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by British singer

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. His version was produced by

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and was released as the second single from his seventh solo album, ''

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'', on 13 November 2006. Williams' version reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in five other European countries.

Chart performance

"Lovelight" debuted at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, a week before its physical single release. The song debuted on the Download Chart at number 29, later peaking at number 15. After its physical release, "Lovelight" reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In Sweden, the song debuted at number 23 on the

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chart on digital single sales only. In Australia, "Lovelight" debuted at number 38 on the

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Top 40 Digital Track Chart. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number eight on the

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Music video

"Lovelight" features a

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that was

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and filmed in

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during a break from

' European Close Encounters Tour. The video features Williams performing in a dark club (Semper Depot, Lehárgasse 6–8, Vienna-Mariahilf) accompanied by female dancers. The video premiered on

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in the UK on 6 October 2006.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single # "Lovelight" # "Mess Me Up" UK CD2 # "Lovelight" (album version) # "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight vocal mix) # "Lovelight" (Kurd Maverick vocal mix) # "Lovelight" (Soul Mekanik Mekanikal mix) # "Lovelight" (Dark Horse mix) # "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight dub) UK DVD single # "Lovelight" (video) # "Mess Me Up" (audio) # "Lovelight" (Soul Mekanik Mekanikal mix audio) # DVD trailer # Photo gallery Italian 12-inch single :A1. "Lovelight" (Kurd Maverick vocal) – 6:47 :A2. "Lovelight" (Kurd Maverick dub) – 8:04 :B1. "Lovelight" – 4:02 :B2. "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight vocal) – 6:56 Australian CD single # "Lovelight" (album version) # "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight vocal mix) # "Lovelight" (Kurd Maverick vocal mix) # "Lovelight" (Soul Mekanik Mekanikal mix) # "Lovelight" (Dark Horse mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Chung King and Allido Sound (New York City) * Mixed at MixStar Studios (

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, Virginia) * Mastered at

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(London, England) Personnel * Lewis Taylor – writing * Robbie Williams – lead vocals *

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– backing vocals *

– electric guitar, scratches, beats, percussion, production, engineering * Andrew Levy – bass guitar * Raymond Angry –

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strings * Sam Koppelman – percussion *

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– trumpet * Neal Sugarman –

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* Ian Hendrickson-Smith –

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– mixing * Vaughan Merrick – engineering * Derek Pacuk – engineering * Andy Marcinkowski – engineering assistance * Jesse Gladstone – engineering assistance * Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

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