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Neon Light
Neon Light or Neon Lights may refer to: __NOTOC__ * Neon lighting, a form of lighting Music Albums * ''Neon Lights'' (album), a 2001 album by Simple Minds EPs * ''Neon Lights'' (EP), a 2021 EP by Annie Songs * "Neon Light" (Blake Shelton song), 2014 * "Neon Light", a song by Circulatory System from their 2014 album '' Mosaics Within Mosaics'' * "Neon Lights" (Demi Lovato song), 2013 ** The Neon Lights Tour, by Demi Lovato * "Neon Lights", a song by Kraftwerk from their 1978 album '' The Man-Machine'' * "Neon Lights", a song by Natasha Bedingfield from her 2010 album '' Strip Me'' * "Neon Lights", a song by Annie featuring Jake Shears from her 2021 EP of the same name Other * "Neon Lights", a storyline in the science fiction comedy webtoon series ''Live with Yourself! ''Live with Yourself!'' (''LWY'') is a science fiction comedy webtoon series written and drawn by Andrew "Shen" Tsyaston and David J. Catman. Initially created by the former before passing creative contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Lighting
Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain Rarefaction, rarefied neon or other gases. Neon lights are a type of cold cathode gas-discharge lamp, gas-discharge light. A neon tube is a sealed glass tube with a metal electrode at each end, filled with one of a number of gases at low pressure. A high potential of several thousand volts applied to the electrodes Ionization, ionizes the gas in the tube, causing it to emit colored light. The color of the light depends on the gas in the tube. Neon lights were named for neon, a noble gas which gives off a popular orange light, but other gases and chemicals called phosphors are used to produce other colors, such as hydrogen (purple-red), helium (yellow or pink), carbon dioxide (white), and mercury (element), mercury (blue). Neon tubes can be fabricated in curving artistic shapes, to form letters or pictures. They are mainly used to make dramatic, multicolored glowing signage for advert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Lights (album)
''Neon Lights'' is a covers studio album and twelfth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in October 2001. Overview ''Neon Lights'' is a collection of cover versions put together as a warm up for what would be the next album '' Cry'' (2002). As Jim Kerr stated at the time of the album release: «"''Neon Lights'' is the first time Simple Minds have put together a collection of non-original material. We thought it was appropriate at a period of looking back that we go to the very foundations of Simple Minds, which of course is the music and the bands who influenced us."» Background After the band's previous album, '' Our Secrets Are the Same'', was leaked by a DJ in Spain, and Simple Minds were fired from EMI, they went into partial retirement. Frontman Jim Kerr moved to Italy to start a hotel. There a number of young Italian artists came to him for advice or input in recording. This finally coaxed the band out of retirement. They signed a limited contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (singer)
Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 21 November 1977), known professionally as Annie, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. She began her recording career in 1999 with the underground hit single "The Greatest Hit (song), The Greatest Hit" and gained international acclaim, particularly from music bloggers, for her debut album ''Anniemal'' (2004). After completing secondary school, Annie started DJing in Bergen, where she met house producer and soon-to-be boyfriend Tore Kroknes. In 1999, Annie and Kroknes released the single "The Greatest Hit", which sold out in two days and became popular in Norwegian and British nightclubs. Before Annie and Kroknes could release an album, Kroknes died from a congenital heart defect in 2001. Annie went on to sign a record deal with Britain's 679 Artists, 679 Recordings in 2003, releasing her debut album ''Anniemal'' in 2004, for which she received widespread critical acclaim and several Norwegian music awards. She released her seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Light (Blake Shelton Song)
"Neon Light" is a song written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin and Josh Kear and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to country radio on August 18, 2014, as the lead single to his eighth studio album ''Bringing Back the Sunshine''. The album was released on September 30, 2014. Content The song is a mid-tempo with a "pulsing drum loop" and "banjo, acoustic guitar, and Telecaster piling on layer by layer". It is about a man who heads to a bar after a breakup and states that "there's a neon light at the end of the tunnel". Critical reception Jon Freeman of ''Country Weekly'' gave the song a "B". He called the song "a move back toward center and the more traditional country fare that launched his career" but criticized the repetition of the lyrics on the verses. Commercial performance The song was certified Gold by the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Lights (Demi Lovato Song)
