
(2016)		"Where Did I Go?"
(2016)
Music video
"Blue Lights" on YouTube

"Blue Lights" is a single by English singer and songwriter Jorja Smith. It was released as her debut single on 26 February 2016. The song was written by Smith, Ben Joyce, Guy Bonnet, Roland Romanelli, Dizzee Rascal and Nicholas Detnon and produced by Joyce and Engine Earz. Two years later, it was included on the singer's debut studio album Lost & Found .

Contents

The song is built around a sample of "Amour, émoi... et vous" by Guy Bonnet and Roland Romanelli; the lyrics contain interpolations of Dizzee Rascal's "Sirens".

One month after Smith posted "Blue Lights" on her SoundCloud account, the song had more than 400 000 listens. [1] That same week, it was added to the playlists of national British radios. [1] In April 2018, Smith sang "Blue Lights" during her American late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [2]

A remixed version featuring French rapper Dosseh was released in March 2019. [3]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [5] 6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under) [4] 31
Belgium (Urban) [4] 23
France (SNEP) [6] 128
Scotland (OCC) [7] 50
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 38
UK Indie (OCC) [9] 4
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [10] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000‡
France (SNEP) [12] Platinum200,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryResultRef.
2016 MOBO Awards Best SongNominated [14]
2018 UK Music Video Awards Best Urban Video – UKWon [15]
2019 Ivor Novello Awards Best Contemporary SongNominated [16]

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