Lights (Ellie Goulding album)

Lights
Lights
Studio album by Ellie Goulding
Released	26 February 2010
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Synth-pop ; dance-pop ; folk-pop ; electropop ;
Length	36:21
Label	Polydor
Producer	Fred Falke ; Frankmusik ; Liam Howe ; Ash Howes; Ben Lovett ; Fraser T. Smith ; Richard "Biff" Stannard ; Starsmith ;
Ellie Goulding chronology
Singles from Lights
	"Under the Sheets"; Released: 9 November 2009; "Starry Eyed"; Released: 21 February 2010; "Guns and Horses"; Released: 16 May 2010; "The Writer"; Released: 8 August 2010;

Last updated March 21, 2024

*Lights*– Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Guns and Horses"	Ellie Goulding John Fortis	Starsmith	3:35
2.	"Starry Eyed"	Goulding Jonny Lattimer	Starsmith	2:56
3.	"This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:53
4.	"Under the Sheets"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:44
5.	"The Writer"	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith	4:11
6.	"Every Time You Go"	Goulding Fortis Starsmith	Starsmith	3:25
7.	"Wish I Stayed"	Goulding	Frankmusik	3:40
8.	"Your Biggest Mistake"	Goulding Fraser T. Smith	Smith	3:25
9.	"I'll Hold My Breath"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:45
10.	"Salt Skin"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:17
Total length:				36:21

*Lights*– European iTunes Store bonus tracks^[79]^[80]^[81]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lights"	Goulding Richard Stannard Ash Howes	Stannard Howes	4:05
12.	"Under the Sheets" (video)			3:52
13.	"Starry Eyed" (video)			3:04
14.	"Starry Eyed" (AN21 and Max Vangeli Remix) (pre-order only)	Goulding Lattimer		8:17
15.	"Under the Sheets" (Baby Monster Remix) (pre-order only)	Goulding Starsmith		4:41

*Lights*– German iTunes Store bonus tracks^[82]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lights"	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	4:05
12.	"Wish I Stayed" (acoustic) (video)			4:00
13.	"Roscoe" (acoustic) (video)			3:27

*Lights*– vinyl bonus track^[83]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:32

*Bright Lights*– bonus tracks^[84]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:32
12.	"Human"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:09
13.	"Little Dreams"	Goulding Liam Howe	Howe	3:18
14.	"Home"	Goulding Fred Falke	Falke	3:24
15.	"Animal"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:40
16.	"Believe Me"	Goulding Crispin Hunt Rob Blake	Blake^[a] Hunt^[a] Falke	4:03
17.	"Your Song" (bonus track)	Elton John Bernie Taupin	Ben Lovett	3:10

*Bright Lights*– iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks^[30]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"The End" (acoustic)	Goulding	4:15
19.	"Lights" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Stannard Howes	5:18
20.	"Every Time You Go" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Fortis Starsmith	3:40
21.	"This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Starsmith	3:59
22.	"Your Biggest Mistake" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Smith	3:24
23.	"The Writer" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Lattimer	4:09
24.	"Wish I Stayed" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding	4:26
25.	"I'll Hold My Breath" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Starsmith	3:47
26.	"Roscoe" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Tim Smith	3:27
27.	"Guns and Horses" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Fortis	3:42
28.	"Salt Skin" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Starsmith	5:10
29.	"Under the Sheets" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Starsmith	3:55
30.	"Starry Eyed" (live at the iTunes Festival)	Goulding Lattimer	3:48
31.	"Under the Sheets" (video)		3:53
32.	"Starry Eyed" (video)		3:05
33.	"Guns and Horses" (video)		3:42
34.	"The Writer" (video)		3:57
35.	"Your Song" (video)		3:20

*Lights*– US edition and Canadian reissue^[85]^[86]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:32
2.	"Guns and Horses"	Goulding Fortis	Starsmith	3:35
3.	"Starry Eyed"	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith	2:56
4.	"This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:53
5.	"Under the Sheets"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:44
6.	"The Writer"	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith	4:11
7.	"Animal"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:40
8.	"Every Time You Go"	Goulding Fortis Starsmith	Starsmith	3:25
9.	"Your Biggest Mistake"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:25
10.	"Salt Skin"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:17
11.	"Your Song"	John Taupin	Lovett	3:10

