| "Flash Light" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Flashlight45.jpg) German picture sleeve for the single "Flash Light" | ||||
| Single by Parliament | ||||
| from the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome | ||||
| B-side | "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" | |||
| Released | January 28, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 10:42 (extended 12" version) 5:46 (album version) 4:28 (single version) | |||
| Label | Casablanca NB 909 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Bernie Worrell | |||
| Producer(s) | George Clinton | |||
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"Flash Light" is a song by funk band Parliament, written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins and released in January 28, 1978, on the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome.[2] It was the first No. 1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S. pop chart, peaking at No. 16.[3][2]
"Flash Light" (also called "Flashlight") is the final song on Parliament’s 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The song finishes the album’s story of the group’s quest to defeat the evil Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk, coercing him to dance.
The track became Parliament's second certified million-selling single, following "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)".[4] "Flash Light" also gave Casablanca Records its first No. 1 R&B hit. In New Zealand, the song reached #3[5] and is ranked as the No. 8 hit of 1978.[5] "Flash Light" also charted in Canada (No. 24) and reached No. 3 on WLS-AM in Chicago.[6]
- ^ Big Gigantic (September 20, 2016). "The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b (April 7, 2011). "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Rolling Stone. Retrieved on September 29, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004", Record Research, Menomonee Falls, WI. ISBN 0898201608
- ^ Parliament Gold & Platinum albums and singles. RIAA Gold & Platinum database. Retrieved on September 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
- ^ "WLS Musicradio 89". Oldiesloon.com. 1978-05-20. Retrieved 2021-09-11.