Green Light (John Legend song)

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"The song is simple. It's just me trying to pick up a girl at a club and convince her to come have some fun with me. [The video] definitely has that story line in it, but we just take it kind of different places to do some unexpected visual things. We have this surreal kind of dance sequence, and it features synchronized swimmers and showgirls. We just throw a little extra twist on it. We wanted to mix a current, modern feel with an old-school, classic Hollywood feel because the song has kind of a big-band quality to it as well as a more modern dance-song quality. We wanted to mix the two different parts." [27]

Credits and personnel

Recording, mastering and mixing
Personnel
"Green Light"
John Legend Featuring Andre 3000 - Green Light.jpg
Single by John Legend featuring André 3000
from the album Evolver
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008
Recorded2008
Studio Wine-O-Cellar
(College Park, Georgia)
PatchWerk Recording Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length4:49(album version)
3:56 (US radio edit)
3:38 (International radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
John Legend singles chronology
"Each Day Gets Better"
(2008)		"Green Light"
(2008)		"If You're Out There"
(2008)
André 3000 singles chronology
"Royal Flush"
(2008)		"Green Light"
(2008)		"Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"
(2011)

Credits taken from Evolver liner notes. [8]

Formats and track listings

UK CD
  1. "Green Light" (International radio edit)
  2. "Green Light" (Johnny Douglas radio edit)

UK Remixes Promo

  1. Greenlight (Original) 4:49
  2. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Remix Club) 7:15
  3. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Remix) 5:00
  4. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Remix Radio Edit 3 Without Rap) 3:13
  5. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Instrumental) 4:58
  6. Greenlight (Tom Neville Remix) 7:52
  7. Greenlight (Tom Neville Dub) 6:38
  8. Greenlight (Kings Of Tomorrow Remix) 7:26
  9. Greenlight (Afroganic Remix) 4:13
  10. Greenlight (Afroganic Instrumental) 4:04

UK Remixes Promo (2)

  1. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Remix Club) 7:15
  2. Greenlight (Tom Neville Remix) 7:52
  3. Greenlight (Sandy Rivera's KOT Remix) 7:26
  4. Greenlight (Afroganic Instrumental) 4:04
  5. Greenlight (Tom Neville Dub) 6:38
  6. Greenlight (Johnny Douglas Radio Edit 1) 4:02

U.S. Dance Remixes Promo

  1. Green Light (Slang Remix Radio Edit) 4:25
  2. Green Light (Slang Remix) 6:05
  3. Green Light (Karmatronic Radio Edit) 3:33
  4. Green Light (Karmatronic Club Mix) 6:23
  5. Green Light (MKL Radio Edit) 4:35
  6. Green Light (MKL Remix) 6:47
  7. Green Light (Diplo Mad Decent Remix) 3:51

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