*Lights*– Amazon MP3 US bonus track^[87]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Human"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:09

*Lights*– North American iTunes Store bonus track^[88]^[89]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Starry Eyed" (live at the Cherrytree House)	Goulding Lattimer	3:02

Lights 10

*Lights 10*– disc one^[90]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Guns and Horses"	Goulding John Fortis	Starsmith	3:35
2.	"Starry Eyed"	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith	2:56
3.	"This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:53
4.	"Under the Sheets"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:44
5.	"The Writer"	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith	4:11
6.	"Every Time You Go"	Goulding Fortis Starsmith	Starsmith	3:25
7.	"Wish I Stayed"	Goulding	Frankmusik	3:40
8.	"Your Biggest Mistake"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:25
9.	"I'll Hold My Breath"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:45
10.	"Salt Skin"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:17
Total length:				34:51

*Lights 10*– disc two (*Bright Lights*)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:32
2.	"Human"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	4:09
3.	"Little Dreams"	Goulding Howe	Howe	3:18
4.	"Home"	Goulding Falke	Falke	3:24
5.	"Animal"	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith	3:40
6.	"Believe Me"	Goulding Crispin Hunt Rob Blake	Blake^[a] Hunt^[a] Falke	4:03
7.	"Your Song"	John Taupin	Ben Lovett	3:10
Total length:				25:18

*Lights 10*– disc three (*Run into the Light*)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)" (Mille Remix)	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith Mille^[b]	5:47
2.	"Guns and Horses" (Monsieur Adi Remix)	Goulding Fortis	Starsmith Monsieur Adi^[b]	4:34
3.	"Lights" (Fear of Tigers)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes Fear of Tigers^[b]	5:00
4.	"Salt Skin" (Alex Metric Remix)	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith Metric^[b]	5:09
5.	"Starry Eyed" (Russ Chimes)	Goulding Lattimer	Starsmith Chimes^[b]	4:57
6.	"Under the Sheets" (Jakwob Remix)	Goulding Starsmith	Starsmith Jakwob^[b]	5:48
Total length:				31:16

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an original producer
^{^[b]} signifies a remixer

Personnel

Lights

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lights.^[91]

Musicians

Ellie Goulding – vocals (all tracks); acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3–10); piano (track 8)
Starsmith – keyboards, drum programming (tracks 1–6, 9, 10); bass (tracks 1–5, 9, 10); saxophone (track 9)
Seye Adelekan – backing vocals, acoustic guitar (track 2); electric guitar (tracks 3, 6)
Charlie Morton – backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (track 4)
Joe Clegg – drums (tracks 5, 6)
Stevie Blacke – live strings (track 5)
Frankmusik – keyboards, backing vocals, programming (track 7)
Fraser T. Smith – keyboards (track 8)

Technical

Starsmith – production (tracks 1–6, 9, 10)
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 2–6, 8–10)
Julian Kindred – drum engineering (track 5)
Matt Hill – drum engineering (track 6)
Frankmusik – production, recording (track 7)
Fraser T. Smith – production (track 8)
Beatriz Artola – engineering (track 8)
Naweed – mastering

Artwork

Alan Clarke – photography
Traffic – design

Bright Lights

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bright Lights.^[92]

Musicians

Ellie Goulding – vocals (all tracks); guitar (track 11); acoustic guitar (track 13, 18); mandolin (track 13)
Steve Malcolmson – programming (track 11)
Richard "Biff" Stannard – bass, keyboards (track 11)
Ash Howes – drums, keyboards (track 11)
Starsmith – programming, acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, backing vocals (tracks 12, 15)
Joe Clegg – drums (track 12)
Liam Howe – programming, all other instruments (track 13)
Crispin Hunt – guitar, keyboards (tracks 14, 16)
Fred Falke – keyboards, drum programming (tracks 14, 16); bass (track 14); guitar (track 16)
Ruth de Turberville – cello, backing vocals (track 17)
Ben Lovett – piano, backing vocals, kick drum (track 17)
Matt Wiggins – timpani (track 17)

