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| Single byDua Lipa featuringMiguel | ||||
| from the albumDua Lipa | ||||
| Released | 21 April 2017 (2017-4-21) | |||
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| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| "Lost in Your Light" onYouTube | ||||
"Lost in Your Light" is a song by English and Albanian singerDua Lipa featuring American singerMiguel for Lipa'seponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, Miguel andRick Nowels, while production was handled by Miguel andStephen Kozmeniuk. It was released fordigital download andstreaming as the album's sixthsingle on 21 April 2017 throughWarner Bros. Records. It is anelectropop song, encompassingdance-pop,power pop,R&B-pop andretro elements. The lyrics talk about feelings at the beginning of a relationship and getting lost in the middle of it all. The song was met with mixed reviews;music critics praised both the singers' vocals but had mixed opinions on Miguel's guest appearance. Some also complimented the lyrics.
"Lost in Your Light" peaked at number 86 on theUK Singles Chart and received a silvercertification from theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI). Themusic video was directed by Henry Schofield and premiered onYouTube on 26 May 2017. Filmed inLos Angeles, the video features Lipa and Miguel levitating above a parking lot while also dancing in it and on a rooftop. Lipa promoted the song with performances onBBC Radio 1's live lounge,Glastonbury Festival andBBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. Remixes byB-Case and DJ Rasimcan were released for further promotion.
"Lost in Your Light" was written byDua Lipa,Miguel, andRick Nowels, and produced by Miguel andStephen Kozmeniuk.[1] Lipa was a fan of Miguel, and with her management reached out to Miguel for a studio session.[2] They ended up writing the song in Los Angeles, as one of the last songs for Lipa'seponymous debut album.[3] Lipa described it as "one of the happiest" songs from the album while also commenting on its meaning saying "it's about that feeling you get at the beginning of a relationship and those crazy emotions and getting lost in the middle of it all."[2] The song was recorded at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, while vocals were recorded at TaP Studio / Strongroom 7 in London. Mixing was done byManny Marroquin atLarrabee Studios inNorth Hollywood, Los Angeles withChris Gehringer mastering the song atSterling Sound in New York City.[1]
Musically, "Lost in Your Light" is anelectropop song,[4] withdance-pop,[5]power pop,[6]R&B-pop[7] andretro elements.[8] It runs for 3 minutes and 23 seconds,[9] and is constructed inverse–chorus form. The song is composed in4
4 time and thekey ofD major, with atempo of 118 beats per minute. Theverses,choruses andmiddle eight follow achord progression of G–G/A–A–A/B–Bm/D–D/F♯–Em7, while thebridges follow a F♯–Bm–Em–A sequence.[10] The R&B production[8] includeselectrorhythms,[11]percussion-heavy beats,[12] struttinggrooves,[13] adisco-tinged sway,[14] throbbingsynths, and funky drum kit flourishes.[4] The chorus contains dreamy harmonies, punchy percussion and hazy synths.[15] Thehip hop bridge unexpectedly changes the song, with the singers nearly rapping triplet rhythms over programmed beats.[4][16] Lipa and Miguel harmonize withsoulful vocals, spanning fromA3 toF♯5.[4][10][17] Lyrically, the songs is a "mutual declaration of love" with lyrics about complete infatuation.[6][12]
"Lost in Your Light" was released fordigital download andstreaming on 21 April 2017 in various countries byWarner Bros. Records as the sixthsingle from Lipa's debut album.[4] It was later included as the second track on the album, released 2 June 2017;[1] it appears as the 11th track on the Austrian, German and Swiss version of the album.[18] Remixes byB-Case and DJ Rasimcan were released on 1 June 2017.[19] The song was sent forradio airplay in Italy on 2 June 2017.[20] Lipa was joined by Miguel to perform the song in theBBC Radio 1 live lounge, released 2 June 2017.[21] She also performed the song at the 2017Glastonbury Festival andBBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, on 23 June and 28 May, respectively.[22][23]
