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Flashing Lights (album)

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Flashing Lights
Studio album by
Released11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)
Recorded2011–2013
Genre
LabelIsland, Universal
ProducerNiclas Kings, RedOne, Havana Brown, R3hab, Carl Ryden, Paul Harris, Darkchild, Afrojack, DJ Buddha
Havana Brown chronology
When the Lights Go Out
(2012)
Flashing Lights
(2013)
Singles from Flashing Lights
  1. "Flashing Lights"
    Released: 23 August 2013
  2. "Warrior"
    Released: 27 September 2013
  3. "Ba*Bing[1]"
    Released: 6 November 2015

Flashing Lights is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Havana Brown. It was released on 11 October 2013 by Island Records Australia in Australia and New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "Flashing Lights" and "Warrior". The album debuted at number six ARIA Albums Chart and spent five weeks in the top 50.

Background

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Brown has been recording songs since 2011 and released an EP When the Lights Go Out with singles "We Run the Night", "You'll Be Mine" and "Big Banana" all being released from the EP.

Release and promotion

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Singles

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The album's title track, "Flashing Lights" was released on 23 August 2013 as the album's lead single. It peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number five on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. "Warrior" was released as the second single on 27 September 2013. It debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 32 and peaked at number 11.

"Ba*Bing" was released on iTunes as the first promotional single from Flashing Lights on 13 September 2013.[2] The song was released in November 2015 as the album's third single.[3]

Oz Tour

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Oz Tour
Concert by Havana Brown
LocationAustralia, United States and Canada
Associated albumFlashing Lights
Start date26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)
End date1 January 2014 (2014-01-01)
No. of shows12

Brown embarked on her Oz Tour in October 2013 which included 12 shows in Australia, Canada and the United States. The tour concluded in Brisbane on 1 January 2014.

Date City Country Venue
26 October 2013 Sydney Australia Marquee Nightclub
2 November 2013 Toorak Trak Centre
9 November 2013 Atlantic City United States Haven Nightclub
15 November 2013 Miami Beach Mynt Lounge
16 November 2013 Santa Clara Taste Nightclub
23 November 2013 Uncasville Avalon
7 December 2013 Miami Beach Mynt Lounge
21 December 2013 Atlantic City Haven Nightclub
22 December 2013 Edmonton Canada YEG Dance Club
31 December 2013 Melbourne Australia RIVA
Sydney Sydney Harbour
1 January 2014 Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Warrior"
  • Kings
3:46
2."We Run the Night" (featuring Pitbull)
  • RedOne
3:48
3."Big Banana" (featuring R3hab & Prophet)
  • Brown
  • R3hab
3:08
4."Ba*Bing"
  • Brown
  • Caporaso
  • Clow
  • Carl Ryden
  • Carl Ryden
3:40
5."Naughty"
  • Brown
  • Caporaso
  • Clow
  • Ryden
  • Paul Harris
  • Ryden
  • Harris
3:35
6."Flashing Lights"
  • Brown
  • RedOne
  • John Mamann
  • Sindres
  • Simon
  • Teddy Sky
  • RedOne
4:20
7."Any1"
  • Darkchild
3:48
8."Someone to Love"
  • Ryden
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Kenneth Karlin
  • Ryden
4:05
9."One More Time" (featuring Cave Kings)
  • Brown
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Saeed
  • Kings
  • Kings
3:27
10."No Tomorrow"
  • Jerkins
  • Clow
  • Caporaso
  • Williams
  • Greg Morgan
  • Darkchild
3:29
11."Last Night" (Pitbull featuring Havana Brown & Afrojack)
  • Armando C. Perez
  • Urales Vargas
  • Anthony Preston
3:39
12."You'll Be Mine" (featuring R3hab)
  • RedOne
  • Hajji
  • Junior
  • R3hab
  • Fabian Lenssen
  • Addy Van Der Zwan
  • M.J. Lyrical
  • Mark Simmons
  • Brown
  • RedOne
  • R3hab
4:10
The Overdose Mix — Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
1."Flashing Lights" 
2."Big Banana" 
3."Spread a Little Love" 
4."You'll Be Mine" 
5."Get It" 
6."We Run the Night" 
Total length:49:35

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 74

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart[6] 41

Release history

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Country Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia[7][8] 11 October 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Island Records Australia 3755801 (standard)
New Zealand[9][10]
Japan[11] 12 March 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Ba Bing - single by Havana Brown". iTunes Australia. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Flashing Lights (Deluxe Version) - Havana Brown". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Ba Bing - single by Havana Brown". iTunes Australia. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Havana Brown – Flashing Lights". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: {{{date}}}" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Flashing Lights - Havana Brown". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Flashing Lights". Sanity. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Flashing Lights - Havana Brown". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Flashing Lights - Havana Brown". JB Hifi NZ. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Flashing Lights - Havana Brown". iTunes Store (Japan). Apple. January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.