| Lighter | |
| Cover: | Lighter Galantis song.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Album: | Rx |
| Genre: | Dance pop[1] |
| Length: | 2:52 |
| Label: | Big Beat |
| Chronology: | Galantis |
| Prev Title: | One, Two & 3 |
| Prev Year: | 2024 |
| Next Title: | Dust |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
"Lighter" is a song by Swedish electronic artist Galantis, French DJ David Guetta and Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 1 March 2024, as a single from Galantis' upcoming fourth studio album, Rx, via Big Beat Records.[2]
Speaking about the song, Christian Karlsson stated,
"Ligher" first came up when a writer of Karlsson's played him a raw recording of the track around two years ago. Though interested, Karlsson almost scrapped the track before finding David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer to help work on the song.[1] According to guitarist Michael Clifford, the idea of the collaboration was brought up a year ago.[1]
The track was written by Bloodshy, Henrik Jonback, David Saint Fleur, Aukoustics, David Guetta, Kyle Reynolds, David Brook, Benjamin Samama, Embody, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin,[3] while production was handled by Karlsson, Guetta, Clifford,[1] Jonback, Fleur, Aukoustics, Misha K and Embody.[3]
"Lighter" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Shannon Garner of EUPHORIA stated, "'Lighter' is a foray into dance music [...] incorporating their distinct styles, the dreamy track is produced in a way that ascends you into another reality with its breezy, danceable beats and infectious sing-along choruses."[4] Hannah Gadd of Redbrick remarked, "The lyrics are on the simpler side, something which is unusual from 5SOS' recent music but works with this genre. The message is clear; the song details the comfort in which time spent with a lover can bring and thus feeling 'lighter'."[5]
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| Peak position | |
| Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[6] | 49 |
|---|---|
| Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[7] | 29 |
| Japan (Japan Hot Overseas)[8] | 13 |
| Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[9] | 19 |
| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[10] | 7 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 7 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[12] | 17 |
| Spain Airplay (TopHit)[13] | 95 |
| Sweden Heatseaker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 1 |