Lighters Up

"Lighters Up"
Single by Lil' Kim
from the album The Naked Truth
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length4:25
LabelAtlantic, Queen Bee Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Kimberly Jones, Scott Storch, Derek Miller Sean Monty
Producer(s)Scott Storch
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Sugar (Gimme Some)"
(2005)
"Lighters Up"
(2005)
"Whoa"
(2006)

"Lighters Up" is a single written and recorded by rapper Lil' Kim appearing as the first single off her fourth album, The Naked Truth. It was produced by her ex-boyfriend, record producer Scott Storch. The song has a similar tone to Damian Marley's Welcome to Jamrock. It was released on August 30, 2005. [1] The album was originally due to be released September 13, but was delayed until September 27 because Queen Bee Entertainment felt that sales would not hold with the single "Lighters Up". The single debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, then quickly climbed up to number 31. The single had a moderate chart performance in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2013, the song was voted the best Brooklyn anthem by MTV.[2]

  1. ^ ":: Lil' Kim ::". 2005-08-28. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. ^ Rap-Up (2013-08-23). "Jay Z, Lil' Kim Go Head To Head In Brooklyn Anthems Poll: See Who Won!". MTV. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-18.