"Lost in Your Light" was met with mixed reviews frommusic critics.[24] Olivia Craighead ofThe Fader labelled "Lost in Your Light" as a "pop banger," and praised its chorus as "catchy."[12]Rap-Up commended the track for being a "feel-good jam", while praising Lipa and Miguel for their vocal performances.[25] Tyler Schmitt ofVariance andIdolator's Mike Wass both called the song "starry", with the latter complimenting the production and vocals.[26][27]Stereogum's Tom Breihan had mixed feelings about Miguel's guest appearance, writing "he gives it his all", but said his voice "sounds better making smoky soul music".[5] ForThe Line of Best Fit, Laurence Day called the song "a super-smooth, late-night duet with passionate pleas", and likened its "sensual side" for being different from Lipa's previous releases.[28]
Bianca Gracie ofFuse appreciated the singers' "smooth-as-velvet" vocals and labelled the song "vibrant" and "lustful".[15]DIY's Alim Kheraj criticized the song, writing that it is missing some of Lipa's personality.[29] Sebas E. Alonso ofJenesaispop viewed thatRobyn could have sung the song inGlee (2009–2015).[11] The staff forThe Singles Jukebox gave an average rating of 6.50. Maxwell Cavaseno praised Lipa's aim for the "Laura Branigan of 21st-centurydance-rock."[8] Ryan Reed fromRolling Stone regarded the song as "seductive" and Miguel's appearance as "passionate."[4] The song was also placed at number 34 onRolling Stone's "50 Best Songs of 2017" list, with the publication writing that it is "a starlit rollerskating jam about love's all-consuming joys," as well as saying the song "gets its kicks from its depths-plumbing groove and the crazy-in-love vocals of its two principals."[30]
"Lost in Your Light" debuted and peaked at number 86 on theUK Singles Chart issue dated 28 April 2017. The song spent two non-consecutive weeks on the chart, re-entering at number 98 after the release of its parent album.[31] In February 2020, it was awarded a silvercertification from theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI), for track-equivalent sales of 200,000 units.[32] The song reached number 41 in Scotland and 97 in Ireland.[33][34] In the Wallonia region of Belgium, the song reached number 24 on theUltratip chart[35] as well as peaking at number 2 on the DutchTipparade chart,[36] number 10 on the New Zealand Heatseekers chart[37] and number 62 on the Slovakia radio chart.[38]
Themusic video for "Lost in Your Light" premiered via Lipa'sYouTube channel on 26 May 2017.[39] The video was directed by Henry Schofield and filmed inLos Angeles.[40] The visual opens with Lipa walking down a street, where she turns a corner and walks into a parking lot. In the following scene, she begins to kick up her legs when three people join her performing spasmodic choreography. Lipa then stops at aJeep, where she suddenly begins to levitate. She lands on a building where Miguel joins her. The singers later levitate off the building, before it becomes midnight and they land in the parking lot. A group of dancers join them, snapping their fingers. Lipa and Miguel are then seen walking towards each other on a ledge, before Lipa off falls backwards. The video closes with Lipa and Miguel dancing in daylight inside the parking lot, with the back up dancers.[16]
Reed viewed the visual as "minimalist," whileDIY called it "cinematic and romantic."[16][40] InV, Carolyn Hanson praised the visual's surreality and wrote about the "otherworldly quality to both the auditory and visual experience."[41]Popjustice complimented Lipa's wirework, writing that it looks as though she is actually flying, while also writing that she did a better job thanHarry Styles in "Sign of the Times" (2017).[42] ForVibe, Mark Braboy called the visual "alluring" and stated that it captures "pure dreamy romance" while also commending Lipa and Miguel's onscreen chemistry.[43]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[35] | 24 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[34] | 97 |
| Netherlands (Tipparade)[36] | 2 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[37] | 10 |
| Scotland (OCC)[33] | 41 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[38] | 62 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[31] | 86 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[44] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[45] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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| Various | 21 April 2017 | Original | Warner Bros. | [4] | |
| 1 June 2017 | Remixes | [19] | |||
| Italy | 2 June 2017 | Radio airplay | Original | [20] |
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