LaserLight

"LaserLight" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jessie J, taken from the re-release edition of her debut studio album, Who You Are. The song features French DJ David Guetta, who co-wrote the song with Jessie J, The Invisible Men, Giorgio Tuinfort, and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was released on 13 May 2012 in the United Kingdom, as the seventh overall and final single from the album.^[1] Ahead of its official release, "LaserLight" became Jessie J's sixth top 10 hit in the UK – peaking at number five – making her the first British female to have six top 10 singles from one album.

Background and composition

The French disc jockey David Guetta co-wrote and co-produced the track

The song was written by Jessie J, The Invisible Men, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Frédéric Riesterer and produced by Guetta, Tuinfort and Riesterer.^[2] After Jessie provided guest vocals on Guetta's track "Repeat", he offered to return the favour, and as such, the pair wrote "LaserLight" for the platinum edition of Jessie's debut studio album, "Who You Are".^[3] Jessie describes "LaserLight" as an upbeat, shimmering dance-pop song, that features the lyrics, "You make me feel good, you make me feel safe, you make me feel like I could live another day."^[4] The release of "LaserLight" as a single was confirmed by Jessie on 17 February 2012, during an interview on BBC Radio 1. During the interview, she claimed that the music video for "LaserLight" would be filmed during the first week of March. The video was released on 10 April.^[5]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "LaserLight" is written in the key of B major with a tempo of 127.500 beats per minute. It follows the chord progression B−D♯m−G♯m−E, and Jessie J's vocals span from F♯₃ to E₅.^[6]

Reception

Critical response

The song received fairly positive reviews from critics, with critics praising Jessie's powerful vocals and the song's production while criticising its similarity to Titanium and the lack of originality in lyrics and theme. The website Idolator wrote that the song is "the clear winner" of the album's new tracks.^[4] Pip Elwood from "Entertainment Focus" wrote a positive review, saying that the song "showcases a completely different side of Jessie, with David Guetta’s club beats providing the perfect background for Jessie’s vocals to soar, similar to Guetta's previous productions with Kelly Rowland's number-one single on the UK Singles Chart with "When Love Takes Over" and with Sia's "Titanium".^[7] Digital Spy referred to the song as "a bona-fide chart hit" and gave it four out of five stars.^[8]

Chart performance

"LaserLight" charted on the Australian, New Zealand and Romanian singles charts, due to heavy downloads from Who You Are. The track has reached the top-fifty in Australia,^[9] top-forty in Romania and top-twenty in New Zealand.^[10] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart on the chart issue dated 21 April 2012, selling 12,100 copies.^[11]^[12] The following week the song climbed twenty-one positions to number five with sales of 38,983 copies.^[13]^[14] "LaserLight" is Jessie J's sixth top 10 single in the UK, thus becoming the first British female to have six top 10 hits from one album (Who You Are).^[14]

Music video

During Jessie J's show in Melbourne (7 March 2012) on her worldwide Heartbeat Tour, she announced that the editing on the "LaserLight" video was finished and was ready to be released.

The full music video premiered on Jessie J's VEVO on YouTube, 9 April 2012. David Guetta does not make a cameo appearance in the video.

Formats and track listings

Digital download^[15]

"LaserLight" (featuring David Guetta) – 3:32

Digital download – remix^[16]

"LaserLight" (Daddy's Groove Remix) – 5:07

CD single

"LaserLight" (radio edit) – 3:32
"LaserLight" (Daddy's Groove Remix) – 5:07
"LaserLight" (extended mix) – 5:26

Credits and personnel

Jessica Cornish – songwriter, vocals
The Invisible Men – songwriter, original production, vocal recording
David Guetta – songwriter, producer, mixing, mastering
Giorgio Tuinfort – songwriter, producer
Frederic Riesterer – songwriter, producer
Tom Coyne – mastering

Credits adapted from Who You Are album liner notes.^[17]

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^{[ 1]}	48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[ 1]}	50
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^{[ 1]}	8
Ireland (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	4
Slovakia (IFPI)^{[ 1]}	16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[18]	70

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Germany	4 May 2012^[19]	Digital download	Universal Republic Records
United Kingdom	13 May 2012^[1]	Digital download	Lava Records
United Kingdom	14 May 2012^[20]	Radio airplay	Lava Records

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jessie J 'Laserlight' feat. David Guetta". Jessie J official. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
↑ "LaserLight". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. 26 November 2011.
↑ "LaserLight by Jessie J — Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Jessie J’s David Guetta Collaboration "Laserlight": Listen". Idolator. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
↑ "Jessie J at BBC Radio 1". Youtube. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
↑ http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0103130&mnuid=KZZ22YT7PDH04XU0UH68R4NL4RQ71C281J602C28
↑ Ellwood, Pip. "Jessie J - Who You Are: Platinum Edition". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
↑ Corner, Lewis. "Jessie J feat. David Guetta: 'LaserLight' - Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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↑ "2012-04-21 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
↑ Jones, Alan (16 April 2012). "Official chart analysis: weekly album sales plummet to record 21st Century low, Adele back at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
↑ Lane, Dan (22 April 2012). "Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe is the UK’s Number 1 single for a third week". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
↑ 14.0 14.1 Jones, Alan (23 April 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Adele needs just 17k album sales for 23rd week at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
↑ "LaserLight - Single by Jessie J feat. David Guetta". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
↑ http://soundcloud.com/purplepr/jessie-j-ft-david-guetta
↑ (liner notes). "Who You Are". Jessie J. 00 6025 278 701-2 0..
↑ "Top 100 Singles of 2012". BBC Radio 1. BBC Online. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
↑ "JESSIE J - Diskografie - Laserlight - Single, Track - CDs, Discography" (in German). Universal Music. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
↑ "New Releases U.K. - Forthcoming Singles". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Jessie J

