Light (KMFDM song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Light
| cover = Kmfdmlight.gif
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = KMFDM
| album =
| released = February 15, 1994
| format =
| recorded = Chicago Recording Company (1, 7);
Bad Animals/Studio X, Seattle (2, 5);
Warzone Recorders, Chicago (3, 9);
Pig Studios, Beverly Hills (4);
Vingo's, Chicago (6, 8)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Industrial metal
| length = 49:13
| label = Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records
| writer = Mark Durante, Sascha Konietzko, Klaus Schandelmaier, Günter Schulz, Chris Shepard
| producer = Sascha Konietzko
| prev_title = A Drug Against War
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Glory
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}} {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203824|pure_url=yes}}
| noprose = yes
}}
"Light" is a song by industrial rock band KMFDM from their 1993 album Angst. The single was first released in 1994 and contains nine different remixes of the song. "Light" peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart in May 1994.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kmfdm|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=KMFDM Album & Song Chart History: Singles|work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=March 6, 2010}} The single was re-released as a 7" in 2009, and the song was remixed and released as "Light 2010" on December 17, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmfdmstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=890 |title=KMFDM STORE EXCLUSIVE Limited Edition Light 2010 CD |publisher=Kmfdmstore.com |accessdate=2011-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927125825/http://www.kmfdmstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=890 |archivedate=2011-09-27 }}
Track listing
=1994 CD release=
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Remixer
| title1 = Light
| note1 = Cellulite Radio Dub
| extra1 = KMFDM
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Light
| note2 = Aerobic Dub
| extra2 = Excessive Force
| length2 = 5:44
| title3 = Light
| note3 = Rubber Gloves Dub
| extra3 = Die Warzau
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Light
| note4 = Fat Back Dub
| extra4 = Nine Inch Nails
| length4 = 7:29
| title5 = Light
| note5 = Vengeance Dub
| extra5 = Son of a Gun
| length5 = 5:39
| title6 = Light
| note6 = Cømplete Ørgasm Dub
| extra6 = Crunch-Ø-Matic
| length6 = 4:57
| title7 = Light
| note7 = Diet Dub
| extra7 = KMFDM
| length7 = 5:58
| title8 = Light
| note8 = Lighthouse Dub
| extra8 = Vince Lawrence
| length8 = 5:04
| title9 = Light
| note9 = White Cotton Balls Dub
| extra9 = Die Warzau
| length9 = 5:09
| total_length = 49:13
}}
=1994 and 2014 12" release=
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Remixer
| title1 = Light
| note1 = Aerobic Dub
| extra1 = Excessive Force
| length1 = 5:44
| title2 = Light
| note2 = Rubber Gloves
| extra2 = Die Warzau
| length2 = 5:24
| title3 = Light
| note3 = Fat Back Dub
| extra3 = Nine Inch Nails
| length3 = 7:29
| title4 = Light
| note4 = Vengeance Dub
| extra4 = Son of a Gun
| length4 = 5:39
| total_length = 24:16
}}
=2009 7" release=
{{tracklist
| title1 = Light
| length1 = 6:05
| title2 = Light
| note2 = Cellulite Radio Mix
| length2 = 3:48
| total_length = 9:53
}}
=''Light 2010''=
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Remixer
| title1 = Light 2010
| note1 =
| extra1 = KMFDM
| length1 = 6:07
| title2 = Light 2010
| note2 = Ultra-Heavy Frequency Mix
| extra2 = Lords of Acid
| length2 = 5:26
| title3 = Light 2010
| note3 = Into the Wasteland Mix
| extra3 = Emzy Enzy
| length3 = 7:50
| title4 = Light 2010
|note4 = Dilated Mix
| extra4 = David J
| length4 = 6:15
| title5 = Light 2010
| note5 = Fashionista Mix
| extra5 = 3KSK
| length5 = 4:53
| total_length = 30:31
}}
Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – vocals, bass, synths, programming, mixing
- Günter Schulz – guitars
- En Esch – vocals
- Mark Durante – guitars
- Dorona Alberti – vocals
=Additional personnel=
- William Rieflin - additional guitars (2), additional drums (2)
- Jim Marcus - additional programming (3, 9)
- Jason McNinch - engineering (3, 9)
- Matt Warren - assistant engineering (3, 9)
- Trent Reznor - mixing (4)
- Dick Tater - drums (5)
- Van Detta - additional programming (5)
- Arron Leverenz - bass (6)
- Burle Avant - mixing, production (6)
- Eric Zimmermann - mixing, production (6)
- Kevon Smith - guitar (8)
- Liz Conant - keyboards (8)
- Ron Gresham - mixing (8)
- Vince Lawrence - additional programming (8)
=Production=
- Chris Shepard – recording, engineering, mixing
- Sam Hofstedt - assistant engineering (2, 5)
- Chris Vrenna - assistant engineering (4)
- Vince Lawrence - engineering (6, 8), mixing (8)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|8859|name=Single "Light" (all editions)}}
- [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203824|pure_url=yes}} allmusic.com] review at Allmusic
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Category:Wax Trax! Records singles
Category:Songs written by Sascha Konietzko
Category:Songs written by Mark Durante
Category:Songs written by Günter Schulz