Headlights (Robin Schulz song)

"Headlights"
Single by Robin Schulz featuring Ilsey
from the album Sugar
Released3 April 2015
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:29
LabelTonspiel (Warner Music Group)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Sun Goes Down"
(2014) 		"Headlights"
(2015) 		"Sugar"
(2015)
Ilsey singles chronology
"Headlights"
(2015)

"Headlights" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz. It features the vocals from American singer and songwriter Ilsey. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 3 April 2015 as the lead single from his second studio album Sugar (2015). The song has peaked at number 6 on the German Singles Chart. The song was written by Robin Schulz, Ilsey Juber, John Ryan, Andreas Schuller, Eric Frederic, Tom Peyton and Joe London. The original demo version included a sample of an acoustic guitar taken from a sample library, which was replayed for the official release by Mark Summers at Scorccio Sample Replays.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Headlights" was first released onto YouTube on 3 April 2015 at a total length of three minutes and forty-nine seconds.[1] The video features a small group of pool-goers in an abandoned waterpark in Algarve, Portugal. The people do water-related stunts in the empty pools. The video ends with a couple posing with, and then driving off in a Toyota Aygo, with the numberplate "AYGO8".

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Headlights" (featuring Ilsey)3:29
CD single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Headlights" (featuring Ilsey)3:29
2."Headlights" (featuring Ilsey; extended version)5:30

Chart performance

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[44] Gold 15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[46] Gold 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[47] 3× Gold 900,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[48] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[49] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[50] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] Platinum 40,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[52] Gold 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Silver 200,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Germany 3 April 2015 Digital download Tonspiel (Warner Music Group) [55]
24 April 2015 CD single [2]

References

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