A Million Lights (Michael W. Smith song)

A Million Lights is the lead single, released on August 11, 2017, from Michael W. Smith's album of the same name.

"A Million Lights"
Single by Michael W. Smith
from the album A Million Lights
ReleasedAugust 11, 2017
Recorded2016-2017
Genre
Length3:36
LabelRocketown Records
Songwriter(s)
Michael W. Smith singles chronology
"Sky Spills Over"
(2015)		 "A Million Lights"
(2017)		 "Surrounded (Fight My Battles)"
(2018)
Music video
"A Million Lights" on YouTube

Background

Smith told NewReleaseToday the story of the track: "I wrote the melody for this song, and it was the first song I started writing for this album. It was one of those songs I found that I forgot that I had written. It felt contagious. We sped it up 10 beats per minute, and at first I didn't like that, but as I thought about it I got used to it. We talked about what the song made me think of, and I said that it made me think about space. As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. I'm still fascinated by space. I take out my binoculars and look at the stars and the craters on the moon. I have a God experience just looking at the sky. It's been that way my whole life. We partnered that thought with 'all the stars are singing' and how God talks about creating the universe and all of space."[1]

Composition

A Million Lights is originally in the key of G Major, with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on VEVO October 24, 2017. It shows Smith inside a spacecraft getting ready for a walk on the outer part of the galaxy and staring at the stars in the sky in his spacesuit.[3] The video has over one million views on YouTube.

Live performances

Smith performed the song on television for the first time on Good Morning America.[4]

Charts
Chart performance for "A Million Lights"
Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 24
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[6] 44
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[7] 47

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 11, 2017 Christian radio Rocketown Records [8]
Digital Download
May 14, 2018 Hot AC radio, Top 40 radio, Dance Airplay
  • MWS Group
 [9]

References
  1. "A Million Lights". www.songfacts.com. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. "A Million Lights By Michael W. Smith". TuneBat. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "A Million Lights by Michael W. Smith". YouTube. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. "You Don't Want to Miss it! Michael W.Smith Performs Worship song on Good Morning America". CBN. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. "Michael W Smith Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. "Michael W Smith Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. "Michael W Smith Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. "Michael W. Smith – A Million Lights – Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE®. July 17, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. "Michael W. Smith – A Million Lights – Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE®. May 14, 2018.
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