Technical

Richard "Biff" Stannard – production, mixing (track 11)
Ash Howes – production, mixing (track 11)
Starsmith – production (tracks 12, 15)
Jeremy Wheatley – mixing (tracks 12, 14, 16)
Richard Edgeler – mixing assistance (tracks 12, 14, 16)
Julian Kindred – engineering (track 12)
Liam Howe – production, mixing, engineering (track 13)
Fred Falke – production (tracks 14, 16)
Rob Blake – original production (track 16)
Crispin Hunt – original production (track 16)
Ben Lovett – production (track 17)
Matt Lawrence – engineering, mixing (track 17)
Naweed – mastering

Artwork

Scott Trindle – photography
Traffic – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Lights*
Chart (2010–2012)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[93]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[70]	54
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[77]	66
European Albums ( Billboard )^[71]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[94]	42
Greek International Albums (IFPI)^[95]	38
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[69]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[96]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[97]	35
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[98]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[99]	90
UK Albums (OCC)^[100]	1
US Billboard 200 ^[101]	21

Weekly chart performance for *Bright Lights*
Chart (2012–2013)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[102]	56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[103]	179

Year-end charts

2010 year-end chart performance for *Lights*
Chart (2010)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[57]	24

2011 year-end chart performance for *Lights*
Chart (2011)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[104]	39

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for *Lights*
Chart (2010–2019)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[105]	71

Certifications

Certifications for *Lights*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[106]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[66]	2× Platinum	865,000^[107]
United States (RIAA)^[108]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for *Lights*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Ireland	26 February 2010	CD digital download	Polydor	^[109]
Netherlands	26 February 2010		Universal	^[110]
Sweden	1 March 2010		Universal	^[111]
United Kingdom	1 March 2010		Polydor	^[112]
Canada	2 March 2010		Universal	^[113]
Poland	26 March 2010			^[114]
Italy	9 April 2010			^[115]
Australia	16 April 2010			^[116]
Germany	14 May 2010			^[117]
Canada (reissue)	8 March 2011			^[86]
United States	8 March 2011		Cherrytree Interscope	^[85]
United Kingdom	15 June 2015	LP	Polydor	^[83]
Brazil	29 June 2018	CD	Universal	^[118]

Release history for *Bright Lights*
Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Ireland	26 November 2010	Polydor	^[119]
United Kingdom	29 November 2010	Polydor	^[84]
Sweden	20 December 2010	Universal	^[111]
Germany	21 December 2010		^[120]
Italy	6 January 2011		^[121]
Netherlands	7 January 2011		^[122]
Poland	1 July 2011		^[123]

Release history for *Lights 10*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	26 February 2020	Digital download streaming	Universal	^[90]
Various	26 September 2020	LP	Polydor	^[124]

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v t e Ellie Goulding
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Studio albums	Lights Halcyon Halcyon Days Delirium Brightest Blue Higher Than Heaven
Extended plays	An Introduction to Ellie Goulding Run into the Light
Singles	"Under the Sheets" "Starry Eyed" "Guns and Horses" "The Writer" "Your Song" "Lights" "Anything Could Happen" "Figure 8" "Explosions" "Burn" "How Long Will I Love You" "Goodness Gracious" "Beating Heart" "Love Me like You Do" "On My Mind" "Army" "Something in the Way You Move" "Still Falling for You" "First Time" "Close to Me" "Flux" "Sixteen" "Hate Me" "River" "Worry About Me" "Power" "Slow Grenade" "Love I'm Given" "Easy Lover" "All by Myself" "Let It Die" "Like a Saviour" "Miracle"
As featured artist	"Wonderman" "I Need Your Love" "Flashlight" "Outside" "Heavy Crown" "Do They Know It's Christmas?" "Powerful" "Mama" "Times Like These" "New Love"
Promotional singles	"Hanging On" "Lost and Found"
Concert tours	The Lights Tour The Halcyon Days Tour Delirium World Tour