headlight A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead. Headlamps are also often called headlights, but in the most precise usage, ''headlamp'' is the term for the device itself and ''headlight'' is the term for t ...

is a device used to light the road ahead of a vehicle. Headlight or headlamp may also refer to:

Lights

Headlamp (outdoor) A headlamp, headlight, or head torch (United Kingdom, UK) is a light source affixed to the head typically for outdoor activities at night or in dark conditions such as caving, orienteering#Night, orienteering, hiking, skiing, backpacking (wilde ...

, a mobile lighting device fastened to a person's head for outdoor activities *

Carbide lamp A carbide lamp or acetylene gas lamp is a simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C2H2), which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water (H2O). Acetylene gas lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beac ...

, a type of lamp that produces and burns acetylene, created by the reaction of calcium carbide with water, previously used for vehicle headlamps

Software

* Headlight Software, software developer and creator of the

GetRight GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Michael Burford. Burford's company, Headlight Software, first published the program in 1997. At the time of its release, one of GetRight's defining features was its ability to resume an inte ...

download manager

Music

Headlights (band) Headlights was an American indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois on Polyvinyl Records. The band was formed following the dissolution of Absinthe Blind, when members Seth, Erin and Brett Sanderson formed a band named Orphans. It was only when ...

, an indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States that formed in 2004, active until at least 2009

Albums

* ''Headlights'' (The Whispers album), 1978 * ''Headlights'' (Alex G album), 2025

Songs

* "Headlights" (Alok and Alan Walker song), 2022 * "Headlights" (Cat Power song), 1993 * "Headlights" (Eminem song), 2013 * "Headlights" (Montgomery Gentry song), 2014 * "Headlights" (Robin Schulz song), 2015 *"Headlights", song by

Beverly Ross Beverly Ross (September 5, 1934 – January 15, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who co-wrote several successful pop songs in the 1950s and 1960s, including "Dim, Dim The Lights", "Lollipop" (which she also recorded as one hal ...

, B-side to "Stop Laughing At Me", 1958 *"Headlights", song by Bug Hunter from ''Bigger Than Myself'', 2020 *"Headlights", song by

Lloyd Cole Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was lead vocalist of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and subsequently worked solo. Early life Cole was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. He ...

from ''Plastic Wood'', 2001 *"Headlights", song by

Driver 67 "Car 67" is a novelty song by 'Driver 67' released in November 1978. It was in the UK Singles Chart for twelve weeks, reaching a high of No. 7 in February 1979. The song is a ballad revolving around a cab driver who had split up with his girl ...

, 1979 *"Headlights", song by the

Michael Stanley Band Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 – March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and radio and television personality. As a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), and Michael Stanley and t ...

, B-side to "Poor Side Of Town", 1986 *"Headlights", song by New Model Army from ''

Strange Brotherhood ''Strange Brotherhood'' was released in 1998 and is the seventh studio album by British rock band, New Model Army and the first on their own independent label, Attack Attack Records. The album was produced by Simon Dawson except for the tracks ...

'', 1998 *"Headlights", song by Nine Black Alps from '' Everything Is'', 2005 *"Headlights", song by Pvris from ''Evergreen'', 2023 *"Headlights", song by Sean Lennon from ''

Friendly Fire In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy or hostile targets. Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while ...

'', 2006 *"Headlights", song by Thieves (band), B-side to "400 Dragons", 1979 *"Headlights", song by

The Whispers The Whispers are an American vocal group from Los Angeles, California. Scoring hit records since the late 1960s, they are best known for their two number-one R&B singles, " And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 and " Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers ...

, B-side to "(Let's Go) All The Way", 1978 {{disambiguation