Hit the Lights (Selena Gomez & the Scene song)

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"Hit the Lights"
Hithelights.jpg
Single by Selena Gomez & the Scene
from the album When the Sun Goes Down
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2012
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:14
Label Hollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dreamlab
Selena Gomez & the Scene singles chronology
"Love You like a Love Song"
(2011)
"Hit the Lights"
(2012)
Selena Gomez singles chronology
"Love You like a Love Song"
(2011)
"Hit the Lights"
(2012)
"Come & Get It"
(2013)

Release history

List of release dates with formats and record labels
CountryDateFormatLabel
Netherlands [20] January 20, 2012Digital Remixes EPHollywood Records
Switzerland [21]
France [22] January 23, 2012
Finland [23]
Luxembourg [24]
Portugal [25]
Singapore [26]
Belgium [27]
Germany [28] January 27, 2012
Austria [29]
Canada [30] January 31, 2012
United States [1] April 10, 2012Top 40/Mainstream radio

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