Studio albums
and singles

Who You Are	"Do It like a Dude" "Price Tag" "Nobody's Perfect" "Who's Laughing Now" "Domino" "Who You Are" "LaserLight"

Alive	"Wild" "It's My Party" "Thunder"

Featured singles

"Up"
"Remember Me"

Other songs

v t e David Guetta singles

Discography Production discography

Just a Little More Love	"Just a Little More Love" (featuring Chris Willis) "Love Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Chris Willis) "People Come People Go" (featuring Chris Willis) "Give Me Something" (featuring Barbara Tucker)

Guetta Blaster	"Money" (featuring Chris Willis & Mone) "Stay" (with Chris Willis) "The World Is Mine" (featuring JD Davis) "In Love with Myself" (featuring JD Davis)

Pop Life	"Love Is Gone" (with Chris Willis) "Baby When the Light" (featuring Cozi Costi) "Delirious" (featuring Tara Mcdonald) "Tomorrow Can Wait" (with Chris Willis & Tocadisco) "Everytime We Touch" (with Chris Willis, Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angelo) "Time" (with Chris Willis) "Get Up" (with Chris Willis)

One Love	"When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland) "I Gotta Feeling (FMIF Remix)" (The Black Eyed Peas) "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon) "I Wanna Go Crazy" (featuring Will.I.Am) "How Soon IS Now" (with Sebastian Ingrosso, Dirty South & Julie Mcknight) "One Love" (featuring Estelle) "Memories" (featuring Kid Cudi) "Gettin' Over You" (with Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO)

One More Love	"Revolver (One Love Remix)" (Madonna featuring Lil Wayne) "Acapella" (Kelis) " Freak" (Estelle featuring Kardinal Offishall) "Commander" (Kelly Rowland featuring David Guetta) "Who's That Chick?" (featuring Rihanna)

Nothing but the Beat	"Sweat" (vs Snoop Dogg) "Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj) "Little Bad Girl" (featuring Taio Cruz & Ludacris) "Lunar" (with Aforjack) "Night of Your Life" (featuring Jennifer Hudson) "Repeat" (featuring Jessie J) "Without You" (featuring Usher) "Titanium" (featuring Sia) "Turn Me On" (featuring Nicki Minaj) "The Alphabeat" "I Can Only Imagine" (featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne) "Crank It Up" (featuring Akon) "Sunshine" (with Avicii)

Nothing but the Beat 2.0	"Wild One Two" (with Jack Back, Nicky Romero & Sia) "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" (featuring Sia) "Metropolis" (with Nicky Romero) "Just One Last Time" (feat Taped Rai) "Play Hard" (featuring Akon & Ne-Yo)

Fuck Me I'm Famous series	"Just for One Day (Heroes)" (2003) (vs Bowie) "Love Don't Let Me Go" (2006) (vs The Egg) "GRRRR" (2009) "Louder than Words" (2010) (with Afrojack & Niles Mason) "Ain't a Party" (2013) (with GLOWINTHEDARK & Harrison)

Featured singles	"Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" (2010)" (K'naan featuring Will.I.Am & David Guetta) "Club Can't Handle Me" (2010) (FloRIda featuring David Guetta) "Pass at Me" (2011) (Timbaland featuring Pitbull, David Guetta, Wisin & Yandel) "LaserLight" (2012) (Jessie J Featuring David Guetta) "Rest of My Life"(2012) (Ludacris featuring Usher & David Guetta) "Right Now"(2013) (Rihanna featuring David Guetta) "Change Comes" (Akon featuring David Guetta)

Produced singles	"Rock That Body (2009) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Angel" (2010) (Akon) "Scream" (2010) (Kelis) "The Best One Yet" (2010) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Everything is Wonderful" (2010) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Forever and a Day" (2011) (Kelly Rowland) "Something for the DJS" (2011) (Pitbull) "Phresh Out the Runway" (2012) (Rihanna)

Remixed songs	"Live At First SIght" (2002) (Kylie Minogue) " The Sound of Violence" (2002) (Cassius & Steve Edwards) "Bye Bye Superman" (2003) (Geyser) "My Love Is Always" (2003) (Saffron Hill) "I've Got a Life" (2005) (Eurythmics) "Summer Moon" (2005) (Africanism All Stars featuring Ben Onono) "Miss Me Blind" (2005) (Culture Club) "Flash Dance" (2005) (Deep Dish) "Avalon" (2005) (Juliet) "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (2006) (Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards) "Supernature" (2006) (Cerrone featuring She Belle) "Who's Your Daddy?" (2006) (Benny Bennassi) "At the Moment (2006) (Steve Bug) "Save My Soul" (2007) (Logic) "Wow" (2007) (Kylie Minogue) "The One" (2008) (Sharam featuring Daniel Bendingfield) "Boom Boom Pow" (2009) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Flash Back" (2009) (Calvin Harris) "Celebration" (2009) (Madonna featuring Akon) "Rock The Disco" (2010) (Robbie Rivera) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) (Shakira) "Rapture" (2011) (Nadia Ali & Avicii) "Club Rocker" (2011) (Inna) " Turn the Lights Down" (2012) (Daddy's Groove) "Wonderwall" (2012) (Oasis) "Pacha on Acid" (2012) (Afrojack) "This Is What It Feels Like" (2013) (Armin van Buuren feat Trevor Guthrie) "Alive" (2013) (Empire of The Sun)

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