Headlights (Robin Schulz song) explained

Headlights
Cover:Robin Shulz Headlights.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Robin Schulz featuring Ilsey
Album:Sugar
Released:3 April 2015
Recorded:2014
Length:3:29
Label:Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)
Producer:Robin Schulz
Chronology:Robin Schulz
Prev Title:Sun Goes Down
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Sugar
Next Year:2015

"Headlights" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz. It features the vocals from American singer and songwriter Ilsey. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 3 April 2015 as the lead single from his second studio album Sugar (2015). The song has peaked at number 6 on the German Singles Chart. The song was written by Robin Schulz, Ilsey Juber, John Ryan, Andreas Schuller, Eric Frederic, Tom Peyton and Joe London. The original demo version included a sample of an acoustic guitar taken from a sample library, which was replayed for the official release by Mark Summers at Scorccio Sample Replays.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Headlights" was first released onto YouTube on 3 April 2015 at a total length of three minutes and forty-nine seconds.[1] The video features a small group of pool-goers in an abandoned waterpark in Algarve, Portugal. The people do water-related stunts in the empty pools. The video ends with a couple posing with, and then driving off in a Toyota Aygo, with the numberplate "AYGO8".

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 63
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 17
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 100
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 83
France (SNEP)[7] 129
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 19
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[9] 96
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 90
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 51
Italy (FIMI)[12] 52
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 99
Slovenia (SloTop50)[14] 37
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 69
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 65
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 21
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] 45

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Germany3 April 2015Digital downloadTonspiel (Warner Music Group)[19]
24 April 2015CD single[20]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEwLvxHVVk Robin Schulz – Headlights feat. Ilsey (Official Video) –
  2. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 1 March 2018. 29 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729180952/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2015&week=27. dead.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2015. austriancharts.at. 9 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2015. Ultratop. 12 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2015. Ultratop. 12 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2015. SNEP. fr. 4 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German . . offiziellecharts.de . 6 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2015. 12 October 2019. Mahasz.
  10. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2015. 12 October 2019. Mahasz.
  11. Web site: Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2015. 12 October 2019. Mahasz.
  12. Web site: Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. January 13, 2016. January 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109043953/http://www.fimi.it/news/classifiche-top-of-the-music-2015-fimi-gfk-la-musica-italiana-in-vetta-negli-album-e-nei-singoli-digitali. dead.
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2015. MegaCharts. Dutch. 12 October 2019.
  14. Web site: SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart. slotop50.si. 18 July 2015. 30 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630022441/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2015. dead.
  15. Web site: Top 100 Songs Annual 2015. Productores de Música de España. es. 9 May 2022.
  16. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2015. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. 12 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 12 October 2019.
  18. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 19 August 2019.
  19. https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/headlights-feat.-ilsey/id979965145 iTunes – Musik – „Headlights (feat. Ilsey)“ von Robin Schulz
  20. Web site: Headlights (2-Track). Weltbild Publishing Group. de. 28 February 2021.