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2017 single by David Guetta
"Light My Body Up " is a song by French music producer
David Guetta featuring vocals from rappers
Nicki Minaj and
Lil Wayne , released on March 23, 2017.
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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 ".
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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 May 12–15, 2016.
[4] Wayne's verse was also added later after Minaj surprised the French DJ with it.
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Composition
"Light My Body Up" is written in the key of
F♯ minor with a
tempo of 146 beats per minute.
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Music video
A lyric video was released on 23 March 2017 through David Guetta's
YouTube channel.
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The song's official music video was released on 5 May 2017.
[8] 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
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
Year-end charts
References
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Billboard . Retrieved March 24, 2017 .
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^ David Guetta (March 23, 2017),
David Guetta feat Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up (Lyric Video) , retrieved May 5, 2017
^ David Guetta (May 5, 2017),
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ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" (in German).
Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" (in French).
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David Guetta: Light My Body Up (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)" (in Finnish).
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" (in French).
Les classement single . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" (in German).
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Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian).
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"David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up" .
Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
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"David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light my body up" .
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"NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart" .
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"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" .
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David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – Light My Body Up" .
Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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Billboard . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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"David Guetta – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" .
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Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 4, 2017 .
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"David Guetta Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)" .
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"Top 20 Anglo USA" (in Spanish).
Monitor Latino . June 5–11, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
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"Dance Top 100 - 2017" .
Mahasz . Retrieved October 29, 2020 .
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"Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2019 .