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For the movie known in Dutch as Wit licht, see The Silent Army.
"Wit licht"
Single by Marco Borsato
from the album Wit licht
Released18 April 2008
Genre Pop
Length3:59
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s) John Ewbank
Producer(s)John Ewbank
Marco Borsato singles chronology
" Everytime I Think of You"
(2006) 		"Wit licht"
(2008) 		"Stop de tijd"
(2008)

"Wit licht" ( English: "White Light") is a single by Dutch singer-songwriter Marco Borsato, from his album "Wit licht". The song was released on 18 April 2008. It was written and produced by John Ewbank. [1] [2] It reached the peak position in both the Mega Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40. [2] [3] In Flanders, the song reached the third position in the Ultratop 50. [4]

On 20 March 2008 it was announced that an eponymous album and an eponymous movie, with Borsato in one of the leading roles, would be released. [5] The album Wit licht was released on September 17 and reached the peak position in both the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands and the Ultratop 100 Albums in Flanders. [6] [7] [8] The movie Wit licht, directed by Jean van de Velde, premiered on December 8 in the Tuschinski movie theater in Amsterdam. Prince Willem-Alexander and princess Máxima visited the première. [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 3
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [11] 1
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 9

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Ewbank discography". www.discogs.com. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Single in the Single Top 100". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Single in the Dutch Top 40". www.top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Single in the Ultratop 50". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Song, album and film". www.nu.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "The album". bol.com (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Album in the Album Top 100". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  8. ^ "Album in the Ultratop 100 Albums". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  9. ^ "Movie premiere". jeugdjournaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  10. ^ " Marco Borsato – Wit licht" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  12. ^ " Marco Borsato – Wit licht" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2008". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2008". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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