Shed a Light explained

Shed a Light
Cover:	Shed a Light Robin Schulz.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Robin Schulz and David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes
Album:	Uncovered
Released:	25 November 2016
Genre:	House^[1]
Length:	3:11
Label:	Tonspiel
Chronology:	Robin Schulz
Prev Title:	Heatwave
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	OK
Next Year:	2017

"Shed a Light" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz and French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring American electronic music DJ trio Cheat Codes. The song was released as a digital download in Germany on 25 November 2016 as the lead single from Schulz's third studio album Uncovered (2017). It was written by Schulz, Guetta, Jason Evigan, Jacob Kasher, Giorgio Tuinfort, Stefan Dabruck, John Ryan, Guido Kramer, Dennis Bierbrodt, Ammar Malik, and Jürgen Dohr.^[2]

Music video

The official music video of the song was released on 31 January 2017 through Robin Schulz's YouTube account. It was directed by Mario Clement and produced by Christopher Kane, and features actors Franziska Nylen and Christopher Reinhardt. The music video is about a male and female astronaut couple on a space mission, when the male crashes to a planet in his spaceship. His lover speeds to him in her spaceship, but he becomes surrounded by dark matter and warns her not to come closer. She does not heed his warning and goes to his side, causing both to be consumed by the matter.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino) ^[4]	15
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	8
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[6]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	100
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	75
Germany (Official German Charts)^[9]	80
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[10]	66
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[11]	79
Hungary (Stream Top 40)^[12]	84
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	97
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	98
Poland (ZPAV)^[15]	66
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	58
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[17]	47

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Germany	25 November 2016	Digital download	Tonspiel (WMG)
	9 December 2016	CD single
Various	10 February 2017	Digital download (remixes, part 1)
	24 February 2017	Digital download (remixes, part 2)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rubinstein. Peter. David Guetta & Robin Schulz Premiere New Collaboration "Shed A Light". YourEDM. November 25, 2016. July 5, 2018.
2. Web site: Shed A Light. Qobuz. 17 May 2018.
3. Web site: Robin Schulz & David Guetta ft. Cheat Codes - Shed A Light(Official Music Video). YouTube. 31 January 2017. 1 February 2017.
4. Web site: Top 20 Anglo del 13 al 19 de Febrero, 2017. . Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214511/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Argentina/Anglo . 26 February 2017.
5. Web site: Mexico Airplay: Jan 7, 2017. Billboard. 17 May 2018. subscription .
6. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 29 August 2018.
7. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles 2017. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 January 2018.
8. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Single-Charts 2017. oe3.orf.at. 29 December 2017.
9. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 29 December 2017.
10. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2017. 17 April 2020. Mahasz.
11. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.
12. Web site: Stream Top 100 - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.
13. Web site: Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017. FIMI. Italian. 9 January 2018. Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Singoli digital" file.
14. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2017. Dutch Top 40. 11 October 2019.
15. Web site: Airplay 2017 – w pierwszej trójce Sheeran, Tiësto i Hyży. Polish. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 22 January 2018.
16. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 31 December 2017.
17. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. 15 August 2019.