"Green Light" is a single by London-based
grime music
Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated brea ...
collective,
Roll Deep
Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Cartel.
The group have had two UK No. 1 singles, "Good Times" and " Green Lig ...
. It was released by digital download on 15 August 2010 on
Relentless
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Virgin Records
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. The MCs who make an appearance in the song are
Wiley
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* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
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* Wiley (musician), British grime MC, rapper, and producer
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, J2K, Breeze, Brazen and Scratchy. It was co-written by UK singer
Angel
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. "Green Light" debuted on the
UK Singles Chart
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on 29 August 2010 at number one, marking the band's second number-one single.
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of ''
Digital Spy'' gave the song a three star rating, and said:
Roll Deep are fast becoming the very definition of a guilty pleasure. The arts of subtlety and sophistication might be lost on them, but boy do they know how to hit our musical G-spots. Having reached No.1 back in April with 'Good Times', the capital-based collective are back with another slab of grime/trance/pop built to fill dancefloors across the UK.
Over a jolting bassline and clubby urban beats, Wiley and crew search for ladies up for a bit of bump 'n' grind action. "I like what I see / Face lit up like a Christmas tree" raps Breeze - all she needs now is a couple of baubles, eh mate? Anyway, 'Green Light' isn't quite as brain-invading as its predecessor, but be warned, this one will eventually wriggle in and refuse to leave for a good while - a damn sight longer, we'd imagine, than these guys generally hang around the morning after. .
Track listings
CD single
# "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
Digital download
# "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
# "Green Light" (Extended Mix) – 5:12
# "Green Light" (Ill Blu Remix) – 5:11
# "Green Light" (Future Freakz Remix) – 5:57
# "Green Light" (Future Freakz Dub) – 5:57
# "Green Light" (Instrumental) – 3:57
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
*
List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
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List of number-one R&B hits of 2010 (UK)
References
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2010 singles
2010 songs
Roll Deep songs
Number-one singles in Scotland
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Songs written by Wiley (musician)
Relentless Records singles
Eurodance songs