Music and Lights

"Music and Lights"
"Music and Lights"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	11 June 1982
Genre	Post-disco, R&B, funk
Length	5:22
Label	R&B
Songwriter(s)	Steve Jolley; Tony Swain; Leee John; Ashley Ingram;
Producer(s)	Jolley & Swain
Imagination singles chronology

"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.^[2] It also reached number one in France and Italy.

Track listing

7" single

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

12" single

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

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[4]	16
France (IFOP)^[5]	1
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 (OCC)^[2]	5
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[14]	52
West Germany (GfK)^[15]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16]	95
France (IFOP)^[17]	15
Italy (FIMI)^[18]	17

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[19]	Gold	500,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music and Light". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.
^ "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr

[UK-2] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Imagination-3] "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[4] "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[5] "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music and Light". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[7] "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[sc_Dutch40_Imagination_-_Music_And_Lights-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Imagination-9] "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Norway_Imagination-10] "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.

[sc_Sweden_Imagination-12] "Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Switzerland_Imagination-13] "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.

[sc_West_Germany_Imagination-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

[16] "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[17] "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[18] "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[FranceImaginationMusic_and_LightssingleCertRef-19] "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.

[United_KingdomImaginationMusic_and_LightssingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry.

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