Lights and Thunder
{{Infobox song
| name = Lights and Thunder
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = White Lion
| album = Mane Attraction
| B-side = She's Got Everything
| released = March 1991
| recorded = 1991
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 8:10
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
| producer = Richie Zito
| prev_title = Love Don't Come Easy
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Broken Heart '91
| next_year = 1991
}}
"Lights and Thunder" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion and was released as a single in the UK from their 1991 album Mane Attraction.{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=White+Lion|title=White Lion singles}} The song charted at No. 95 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background
"Lights and Thunder" was White Lion's longest song, from 1991–2008, an eight-minute heavy rock epic with a complex structure inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Achilles Last Stand.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/white-lion-i-was-tired-of-the-other-guys-or-maybe-just-the-guitaris|title=White Lion: I was tired of the other guys, or maybe just the guitarist|access-date=21 August 2021}} In 2008, "Sangre de Cristo" from Return of the Pride became the band's longest song, with a length of eight minutes and forty-four seconds. The song was one of many songs from the band that addressed social or political issues.{{cite web|url=https://app.discotech.me/articles/best-white-lion-songs-of-all-time-top-tracks|title=Best White Lion Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks|access-date=August 23, 2021}}
Music video
In 2005, for the White Lion live album Rocking the USA, a music video was made for the live version of the song which features on the DVD Bang Your Head Festival 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Bang_Your_Head_Festival_2005/121135|title=White Lion Video Albums|publisher=Spirit of Metal}} 2012{{cite web|url=https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/white-lion-bang-your-head-festival-2005-dvd-details-revealed/|title=WHITE LION: 'Bang Your Head Festival 2005' DVD Details Revealed|publisher=Blabbermouth}} 2021
Versions
In 2024, Mike Tramp re-recorded "Lights and Thunder" for the Songs of White Lion, Vol. II album. The song was also re-released as a single and featured a new music video.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/mike-tramp-announces-new-album-songs-of-white-lion-vol-ii|title=MIKE TRAMP Announces New Album 'Songs Of White Lion - Vol. II'|date=12 June 2024|website=Blabbermouth|access-date= 18 June 2024}}
Track listing
- "Lights and Thunder" – 4:56
- "She's Got Everything" – 5:56
12" maxi-single
- "Lights and Thunder" (edit)
- "Fight to Survive" (live)
- "She's Got Everything"
Personnel
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|UK|95|date=19910331|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2024}} |
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Richie Zito
Category:Songs written by Vito Bratta