Bright Lights (Matchbox Twenty song)

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"Bright Lights"
Matchbox Twenty Bright Lights Cover.jpg
Single by Matchbox Twenty
from the album More Than You Think You Are
ReleasedJuly 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)
Studio
Length3:54
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Rob Thomas
Producer(s) Matt Serletic
Matchbox Twenty singles chronology
"Unwell"
(2003)
"Bright Lights"
(2003)
"Downfall"
(2004)

"Bright Lights" is a song by American alternative rock group Matchbox Twenty. The song was released on July 28, 2003, as the third single from their third album, More Than You Think You Are (2002). "Bright Lights" peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 50 in Australia and New Zealand.

Contents

Content

The song was written by lead singer Rob Thomas, and is about a girl who leaves her hometown to pursue an unspecified career of some fame, possibly Broadway. Throughout the song, he pleads with the girl to let her know that she is encouraged to return home if things don't work out. According to Thomas, "Bright Lights" may be his favorite song he has recorded. [1]

Music video

The video is taken directly from footage released on the DVD Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty, and as such, is a live performance. As he also does in the studio version of the song, Thomas plays the piano, and towards the end, lead guitarist Kyle Cook jumps atop the piano.

Track listing

  1. "Bright Lights"
  2. "Disease" (live)
  3. "Bright Lights" (live)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the More Than You Think You Are album booklet. [3]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJuly 28, 2003 Atlantic [14]
August 11, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [15]
AustraliaSeptember 15, 2003CD [16]
United Kingdom [17]

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