Music and Lights

"Music and Lights"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released 1982
Format 7", 12"
Genre Boogie, soul
Length 3:46 (7" version)
5:22 (12" version)
Label R&B (UK RBL 210)
Writer(s) Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram, Leee John
Certification Gold (BPI, SNEP)
Imagination singles chronology
"Just an Illusion"
(1982)		 "Music and Lights"
(1982)		 "In the Heat of the Night"
(1982)

"Music and Lights" is a single by British trio Imagination, released in 1982 by R&B Records. It was composed by the band's members in a collaboration with Jolley & Swain. The song has appeared on their second album titled In the Heat of the Night. "Music and Lights" became a hit that reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1982.[1]

Track listing

7" Single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 3:46
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 3:15

12" Single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 5:22
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 4:10

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[3] 16
France (IFOP)[4] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 9
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[1] 5
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[14] 52

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 95
France (IFOP)[16] 15
Italy (FIMI)[17] 17

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[18] Gold 760,000[19]
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Archive Chart: 1982-07-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Music And Lights – IMAGINATION" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)" (in Italian). It-charts.150m.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Imagination – Music And Lights". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Imagination – Music And Lights". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK
  19. ↑ "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Music and Lights in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
Preceded by
"Cambodia" by Kim Wilde		 French number-one single
3 September 1982 – 24 September 1982 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Il tape sur des bambous" by Philippe Lavil
Preceded by
"Avrai" by Claudio Baglioni		 Italian number-one single
2 October 1982 – 9 October 1982 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Der Kommissar" by Falco