“Hit the Lights” is a new single by R&B artist Jay Sean, off of his upcoming album Freeze Time, set to release July 2011. The single features Lil Wayne aka Weezy, and is taken from his fourth studio album. The single is produced by the OFM production team, J-Remy and Bobby Bass. Watch the music video below…
Jay Sean told MTV News in a recent interview, “I’m so excited about this song, ’cause, for me, it’s the first time I felt like I did a huge club record, I always wanted to write a song that could be batted across all the clubs and on radio. And I think this is that song. It doesn’t need any remixes or anything like that.” He said also “I’m feeling mad excited about “Hit the Lights”. Its a club banger that’s gonna get everyone movin! I’m looking forward to watching another one of my songs grow! That’s the most fun part!”
Of the collaboration he told MTV News that “It’s inspirational, I learn off of people who have achieved greatness. There’s something about them — their work ethic, their mentality — that resonates and strikes a chord. So when I watch him to see what he does, in my head I’m looking at it going, ‘This is why he got to where he is.’ And I like to learn that.” Lil Wayne previously contributed a verse to Sean’s breakthrough single, “Down”. Jay Sean told DesiHits about the difference in dynamic between “Down” and “Hit the Lights” in terms of working with Lil Wayne, “It’s different when you hear his interpretation of the song, he has understood that I have taken it to a bit more of a sexy and mature level on this song. “Down” was young and playful while “Hit the Lights” is for a mature audience and it is aimed at the clubs, plus the lyrics of the song.” Lil Wayne added his interpretation and some things had to get bleeped out. Sean told India-West…
I’ve never really had a massive club song, so I wanted a song that I could smash into clubs worldwide. That’s what the lyrics are about: having a good time. Musically it’s progressive for me. It incorporates more of the current music climate. I think you have to move with the times. Michael Jackson and Madonna moved with the times. Music is changing. I wanted to incorporate all the sounds — so we’ve got dance, we’ve got pop, we’ve got R&B, hip-hop all in one song.
In my opinion it looks like Weezy is carrying Jay and doing most of the work. the fact that Jay is only singing the hook, that consists of repetitive words over and over. Is kind of disappointing. Also, this song is supposed to be a club hit? Why isn’t there action going on in the video from Jay? It’s a club song right? The song is okay, but I would expect a lot more coming from both of them. I know artists can’t always deliver that number one hit. But, Weezy is a high caliber artist and is well known for delivering so much more. What do you all think about this new video and song?
