"Light It Up" is a song by Australian recording artist Stan Walker

Stan Walker

Stan Walker , is an Australian recording artist and actor. In 2009, Walker was the winner on the seventh season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia....

, which features American DJ

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, Static Revenger

Static revenger

Dennis White, better known as his stage name Static Revenger, is an American record producer, video director, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He is best known for the worldwide club hits "I Like That", "Happy People", and "Everything is Beautiful"...

. It was released for digital download

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 on 16 September 2011, as the second single from Walker's third studio album, Let the Music Play

Let the Music Play (Stan Walker album)

Let the Music Play is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Stan Walker, released through Sony Music Australia on 18 November 2011. Walker worked with several record producers on the album, including Richard Vission, Chico Bennett, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Static Revenger, among...

. The song was written by Dennis White

Static revenger

Dennis White, better known as his stage name Static Revenger, is an American record producer, video director, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He is best known for the worldwide club hits "I Like That", "Happy People", and "Everything is Beautiful"...

, John Locke, Charissa Saverio and Jon Asher, and was produced by Static Revenger.

Background

"Light It Up" was written by Dennis White

Static revenger

Dennis White, better known as his stage name Static Revenger, is an American record producer, video director, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He is best known for the worldwide club hits "I Like That", "Happy People", and "Everything is Beautiful"...

, John Locke, Charissa Saverio and Jon Asher, and was produced by Static Revenger. A snippet of the track was released online on 8 September 2011. It was then sent to Australian contemporary hit radio

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 on 12 September, and was released for digital download

Music download

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 on 16 September. In an interview with Nova FM, Walker spoke about the song, saying, "It's a really dance-y, fun track. It's kind of representing where I am at the moment ... where I am heading at the moment and it's just a song to ... lift people's spirits up."

Reception

A writer for Take 40 Australia wrote that, "This snappy new track is an awesome party starter and will have your toes tapping for sure!" On 26 September 2011, "Light It Up" debuted and peaked at number 23 on the New Zealand Singles Chart

Recording Industry Association of New Zealand

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. On 7 November 2011, it debuted at number 45 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart

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.

Music video

The music video

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 for "Light It Up" premiered online on 16 September 2011. The video opens with various shots of Walker inside a construction site with flashing lights, listening to music on his iPad

IPad

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. Throughout the video, Walker is shown singing in front of pipes with flames on them, as well as intercut scenes of dance group Saea Banyana shown performing choreography.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Light It Up" (featuring Static Revenger) – 3:30
2. "Light It Up" (Extended Club Mix) – 6:35
3. "Light It Up" (Static Revenger Dub) – 6:34

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Let the Music Play liner notes.

• Jon Asher – songwriter
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• Tom Coyne
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   – mastering
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• James Kang – assistant mixer
• John Locke – songwriter
• Charissa Saverio – songwriter
• Miles Walker – mixer
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Dennis "Static Revenger" White
  Static revenger
  Dennis White, better known as his stage name Static Revenger, is an American record producer, video director, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He is best known for the worldwide club hits "I Like That", "Happy People", and "Everything is Beautiful"...
  
   – songwriter, producer
  Record producer
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Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	45
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	23