Traffic Lights (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)

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"Traffic Lights"
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Single by Lena
from the album Crystal Sky
B-side "We Roam"
Released1 May 2015
Genre
Length2:46
Label Universal Music Germany
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lenasingles chronology
"Mr. Arrow Key"
(2013)
"Traffic Lights"
(2015)
"Wild & Free"
(2015)
Music video
"Traffic Lights" on YouTube

"Traffic Lights" is a song by German recording artist Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was written by Hayley Aitken, Alexander James and Harry Sommerdahl and produced by production teams Beatgees and Biffco for her fourth studio album, Crystal Sky (2015). The song was released by Universal Music Germany as the album's lead single on 1 May 2015. The remix EP followed on 12 June 2015.

Contents

Track listing

Digital download – Single
No.TitleLength
1."Traffic Lights"2:46
CD [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Traffic Lights"2:46
2."We Roam"3:47
Remix EP
No.TitleLength
1."Traffic Lights" (Maywald Remix)5:54
2."Traffic Lights" (Pharfar Remix)3:20
3."Traffic Lights" (Dragonman Mix)3:39
4."Traffic Lights" (DIA Remix)5:22
5."Traffic Lights" (Mike Vamp Remix)5:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 52
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [3] 67
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 69

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [6] Gold200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef
GermanyMarch 10, 2015Mainstream contemporary hit radio Universal
[7]
May 1, 2015 Digital download – Single
[8]
Poland June 17, 2015 Airplay
[9]

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