Light It Up (Marshmello, Tyga and Chris Brown song) explained

Light It Up
Type:single
Cover:Marshmello, Tyga and Chris Brown - Light It Up.png
Artist:Marshmello featuring Tyga and Chris Brown
Recorded:October 2018[1]
Genre:Hip hop[2]
Label:
Producer:Marshmello
Chronology:Marshmello
Prev Title:Here with Me
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Rescue Me
Next Year:2019

"Light It Up" is a song by American record producer Marshmello, American rapper Tyga and American singer Chris Brown, released on April 25, 2019. Its music video, directed by Arrad, was released on the same date.[3]

Promotion

Before posting the YouTube countdown and teaser, on April 22, Marshmello posted a link to the website mellomadeitright.com on his social media, which contains the message "You're invited to light it up" and a link to connect Spotify with the site to "RSVP". Upon RSVPing, the site displayed a message that reads, in part, "See you 4.25".[4]

Controversy

Scottish group Chvrches, who collaborated with Marshmello on his previous single "Here with Me", posted an unexpected statement to social media on April 25, saying that while they "like and respect [Marshmello] as a person", they were "really upset, confused and disappointed" by his decision to work with Tyga and Chris Brown, as "working with people who are predators and abusers enables, excuses and ultimately tacitly endorses that behaviour".[5]

Brown responded by calling Chvrches a "bunch of losers" in the comments section of an Instagram post by the band.[6] He also characterized them as the sort of people he "wish walked in front of a speeding bus full of mental patients", before later referring to them as "simple minded peasants".[6] Tyga also responded, posting to Instagram: "Where all God's children. Everyone makes mistakes no ones perfect. Let's keep the energy positive."[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 60
Greece (IFPI)[9] 38
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 43
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TYGA en feat avec Chris Brown et Marshmello. TYGA featuring Chris Brown and Marshmello. Blow Entertainment. French. Konate. Tiffany. October 23, 2018. May 20, 2019.
  2. News: Marshmello, Tyga and Chris Brown Release Radio-Ready "Light It Up". Edm.com - the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Cameron. James. April 25, 2019. November 10, 2021.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: Marshmello - Light It Up ft. Tyga & Chris Brown (Official Music Video). YouTube.
  4. News: Marshmello Launches Mysterious Online "Mello Made it Right" Sign-Up Form. Edm.com - the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Yopko. Nick. April 22, 2019. April 25, 2019.
  5. Web site: Chvrches Call Out Marshmello for Working with Chris Brown and Tyga. Pitchfork. Yoo. Noah. April 25, 2019. April 26, 2019.
  6. Web site: Chris Brown on Criticism From Chvrches: 'The Type of People I Wish Walked in Front of a Speeding Bus'. Complex. Price. Joe. April 28, 2019. April 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Light It Up / Marshmello, Tyra, Chris Brown TIDAL. Tidal. April 26, 2019.
  8. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #523. auspOp. May 4, 2019. May 4, 2019.
  9. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 20/2019. IFPI Greece. January 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527175908/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. May 27, 2019. dead.
  10. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. May 3, 2019. December 3, 2019.
  11. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. May 6, 2019. May 3, 2019.
  12. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 18. Sverigetopplistan. May 3, 2019.

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