Song · Cut Copy
“Lights and Music” by Cut Copy
From the album In Ghost Colours (2008)
“Lights and Music” by Cut Copy appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2008 and 2022. It was first released in 2008 on the album In Ghost Colours. Its best result is #15 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #211 alternative song of 2008.
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"Lights and Music" was the second single pulled from In Ghost Colours, Cut Copy's second studio album, in 2008, and it remains the Australian electronic outfit's most successful single, reaching 64 on the Australian Singles Chart. Dan Whitford wrote the words and the music, and it's synth-pop built for the strobe light: glittering, propulsive, all forward rush.
Boys Noize and Superdiscount each remixed it for the single's many formats, from CD to twelve-inch, and it later found a second life in the video games FIFA 09 and Forza Horizon 3.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 506 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 498 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
Also listed as: Lights & Music.
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