Bright Lights (Placebo song)

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"Bright Lights"
Placebo - Bright Lights.jpg
Single by Placebo
from the album Battle for the Sun
B-side "The Never-Ending Why" (SFR Live)
Released8 February 2010
Recorded2008
Genre Alternative rock
Label PIAS
Songwriter(s) Steven Forrest, William Patrick Lloyd, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
Producer(s) David Bottrill
Placebo singles chronology
"Ashtray Heart"
(2009)
"Bright Lights"
(2010)
"Too Many Friends"
(2013)

"Bright Lights" is the fourth official single from Placebo's sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun , released on 8 February 2010 as a digital download or CD single (limited to France and Germany). The new single version was mixed by Dave Bascombe, while the album version was mixed by Alan Moulder. The new single version would later be included in the Battle for the Sun: Redux Edition. [1]

Contents

After Placebo released their single, Bright Lights saw coverage on AOL, Drowned in Sound, [2] Indie London and Metro Newspaper. [3]

Track listing

CD single (France/Germany only)
  1. "Bright Lights" (single version)
  2. "The Never-Ending Why" (SFR live)
  3. "Bright Lights" (Randomer Remix-Dub)
Digital download bundle
  1. "Bright Lights" (single version)
  2. "Bright Lights" (album version)
  3. "The Never-Ending Why" (SFR live)
  4. "Bright Lights" (Randomer Remix-Dub)
iTunes deluxe bundle
  1. "Bright Lights" (single version)
  2. "Bright Lights" (album version)
  3. "The Never-Ending Why" (SFR live)
  4. "Bright Lights" (Randomer Remix-Dub)
  5. "Bright Lights" (video)

Charts

Source: [4]

ChartPeak
position
German Singles Chart 62
French Singles Chart 92 [5]

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References

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  2. "Placebo - Battle For The Sun". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. METRO Newspaper review of BRIGHT LIGHTS
  4. BRIGHT LIGHTS - Placebo, acharts.co
  5. PLACEBO - BRIGHT LIGHTS (CHANSON), lescharts.com