Shed a Light

"Shed a Light"
Single by Robin Schulz and David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes
from the album Uncovered
Released	25 November 2016
Genre	House[1]
Length	3:11
Label	Tonspiel
Songwriter(s)	Robin Schulz David Guetta Jason Evigan Jacob Kasher Giorgio Tuinfort Stefan Dabruck John Ryan Guido Kramer Dennis Bierbrodt Ammar Malik Jürgen Dohr
Producer(s)	Robin Schulz David Guetta Guido Kramer Dennis Bierbrodt Jürgen Dohr Trevor Dahl
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Heatwave" (2016) "Shed a Light" (2016) "OK" (2017)
David Guetta singles chronology
"Would I Lie to You" (2016) "Shed a Light" (2016) "Light My Body Up" (2017)
Cheat Codes singles chronology
"Queen Elizabeth" (2016) "Shed a Light" (2016) "No Promises" (2017)
Music video
"Shed a Light (Official Music)" on YouTube

"Shed a Light" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz and French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring American electronic music DJ trio Cheat Codes. The song was released as a digital download in Germany on 25 November 2016 as the lead single from Schulz's third studio album Uncovered (2017). It was written by Schulz, Guetta, Jason Evigan, Jacob Kasher, Giorgio Tuinfort, Stefan Dabruck, John Ryan, Guido Kramer, Dennis Bierbrodt, Ammar Malik, and Jürgen Dohr.[2]

Music video

The official music video of the song was released on 31 January 2017 through Robin Schulz's YouTube account. It was directed by Mario Clement and produced by Christopher Kane, and features actors Franziska Nylen and Christopher Reinhardt. The music video is about a male and female astronaut couple on a space mission, when the male crashes to a planet in his spaceship. His lover speeds to him in her spaceship, but he becomes surrounded by dark matter and warns her not to come closer. She does not heed his warning and goes to his side, causing both to be consumed by the matter.[3]

Track listings

Digital download[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shed a Light" (featuring Cheat Codes)	3:11

CD single[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shed a Light"	3:11
2.	"Shed a Light" (extended version)	5:04

Digital download – remixes, part 1[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shed a Light" (extended version)	5:04
2.	"Shed a Light" (Moti remix)	4:31
3.	"Shed a Light" (Hugel remix)	4:30
4.	"Shed a Light" (Oliver Moldan remix)	4:55
5.	"Shed a Light" (Blank & Jones remix)	4:35
6.	"Shed a Light" (Blank & Jones Relax remix)	4:31

Digital download – remixes, part 2[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shed a Light" (MDZN remix)	3:27
2.	"Shed a Light" (Mosimann remix)	6:01
3.	"Shed a Light" (Heyder remix)	3:39
4.	"Shed a Light" (Aligee remix)	4:12
5.	"Shed a Light" (Tocadisco remix)	6:22
6.	"Shed a Light" (acoustic version)	3:19

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino) [8] 15 Australia (ARIA)[9] 23 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 26 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[13] 23 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 31 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 35 Finland Download (Latauslista)[16] 5 France (SNEP)[17] 44 Germany (GfK)[18] 6 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[19] 22 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[20] 4 Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 24 Italy (FIMI)[23] 27 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[24] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 20 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 29 Norway (VG-lista)[28] 30 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[29] 8 Portugal (AFP)[30] 37 Scotland (OCC)[31] 12 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 65 Slovenia (SloTop50)[33] 11 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 36 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[37] 24 UK Dance (OCC)[38] 4 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[39] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[40] 100 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[41] 75 Germany (Official German Charts)[42] 80 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[43] 66 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[44] 79 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[45] 84 Italy (FIMI)[46] 97 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47] 98 Poland (ZPAV)[48] 66 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 58 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[50] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52]	Gold	15,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)[53]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54]	Gold	45,000^‡
France (SNEP)[55]	Gold	66,666^‡
Germany (BVMI)[56]	Platinum	400,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[57]	2× Platinum	100,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)[58]	Gold	25,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[59]	Gold	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[60]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Germany	25 November 2016[4]	Digital download	Tonspiel (WMG)
	9 December 2016[5]	CD single
Various	10 February 2017[6]	Digital download (remixes, part 1)
	24 February 2017[7]	Digital download (remixes, part 2)

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