Green Light (Beyoncé-Lied)
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"Green Light" is an R&B/funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Sean Garrett, and Pharrell Williams for Knowles' second solo album B’Day (2006). Co-produced by Pharrell and Beyoncé, it was released as fifth UK single on July 30 2007.[1] Two weeks prior to physical release in the UK, the single managed to chart at number 152 on the UK Singles Chart (based solely on downloads). OCC compiles the Top 200 as the full sales chart for singles and albums, with Top 75 being officially charted [1]. As of July 18, 2007, Green Light [Freemasons Remix] was added to the Radio 1 A-Playlist.
According to thelondonpaper, the "uh-oh-oh-oh-oh" vocal in the song is "a blatant steal" from the 2005 Amerie single "1 Thing". Amerie said that she was flattered by it and that she liked the song.[2]
Music video
The music video for "Green Light" was co-directed by Melina and Knowles herself. Shot in early February 2007, it was one out of eight previously unseen clips to appear on Knowles' B’Day Anthology Video Album (2007). A one-minute music video for "Kitty Kat" serves as the intro for this video (only using the intro, 3rd verse, and an extended chorus).[3]
The clip was inspired by Madonna's Human Nature but mainly by Robert Palmer's 1980's music videos, specifically by his 1985 single "Addicted to Love" and its "its stone-faced models pretending to play guitars."[3] Knowles who called it the toughest video to shoot because of the pointe shoes she had to wear and dance in,[3] described it as a "modern version" of Palmer's video. "I was pretending to be a rock star!," she said in an interview with MTV News. "The set reminded me of Vanity 6. I play a little bit of guitar ... [it] felt good in my hands." Beyoncé's invited her all-female tour band, Suga Mama, to make their second in a video after appearing in "Irreplaceable" (2006).[3]
The video was also popular enough in the United States to reach the iTunes Top 10 R&B/Soul Videos chart, prior to any promotion for the song or any sort of release. The video has also reached the Top 100 Video downloads for all genres.
Formats and track listings
UK download single bundle
- "Green Light" (Freemasons remix)
- "Beautiful Liar" (with Shakira) (Freemasons club mix)
- "Deja Vu" (featuring Jay-Z) (Freemasons remix)
- "Ring the Alarm" (Freemasons club mix - radio edit)
Remixes
- "GO!" (Green Light Swizz Beats Remix featuring Young Buck)
Charts
Green Light has been soaring up the iTunes charts in the UK due to the Freemasons Remix EP. It is now #8 on the iTunes chart and #1 on the iTunes R&B chart.
The UK commercial CD single was canceled last minute. It is unknown if it will be released at a later time.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Latino | 53 |
| Lithuania Airplay Chart[4] | 55 |
| LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] | 7 |
| Netherlands FMC Urban Top 50[6] | 9 |
| Polish hit fm[7] | 39 |
| Russian Airplay Chart[8] | 59 |
| UK Singles Chart | 12 |
| Euro 200 [9] | 89 |
References
- ↑ New UK Singles Releases. In: Newuksinglereleases.co.uk/. Abgerufen am 23. Juni 2007.
- ↑ Mackenzie, Malcolm. "Interview - Amerie". thelondonpaper. July 30 2007.
- ↑ a b c d "Beyonce: Behind The B'Day Videos". In: MTV. Abgerufen am 23. Juni 2007.
- ↑ Lithuania Airplay Chart
- ↑ Lithuania Charts Company "LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"
- ↑ FMC Urban Top 50
- ↑ Polish charts hitfm.nasze.pl
- ↑ Russian TopHit Top 100 "Russian TopHit Top 100"
- ↑ Euro 200