Music and Lights

"Music and Lights"
"Music and Lights"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	11 June 1982
Genre	Post-disco, R&B, funk
Length	5:22
Label	R&B
Songwriter(s)	Steve Jolley; Tony Swain; Leee John; Ashley Ingram;
Producer(s)	Jolley & Swain
Imagination singles chronology

"Music and Lights" is a single by British trio Imagination, released in 1982 by R&B Records. It was composed by the band's members in a collaboration with Jolley & Swain. The song has appeared on their second album titled In the Heat of the Night. "Music and Lights" became a hit that reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1982.^[2] It also reached number one in France and Italy.

Track listing[edit]

7" Single

"Music and Lights" – 3:46
"Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 3:15

12" Single

"Music and Lights" – 5:22
"Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 4:10

Chart performance[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[4]	16
France (IFOP)^[5]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	5
Italy (FIMI)^[7]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	16
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	9
Spain (AFYVE)^[11]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	9
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	5
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[14]	52
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	18

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1982)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16]	95
France (IFOP)^[17]	15
Italy (FIMI)^[18]	17

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[19]	Gold	500,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music and Light". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.
^ "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr

[UK-2] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Imagination-3] "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[4] "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[5] "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music and Light". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[7] "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[sc_Dutch40_Imagination_-_Music_And_Lights-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Imagination-9] "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Norway_Imagination-10] "Imagination – Music And Lights". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[11] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Imagination-12] "Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Switzerland_Imagination-13] "Imagination – Music And Lights". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[14] "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[sc_West_Germany_Imagination-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

[16] "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[17] "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[18] "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[FranceImaginationMusic_and_LightssingleCertRef-19] "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.

[United_KingdomImaginationMusic_and_LightssingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry.

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v t e Imagination
Leee John Ashley Ingram Errol Kennedy
Studio albums	Body Talk (1981) In the Heat of the Night (1982) Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983) Trilogy (1986) Closer (1987)
"Best of" albums	Night Dubbing (1983) Imagination - All The Hits (1989)
Singles	"Body Talk" "Flashback" "Just an Illusion" "Music and Lights" "In the Heat of the Night" "Burnin' Up" "Changes" "Looking at Midnight" "New Dimension" "State Of Love" "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee" "Thank You My Love" "Instinctual"
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