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Light My Body Up
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Wikipedia article
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| recorded = 2017
| studio = Cruise Control Studios,
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| genre = EDM
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| prev_title = Shed a Light
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| next_title = Another Life
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"'Light My Body Up'" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta featuring vocals from Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and American rapper Lil Wayne, released on March 23, 2017.
Background and release
After collaborating on "Where Them Girls At", "Turn Me On" and "Hey Mama", "Light My Body Up" marks the fourth time David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have worked together on a song. Released on March 23, 2017, the song carries a theme of fire throughout the piece and includes guest vocals by rapper Lil Wayne, his first time collaborating with Guetta since "I Can Only Imagine".
According to Minaj, earlier versions of the song only had her vocals and did not include her rap verse. The first verse was added later after Guetta played a demo of the song to his daughter Angie who remarked: "Why isn't Nicki rapping on it too?" the music was produced between the 12th until May 15, 2016 Wayne's verse was also added later after Minaj surprised the French DJ with it.
Composition
"Light My Body Up" is written in the key of F minor with a tempo of 146 beats per minute.
Music video
A lyric video was released on 23 March 2017 through David Guetta's YouTube channel.
The song's official music video was released on 5 May 2017. The video begins with a long shot of Miami Beach, Florida at night, then introduces the featured artists David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne as well as director Benny Boom.
Credits and personnel
'Personnel:'
* Songwriting: David Guetta, Julien Martinez, Ester Dean, Onika Maraj, Nick van de Wall, Dwayne Carter, Kirill Slepukha, Danil Shilovskii
* Production: David Guetta, Julien "Drek" Martinez
* Vocal production: Nick Cooper
** Assistant: Nick Valentin, Brian Judd
* Recording: Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Manny Galvez; Cruise Control Studios, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, Florida
* Audio mixing: Daddy's Groove; Test Pressing Studio's, Naples, Italy
* Audio mastering: Daddy's Groove; Test Pressing Studio's, Naples, Italy
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"|+Weekly chart performance for "Light My Body Up"
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
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! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)
| 85
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! scope="row"| Netherlands Dance (Dance Top 30)
| 22
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Tip)
| 11
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)
| 19
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)
| 3
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!scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ('Billboard')
| 1
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! scope="row"| US Anglo (Monitor Latino)
| 16
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Year-end charts
References
Category:2017 songs
Category:2017 singles
Category:David Guetta songs
Category:Nicki Minaj songs
Category:Lil Wayne songs
Category:Songs written by David Guetta
Category:Songs written by Giorgio Tuinfort
Category:Songs written by Ester Dean
Category:Songs written by Nicki Minaj
Category:Songs written by Afrojack
Category:Songs written by Lil Wayne
Category:Song recordings produced by David Guetta
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