Light (San Holo song)

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"Light"
Light San Holo Cover.jpeg
Single by San Holo
Released22 November 2016 (2016-11-22)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:59
Label Bitbird
Songwriter(s) Sander van Dijck, Tessa Douwstra, Arie Storm [3]
Producer(s) Sander van Dijck
San Holo singles chronology
"OK!"
(2016)
"Light"
(2016)
"Lines of the Broken"
(2017)

"Light" is a future bass song by Dutch producer San Holo with uncredited vocals by Dutch vocalist Tessa Douwstra. [4] The song was released via Holo's label Bitbird on 22 November 2016 and peaked at 13 on Billboard 's Dance chart and has been certified gold in the United States.

Contents

Reception

Katey Ceccarelli of Earmilk called the song "multifaceted". [5] Run the Trap praised the "beautiful, catchy vocals into an incredible drop". [6] Harrison Kefford of Interns stated: "It’s [a] classic...San Holo showcase with its dreamy and sparkly synths and heavenly vocal work." [7]

Music video

A music video for Light was released in May 2017. The music video features a young adult couple with supernatural powers who burn when in contact with natural light. The video ends with the pair watching a solar eclipse. [1]

Track listings

Digital download – Single [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Light"3:59
Total length:3:59
Digital download – Remixes [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Light"4:00
2."Light" (Wrld Remix)3:29
3."Light" (Taska Black Remix)3:32
4."Light" (ILiveHere Remix)3:09
5."Light" (Eastghost Remix)4:15
6."Light" (Grant Remix)3:15
7."Light" (Loosid Remix)3:51
8."Light" (BeauDamian Remix)3:22
9."Light" (GoSlo Remix)5:02
10."Light" (Deon Custom Remix)3:48
11."Light" (Dave Winnel Remix)3:18
12."Light" (Sonny Fodera Remix)3:59
Total length:45:01

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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