Light (Matisyahu album)

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Light
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Studio album by
Matisyahu
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length46:20
Label
Producer David Kahne/Benji Madden/Joel Madden/Stephen McGregor/Dave McCracken/Josh Mayer/The Smeezingtons/Sly & Robbie
Matisyahu chronology
Youth EP
(2009)		Light
(2009)		 Live at Twist & Shout
(2009)
Matisyahu studio album chronology
Youth
(2006)		Light
(2009)		 Spark Seeker
(2012)
Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smash Lies"
3:35
2."We Will Walk"
3:23
3."One Day"
3:27
4."Escape"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • Rosenstein
  • S. Brooks
3:27
5."So Hi So Lo"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • Dugan
  • Rosenstein
3:42
6."I Will Be Light"
3:35
7."For You"
3:29
8."On Nature"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • Hall
  • Rosenstein
3:45
9."Motivate"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • McGregor
4:21
10."Struggla"
3:46
11."Darkness into Light"
2:54
12."Thunder"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • Dugan
2:55
13."Silence"
  • Miller
  • Kahne
  • Hall
4:11
iTunes bonus track version [14]
No.TitleLength
14."One Day" (featuring Akon)3:40
15."Temple"4:22
16."Drown in the Now" 
17."7 Beggars"4:51
Bonus track on Israeli release
No.TitleLength
14."Two Child One Drop" 
Bonus track on Argentinean release
No.TitleLength
14."One Day" (featuring Fidel Nadal) 

Charts

Chart performance for Light
Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 8
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [17] 6
US Reggae Albums (Billboard) [18] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [19] 4

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  4. ↑ One Day Songfacts
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  15. ↑ "Matisyahu Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Matisyahu Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Matisyahu Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Matisyahu Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Matisyahu Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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