Light Again!
2024 single by Lil Nas X
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"Light Again!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X. It features production by Take a Daytrip, Omer Fedi, Jasper Harris, Lil Nas X, and Thomas Bangalter.[2] The song features a sample from "Let's Get Married" by Jagged Edge and interpolates "Cuff It" by Beyoncé. In March 2024, Nas X shared an early demo version of "Light Again" on SoundCloud after sharing a snippet on Instagram.[3] The finished song released on November 15, 2024, through Columbia Records. It is the lead single from his upcoming second studio album Dreamboy.[1] The song is one of two tracks that he appears on for Madden NFL 25, the other being "He Knows", with Camila Cabello.
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| Single by Lil Nas X | ||||
| from the album Dreamboy | ||||
| Released | November 15, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Release
On January 31, 2024, Lil Nas X released a snippet of the song on TikTok under the name "Light Again". Due to the attention created by the snippet, on March 29, 2024, Lil Nas X released a demo of the song on SoundCloud.[4][5]
On November 7, 2024, he announced the song's release for the following Friday. Leading up to the release, a series of promo videos featuring an alternate personality of Lil Nas X, called "Dreamboy", were posted online.[6]
Music video
The music video for "Light Again!" was uploaded on November 15, 2024, on Lil Nas X's YouTube channel through Vevo.[7] It was directed by Andrew Donoho and produced by Landon Kovalick and Sault Levitz. The video starred Lil Nas X alongside lots of his fans at a warehouse party.[8]
Credits and personnel
- Lil Nas X – vocals, production
- Take a Daytrip – production
- Thomas Bangalter – production
- Omer Fedi – production
- Jasper Harris – production
- Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
- Șerban Ghenea – mixing engineer
- Bryce Bordone – assistant engineer