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Lights Come On
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Wikipedia article
"'Lights Come On'" is a song written by Jimmy Robbins, Jordan Schmidt, Brad Warren, Brett Warren, and Florida Georgia Line members Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on April 1, 2016 as the lead single from Aldean's 2016 album 'They Don't Know'.
Critical reception
The single has mostly received negative reviews from critics. Kevin John Coyne of 'Country Universe' was critical of the concert-orientated theme of the song, writing that "Lights Come On seems written for the sole purpose of kicking off a Jason Aldean concert. It's all very meta, and easy to picture the audience saying, Hey! Hes singing about us! Cool!" and "But thats every Jason Aldean song these days, isnt it? Soulless, monotonous, assembly line records that are interchangeable with one another and forgotten as soon as the song ends." He rated the song a D grade.
An uncredited 'Taste of Country' review was more favorable, praising the country rock instrumentation and compared the song favorably to that of Aldean's earlier hits "My Kinda Party" and "She's Country."
Commercial reception
The song debuted at No. 29 on the Country Airplay chart, his third highest debut on the chart. The airplay also placed the song at No. 43 on the Hot Country Songs. The following week when the song was released for sale, Jason Aldean performed the song at the 2016 ACM Awards where he won Entertainer of the Year. The song sold 70,000 copies in its first sales week, which made it the No. 1 on the Country Digital Songs chart, and its sales pushed it up to No. 7 on Hot Country Songs. The song has sold 408,000 copies in the US as of September 2016.
Music video
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in June 2016. It is 5 minutes long, and combines tour footage of Aldean's 2016 Six String Circus Tour, with an in-depth interview with Aldean, in which he states what touring means to him.
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Category:2016 songs
Category:2016 singles
Category:Jason Aldean songs
Category:BBR Music Group singles
Category:Songs written by Tyler Hubbard
Category:Songs written by Brian Kelley (musician)
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Robbins
Category:Songs written by the Warren Brothers
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)
Category:Music videos directed by Shaun Silva
Category:Songs written by Jordan Schmidt
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