Music and Lights

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{{Infobox song

| name = Music and Lights

| cover = Imagination - Music and Lights.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Imagination

| album = In the Heat of the Night

| released = 11 June 1982{{citation|title= Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84 |via= Flickr |date= September 1983 |access-date= 24 February 2021 |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/47942378096/in/album-72157708782479348/}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Post-disco|R&B|funk}}

| length = {{duration|m=5|s=22}}

| label = R&B

| writer = {{hlist|Steve Jolley|Tony Swain|Leee John|Ashley Ingram}}

| producer = Jolley & Swain

| prev_title = Just an Illusion

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = In the Heat of the Night

| next_year = 1982

}}

"Music and Lights" is a single by British trio Imagination, released in 1982 by R&B Records. It was composed by the band's members in a collaboration with Jolley & Swain. The song has appeared on their second album titled In the Heat of the Night. "Music and Lights" became a hit that reached number five on the UK singles chart in 1982. It also reached number one in France and Italy.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 3:46
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 3:15

12" single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 5:22
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 4:10

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Chart performance

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1982)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|Flanders|10|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders){{cite web|url= http://www.radio2.be/top-30/1982/07/24 |title= Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982 |publisher= Top 30 |accessdate= 31 August 2013 |language= nl}}

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France (IFOP){{cite web|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_80.php |title= Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80 |publisher= InfoDisc |accessdate= 2 June 2013 |language= fr}}

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{{singlechart|Ireland2|5|song=Music and Light|accessdate=2 June 2013}}
Italy (FIMI){{cite web|title= SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990) |website= It-charts.150m.com |url= http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-1980.htm |url-status= dead |archivedate= 3 March 2016 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174850/http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-1980.htm |language= it}}

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{{singlechart|Dutch40|12|artist=Imagination - Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|16|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
{{singlechart|Norway|9|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}

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{{singlechart|Sweden|12|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|9|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|accessdate=31 August 2013}}
{{singlechart|UK|5|date=1982-07-03|accessdate=31 August 2013|refname="UK"}}
US Billboard Hot Black Singles{{cite web|title= In the Heat of the Night – Awards |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-heat-of-the-night-mw0000365829/awards |accessdate= 2 June 2013}}

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{{singlechart|West Germany|18|artist=Imagination|song=Music And Lights|songid=867|accessdate=15 March 2019}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1982)

!Position

Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1982 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1982 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate= 29 January 2014 |language= nl}}

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France (IFOP){{cite web|url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1982.htm |title= TOP – 1982 |publisher= Top-france.fr |accessdate= 29 January 2014 |language= fr}}

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Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1982.htm |title= I singoli più venduti del 1982 |publisher= Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons |accessdate= 29 January 2014 |language= it}}

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=Certifications and sales=

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Imagination|title=Music and Lights|award=Gold|relyear=1982|certyear=1982|source=infodisc}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Imagination|title=Music and Lights|award=Gold|relyear=1982|certyear=1982|id=4426-63-1}}

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See also

References