Flashing Lights (album)

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Flashing Lights
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Studio album by
Released11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)
Recorded2011–2013
Genre
Label Island, Universal
Producer Niclas Kings, RedOne, Havana Brown, R3hab, Carl Ryden, Paul Harris, Darkchild, Afrojack, DJ Buddha
Havana Brown chronology
When the Lights Go Out
(2012)
Flashing Lights
(2013)
Singles from Flashing Lights
  1. "Flashing Lights"
    Released: 23 August 2013
  2. "Warrior"
    Released: 27 September 2013
  3. "Ba*Bing [1] "
    Released: 6 November 2015

Flashing Lights is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Havana Brown. It was released on 11 October 2013 by Island Records Australia in Australia and New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "Flashing Lights" and "Warrior". The album debuted at number six ARIA Albums Chart and spent five weeks in the top 50.

Contents

Background

Brown has been recording songs since 2011 and released an EP When the Lights Go Out with singles "We Run the Night", "You'll Be Mine" and "Big Banana" all being released from the EP.

Release and promotion

Singles

The album's title track, "Flashing Lights" was released on 23 August 2013 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number five on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. "Warrior" was released as the second single on 27 September 2013. It debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 32 and peaked at number 11.

"Ba*Bing" was released on iTunes as the first promotional single from Flashing Lights on 13 September 2013. [2] The song was released in November 2015 as the album's third single. [3]

Oz Tour

Oz Tour
Concert by Havana Brown
Location Australia, United States and Canada
Associated albumFlashing Lights
Start date26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)
End date1 January 2014 (2014-01-01)
No. of shows12

Brown embarked on her Oz Tour in October 2013 which included 12 shows in Australia, Canada and the United States. The tour concluded in Brisbane on 1 January 2014.

DateCityCountryVenue
26 October 2013 Sydney Australia Marquee Nightclub
2 November 2013 Toorak Trak Centre
9 November 2013 Atlantic City United States Haven Nightclub
15 November 2013 Miami Beach Mynt Lounge
16 November 2013 Santa Clara Taste Nightclub
23 November 2013 Uncasville Avalon
7 December 2013Miami BeachMynt Lounge
21 December 2013Atlantic CityHaven Nightclub
22 December 2013 Edmonton Canada YEG Dance Club
31 December 2013 Melbourne AustraliaRIVA
SydneySydney Harbour
1 January 2014 Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Warrior"
  • Kings
3:46
2."We Run the Night" (featuring Pitbull)
  • RedOne
3:48
3."Big Banana" (featuring R3hab & Prophet)
  • Brown
  • R3hab
3:08
4."Ba*Bing"
  • Brown
  • Caporaso
  • Clow
  • Carl Ryden
  • Carl Ryden
3:40
5."Naughty"
  • Brown
  • Caporaso
  • Clow
  • Ryden
  • Paul Harris
  • Ryden
  • Harris
3:35
6."Flashing Lights"
  • Brown
  • RedOne
  • John Mamann
  • Sindres
  • Simon
  • Teddy Sky
  • RedOne
4:20
7."Any1"
  • Darkchild
3:48
8."Someone to Love"
  • Ryden
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Kenneth Karlin
  • Ryden
4:05
9."One More Time" (featuring Cave Kings)
  • Brown
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Saeed
  • Kings
  • Kings
3:27
10."No Tomorrow"
  • Jerkins
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Williams
  • Greg Morgan
  • Darkchild
3:29
11."Last Night" (Pitbull featuring Havana Brown & Afrojack)
  • Armando C. Perez
  • Urales Vargas
  • Anthony Preston
3:39
12."You'll Be Mine" (featuring R3hab)
  • RedOne
  • Hajji
  • Junior
  • R3hab
  • Fabian Lenssen
  • Addy Van Der Zwan
  • M.J. Lyrical
  • Mark Simmons
  • Brown
  • RedOne
  • R3hab
4:10
The Overdose Mix — Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
1."Flashing Lights" 
2."Big Banana" 
3."Spread a Little Love" 
4."You'll Be Mine" 
5."Get It" 
6."We Run the Night" 
Total length:49:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 74

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] 41

Release history

CountryDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia [7] [8] 11 October 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Island Records Australia 3755801 (standard)
New Zealand [9] [10]
Japan [11] 12 March 2014

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