For the movie known in Dutch as Wit licht, see The Silent Army.
"Wit licht" (English: "White Light") is a single by Dutch singer-songwriter Marco Borsato, from his album "Wit licht". The song was released on 18 April 2008. It was written and produced by John Ewbank.[1][2] It reached the peak position in both the Mega Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40.[2][3] In Flanders, the song reached the third position in the Ultratop 50.[4]
On 20 March 2008 it was announced that an eponymous album and an eponymous movie, with Borsato in one of the leading roles, would be released.[5] The album Wit licht was released on September 17 and reached the peak position in both the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands and the Ultratop 100 Albums in Flanders.[6][7][8] The movie Wit licht, directed by Jean van de Velde, premiered on December 8 in the Tuschinski movie theater in Amsterdam. Prince Willem-Alexander and princess Máxima visited the première.[9]