High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Lights" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2011 as the album`s sixth single overall, and second from the Bright Lights re-release. It will be released as the lead single from the album in the United States. "Lights" originally appeared as a bonus track on the iTunes edition of Lights; the song was then re-edited for inclusion on Bright Lights in late 2010, serving as the single version.