"Neon Lights" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato from her fourth studio album, ''Demi'' (2013). The song was released as the album's third single on November 19, 2013 by Hollywood Records. Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella produced and co-wrote the song along with Lovato, Mario Marchetti and Tiffany Vartanyan. On September 29, 2013, Lovato announced the name of her concert tour, the Neon Lights Tour, and soon after that "Neon Lights" would become the third single from the album. The song, with its prominent EDM and four-on-the-floor influences, covered new ground for Lovato, who had been previously known for her pop rock and ballad singles. Its accompanying music video was released on November 21, 2013. The single reached number one on the Israeli TV Airplay chart. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 12 and was certified gold. It reached number 36 on the Hot 100, peaking at this position for three non-consecutive weeks. The song reached number 2 on the Ukraine Danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Neon Lights Tour
The Neon Lights Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer Demi Lovato, in support of her fourth studio album, '' Demi'' (2013). The first leg of tour began in North America on February 9, 2014, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended on March 30, 2014, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tour's second leg took place in both South America and Mexico. It started on April 22, 2014, at the Citibank Hall in São Paulo, Brazil and ended on May 17, 2014, at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Background and development On September 27, 2013, a video was published on Lovato's Facebook page with the words "Neon Lights" formed out of neon lights and at the end, it said: "Sunday 6PM EDT". On the following Sunday, the Neon Lights Tour was announced along with the dates. The tour is named after the third single from the album '' Demi'', " Neon Lights". Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, Cher Lloyd, and magician Collins Key were featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man-Machine
''The Man-Machine'' () is the seventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released on 19 May 1978 by Kling Klang in Germany and by Capitol Records elsewhere. A further refinement of their mechanical style, the album saw the group incorporate more danceable rhythms. The album has a satirical bent to it. It is thought to address a wide-range of themes from the Cold War, Germany's fascination with manufacturing, and humankind's increasingly symbiotic relationship with machines. It includes the singles "The Model" and " The Robots". Although the album peaked at 53 initially on the UK Albums Chart, it reached a new peak position of number nine in February 1982, becoming the band's second highest-peaking album in the United Kingdom after ''Autobahn'' (1974). Music Matt Mitchell of '' Paste Magazine'' said that the album was where Kraftwerk took their mechanical style of old and re-tuned it into a club-worthy aesthetic." The staff of '' GQ India'' assesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strip Me
''Strip Me'' is the third studio album by the English singer and songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was released on 7 December 2010 by Phonogenic Records. "Touch" was released as the first single from the album on 18 May 2010 and " Strip Me" was released as the second single on 31 August 2010. Neither of the singles was successful on the US ''Billboard'' charts. The album's title song peaked at number twenty-three on the adult contemporary chart. The album debuted at number 103 on US ''Billboard'' 200 with 10,000 copies sold, a significant drop from her previous album, '' N.B.'', which debuted at number three selling 50,000 units. In Europe, ''Strip Me'' was released in May 2011 under the title ''Strip Me Away'', with more colourful artwork and an expanded list of tracks. It charted only in Germany and Switzerland. Background and production Bedingfield finished recording the album in July 2010. The project's title was unveiled on Bedingfield's official ''Twitter'' page on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Shears
Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012. Since 2017, Shears has pursued a solo career; he released his debut solo studio album, '' Jake Shears'', in August 2018 and his second album '' Last Man Dancing'' on June 2, 2023. In addition to his solo career, Shears has collaborated with several artists and made his Broadway debut in '' Kinky Boots'' in 2018. Early life Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona,. His father was an entrepreneur, his mother Frieda (nee Sellards) was a practicing Baptist. He grew up on San Juan Island, Washington, where he attended school at Friday Harbor High School and was bullied. His "first real concert was Siouxsie and the Banshees". At the age of 18, he moved into a dorm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
