Lighter (Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer song)
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| Single by Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer | ||||
| Released | 1 March 2024 | |||
| Genre | Dance pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Big Beat | |||
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"Lighter" is a song by Swedish electronic artist Galantis, French DJ David Guetta and Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 1 March 2024, as a single from Galantis' upcoming fourth studio album, via Big Beat Records.
Background[edit]
Speaking about the song, Christian Karlsson stated,
"'Lighter' is a special song because the creative momentum between myself, David and 5SOS aligned so well – we let the collaboration flow into a piece of music that feels emotional and timeless. Michael [Clifford] is such a music lover very much like me, and working closely with him on producing the live elements like strings, guitar and drums was very inspiring. And it's always great working with David, after the amazing response we had with 'Heartbreak Anthem' it's exciting to be putting out another big record together."[2]
Composition[edit]
"Ligher" first came up when a writer of Karlsson's played him a raw recording of the track around two years ago. Though interested, Karlsson almost scrapped the track before finding David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer to help work on the song.[1] According to guitarist Michael Clifford, the idea of the collaboration was brought up a year ago.[1]
The track was written by Bloodshy, Henrik Jonback, David Saint Fleur, Aukoustics, David Guetta, Kyle Reynolds, David Brook, Benjamin Samama, Embody, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin,[3] while production was handled by Karlsson, Guetta, Clifford,[1] Jonback, Fleur, Aukoustics, Misha K and Embody.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
"Lighter" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Shannon Garner of EUPHORIA stated, "'Lighter' is a foray into dance music [...] incorporating their distinct styles, the dreamy track is produced in a way that ascends you into another reality with its breezy, danceable beats and infectious sing-along choruses."[4] Hannah Gadd of Redbrick remarked, "The lyrics are on the simpler side, something which is unusual from 5SOS' recent music but works with this genre. The message is clear; the song details the comfort in which time spent with a lover can bring and thus feeling 'lighter'."[5]
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Charts[edit]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[6] | 49 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 28 |
| CIS (TopHit)[8] | 34 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] | 37 |
| Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[10] | 50 |
| Japan (Japan Hot Overseas)[11] | 13 |
| Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[12] | 19 |
| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[13] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 32 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 78 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] | 7 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17] | 17 |
| Russia Airplay (TopHit)[18] | 36 |
| Sweden Heatseaker (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 78 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[21] | 31 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] | 9 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Larisha Paul (1 March 2024). "How Galantis and David Guetta Met Their Match With 5 Seconds of Summer on 'Lighter'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Sam Taylor (1 March 2024). "Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer Have Teamed Up For a New Single". Readdork.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b Lighter (Digital liner notes). Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer. Big Beat Records. 2024.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Shannon Garner (8 March 2024). "Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer – Lighter". EUPHORIA. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Hannah Gadd (3 March 2024). "Single Review: Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer - Lighter". Redbrick. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Apr 4, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer – Lighter" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer — Lighter. TopHit. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202415 into search. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Apr 18, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas: [2024/03/13 公開]". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Latvijas spēlētāko dziesmu Radio Top 2024. gads – 16. nedēļa" [Latvia's most played songs Radio Top 2024 – Week 16] (in Latvian). LAIPA. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Apr 18, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 2024" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds of Summer – Lighter" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 13.04.2024–19.04.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2024-04-05." TopHit. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Galantis Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2024.