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“Shine a Light” by Banners
From the EP BANNERS (2016)
“Shine a Light” by Banners appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2015 and 2020. It was first released in 2016 on the EP BANNERS. Its best result is #67 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #360 alternative song of 2015.
Released in August 2015, "Shine a Light" was the second single from Banners' self-titled debut EP, and it's the work of the English musician Michael Nelson, who records as Banners, writing with Stephen Kozmeniuk. By Nelson's own account it's about being lost at sea and scanning the dark for a beacon, hanging on to a last scrap of hope as the big wave comes, and it's aimed at the one person who throws you a line while the storm rages.
It did its best business in Canada, reaching 5 on the Canadian rock airplay chart, and it has had a busy second life on screens: FIFA 16 and later FIFA 23, Los Angeles' Olympic bid, the films The Space Between Us and Love, Simon, TV's The Good Doctor and Conviction, and Sky Sports' EFL Cup titles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 95 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2016 | 68 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s | 102 |
Also listed as: Shine A Light.
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