Light Up The World

"Light Up The World" is the first single to be taken from singer-songwriter Ashley! third album, Silver Lining, and twelth overall, to be released on August 12th, 2013. Written by Crystal Barker and produced by Dr.Luke. Upon premiere it received generally positive reviews from both music critics and fans of the single, notting it's catchy beat and infection lyrics, with many dubbing the song as the "anthem of the summer" and "unashamedly pop".

Lyrically, the song focuses on a relationship you feel safe in, without having to pretend and using your happiness to pass a message onto other to 'light up the world'.

The single charted at __, selling ________ in its first week.

Background and Composition
Despite initial confirmation that Ashley had been in the studio working on a re-issue of her previous album, Exclamation Declaration, it was later revealed that Ashley had been working on tracks from an new album era. Dr.Luke confirmed he had worked on a track, written by Crystal Barker, which they had hoped would serve as the lead single from the album campaign. Days later, it was revealed that Light Up The World would be released on August 12th as the first single, after 'instantly falling in love with it both lyrically and how it had been produced'. Ashley described the single as 'unashamed pop and adding that it could be the 'summer anthem of the year'. The single premiered on July 10th on Capital FM's Breakfast Show.

Light Up The World is a 'bubblegum dance pop' track with carefree lyrics, opposed to anything deep and philosophical for the first single, Ashley decided it would be best to start the album off positively, a song which everyone can connect to 'whether you like to admit it or not'.