Wit licht

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"Wit licht"
Cover Wit Licht.jpg
Single by Marco Borsato
from the album Wit licht
Released18 April 2008
Genre Pop
Length3:59
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s) John Ewbank
Producer(s) John Ewbank
Marco Borsato singles chronology
"Everytime I Think of You"
(2006)
"Wit licht"
(2008)
"Stop de tijd"
(2008)

"Wit licht" (English: "White Light") is a single by Dutch singer-songwriter Marco Borsato, from his album "Wit licht". The song was released on 18 April 2008. It was written and produced by John Ewbank. [1] [2] It reached the peak position in both the Mega Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40. [2] [3] In Flanders, the song reached the third position in the Ultratop 50. [4]

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On 20 March 2008 it was announced that an eponymous album and an eponymous movie, with Borsato in one of the leading roles, would be released. [5] The album Wit licht was released on September 17 and reached the peak position in both the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands and the Ultratop 100 Albums in Flanders. [6] [7] [8] The movie Wit licht , directed by Jean van de Velde, premiered on December 8 in the Tuschinski movie theater in Amsterdam. Prince Willem-Alexander and princess Máxima visited the première. [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 9

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