Light It Up (Major Lazer song)

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"Light It Up"
Light It Up (Remix) Major Lazer Cover.jpg
Single by Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG
from the album Peace Is the Mission
ReleasedNovember 5, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length
  • 3:18(album version)
  • 2:46(remix w/ Fuse ODG)
Label Mad Decent
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Major Lazer singles chronology
"Lost"
(2015)		"Light It Up"
(2015)		"Who Am I"
(2016)
Nyla singles chronology
"Body Calling"
(2014)		"Light It Up"
(2015)		"Too Cool"
(2016)

Certifications

Certification for "Light It Up"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [68] Gold30,000‡
France (SNEP) [69] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [70] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [71] 5× Platinum250,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] 3× Platinum1,800,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certification for "Light It Up" (Remix)
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [73] Gold35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [74] Gold15,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [75] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [76] 2× Platinum180,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [77] Platinum15,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [78] Gold25,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [79] Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [80] 3× Platinum120,000‡
United States (RIAA) [81] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelNotes
Germany [1] November 5, 2015 Digital download Mad Decent Remix version
United Kingdom [82] November 6, 2015
United States [83]

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