Shine Ya Light

"Shine Ya Light" is a song by British singer Rita Ora, released as the third single from her debut studio album, Ora. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2012.[1]

"Shine Ya Light"
Single by Rita Ora
from the album Ora
Released4 November 2012
Recorded2012
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fraser T Smith
  • Chris Loco
Rita Ora singles chronology
"R.I.P."
(2012)		 "Shine Ya Light"
(2012)		 "Radioactive"
(2013)

Commercial performance

"Shine Ya Light" was released as a single on 4 November 2012.[1] It reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart. After having three consecutive number ones on the UK Singles Chart, "Shine Ya Light" became Ora's third UK top-ten single from her debut album, and fourth overall in 2012.[2]

Music video

The music video for the track was filmed in Ora's city of birth, Pristina, Kosovo,[a] and was released on Vevo on 27 October 2012.[3] Ora explained why she chose this location for her video, saying "I was born in a little city called Pristina which no one really knows about, so I’m proud to kind of put it on the map out there a little bit because we are a very patriotic country so we always try and mention us wherever we can because it's such a great place".[4] Speaking about the video (directed by Emil Nava[5]), Ora said "The whole country was outside... I got off the plane, it was like millions of heads. I couldn't see the floor. I'm not even exaggerating. It was the most surreal experience I've ever felt. It was more than a music video. [It] was a moment in our history as Kosovo, it was a moment for people to see us: how we live, our landscape. It was my duty to do my video there".[6] In the video, Ora is shown riding with a flank of bikers and gigging for excited hometown crowds in various places, such as the Newborn monument.[7][8]

The single was also used to make the musical documentary "Columbia's 28". This short film, premiered on YouTube in December 2012, tells the story of the Space Shuttle Columbia's 28 missions. Filmmaker Salem Hanna chose "Shine Ya Light" as the basis for the video after hearing it on his car radio whilst wondering what music could evoke the soaring spirit of spaceflight, and was particularly drawn to the power of the lyrics as a way to describe cutting edge scientific research.[9]

The song was included on The Sims 3: Seasons soundtrack and Ora recorded the song in Simlish, the fictional language of the Sims.

Track listing
  • Digital download[10]
  1. "Shine Ya Light" - 3:30
  2. "Shine Ya Light" (The 2 Bears Full Length Mix) - 5:29
  3. "Shine Ya Light" (The Bimbo Jones Dub) - 7:11
  4. "Shine Ya Light" (Dannic Club Mix) - 5:00
  5. "Shine Ya Light" (Gregor Salto Remix) - 5:53
  • Promotional CD single
  1. "Shine Ya Light" - 3:30
  2. "Shine Ya Light" (Gregor Salto Remix) - 5:53
  3. "Shine Ya Light" (Instrumental) - 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 25
Scotland (OCC)[13] 9
UK Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 10

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom[10][17] 17 October 2012 Radio airplay
2 November 2012 Digital download
Italy[18] 16 November 2012 Contemporary hit radio Sony

Notes
a.   ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References
  1. "Rita Ora: 'Shine Ya Light' - Music video". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. "Unstoppable: Rita Ora scores debut Official Number 1 album". officialcharts.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. RITA ORA - Shine Ya Light on YouTube
  4. "Rita Ora's 'Shine Ya Light' Video: Look By Look". mtv.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. "RITA ORA - Shine Ya Light - Behind The Scenes Pt. 1". youtube.com. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. "The golden Ora". gq-magazine.co.uk. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  7. "The Kosovo-born singer heads back to her roots". 4Music. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  8. "Video: Rita Ora – 'Shine Ya Light'". rap-up.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  9. "Columbia's 28". youtube.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Rita Ora – Chart history (Euro Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. "Chart Track: Week 45, 2012". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  14. "Rita Ora – Chart history (UK Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  16. "British single certifications – Rita Ora – Shine Ya Light". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  17. "BBC Radio 1 Playlist – 17 October 2012". BBC Radio 1. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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