A Million Lights

A Million Lights
Studio album by Cheryl
Released	15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)
Recorded	July 2011 – May 2012
Genre	Pop dance R&B
Length	37:30
Label	Fascination
Producer	Alex da Kid Calvin Harris will.i.am Jaylien Wesley Pantha HyGrade Agent X Dada Life Kid Gloves Jim Beanz Taio Cruz Mathias Wollo The Beamer Boyz Billy Wes Electric Bibi Jones Dave Munday
Cheryl chronology
Messy Little Raindrops (2010) A Million Lights (2012) Only Human (2014)
Singles from A Million Lights
"Call My Name" Released: 18 May 2012 "Under the Sun" Released: 2 September 2012

A Million Lights is the third studio album by English singer Cheryl, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from English footballer Ashley Cole, this is Cheryl's first album to be released under her first name Cheryl, dropping her married surname. The album is heavily rooted in pop, dance and R&B and also features elements of hip hop, dubstep, house, dance-pop and electronic music in its overall sound.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	positive[2]
Digital Spy	[3]
entertainment.ie	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
MTV UK	[7]
MSN Music	positive[8]
musicOMH	[9]
Virgin Media	[10]

A Million Lights received mainly mixed to positive reviews upon its release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Under the Sun"	Alex da Kid	3:30
2.	"Call My Name"	Harris Kuk Harrell^[a]	3:28
3.	"Craziest Things" (featuring will.i.am)	will.i.am Naughty Boy^[b]	3:13
4.	"Girl in the Mirror"	Pantha	3:30
5.	"A Million Lights"	Agent X Brian Rawling^[a] Paul Meehan^[a]	3:23
6.	"Screw You" (featuring Wretch 32)	HyGrade Jim Beanz^[a]	3:37
7.	"Love Killer"	Dada Life Rawling^[a] Meehan^[a]	3:47
8.	"Ghetto Baby"	Kid Gloves Jim Beanz^[a]	2:49
9.	"Sexy Den a Mutha"	Jim Beanz	3:40
10.	"Mechanics of the Heart"	Cruz Wollo	3:16
11.	"All Is Fair"	Jim Beanz	3:25
Total length:			37:30

International bonus track[11][12][13]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Last One Standing"	The Beamer Boyz Billy Wes	3:10
Total length:			40:40

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Boys Lie"	Jim Beanz	3:39
13.	"One Thousand"	Electric Bibi Jones Beats L Marshall^[a]	3:43
14.	"Telescope"	Dave Munday Rawling^[a] Meehan^[a]	2:32
15.	"Last One Standing"	The Beamer Boyz Billy Wes	3:10
Total length:			50:32

Super deluxe edition bonus disc[14]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boys Lie"	Jim Beanz	3:39
2.	"One Thousand"	Electric Bibi Jones Beats L Marshall^[a]	3:43
3.	"Telescope"	Dave Munday Rawling^[a] Meehan^[a]	2:32
4.	"Last One Standing"	The Beamer Boyz Billy Wes	3:10
5.	"I Like It"	Jim Beanz	3:44
6.	"Make You Go"	Wesley	3:29
7.	"Dum Dum"	The Beamer Boyz Billy Wes	3:19
8.	"Teddy Bear"	Jim Beanz	4:00
Total length:			29:28

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^b} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits for A Million Lights adapted from AllMusic.^[15]

Cheryl – primary artist, lead vocals, composer, co-writer Will.i.am – VDrum sequencing, engineer, featured artist, background vocals, producer, synthesizer, composer, co-writer Wretch 32 – featured artist, vocals, co-writer Lana Del Rey – co-writer, composer, background vocals Calvin Harris – arranger, producer, writer, composer, instrumentation, mixing Taio Cruz – composer, producer, co-writer Jim Beanz – mixing, producer, vocal producer, additional vocals, backing vocals, co-writer Jaylien Wesley – writer, composer Agent X – Drums, engineer, keyboards, piano, producer, programming Josie Aiello – background vocals Carlos Battey – composer Steven Battey – composer Tim Blacksmith – management Riki Bleau – management Greg Bonnick – composer Delbert Bowers – assistant Kingsley Brown – composer J. Browz – bass, guitar A. J. Clarke – mixing assistant Olle Corneér – composer Aaron Cowan – composer Dada Life – producer Danny D. – management Mike Del Rio – composer Jayson DeZuzio – composer Dylan Dresdow – mixing Stefan Engblom – composer Loick Essien – composer Matt Furmidge – vocal engineer Chris Galland – assistant John Gudwin – engineer Stuart Hardie – design Kuk Harrell – vocal producer Tom Havelock – composer

Hygrade – instrumentation, producer, programming, vocal producer Padraic Kerin – engineer Roy Kerr – keyboards, programming Kid Gloves – producer, vocal producer Alex Da Kid – composer, producer Koil – engineer, mixing Kasia Livingston – composer Peter Mack – assistant Ayah Marar – background vocals Manny Marroquin – mixing Mike Marsh – mastering Jaime Martinez – mixing assistant Paul Meehan – vocal producer Naughty Boy – producer Naweed – mastering Candice Nelson – composer Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer Pantha Bass – electric guitar, keyboards, producer Joe Peluso – engineer Anu Pillai – brass arrangement, engineer, guitar, keyboards, programming, string arrangements Leon Price – composer Brian Rawling – vocal producer Peter Renshaw – composer Jareth Rwamafa Johnson – composer, background vocals Jermaine Scott – composer Stefan Sundström – mixing Megan Nicolle Thomaston – composer, background vocals Daniel Traynor – composer Kevin Verchel – vocal arrangement Ellen Von Unwerth – photography James "Jim Beanz" Washington – composer Mathias Wollo – composer, instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[16]	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	144
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18]	2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19]	78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21]	96
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	2
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[23]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	100,000

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Ireland[25]	15 June 2012	CD, digital download	Polydor Records	Standard, deluxe
Brazil[26]		Digital download	Universal Music
Taiwan[27]
United Kingdom[28]	18 June 2012	CD, digital download	Fascination, Polydor Records	Standard, deluxe, super deluxe boxset[14]
Poland[29]	19 June 2012		Universal Music	Standard
Italy[30]
Australia[31]	22 June 2012
Hungary[32]	25 June 2012			Standard, deluxe
Taiwan[33]	6 July 2012	CD		Deluxe

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