She met chief producer Starsmith after moving to Bromley, London, from her home in Hereford. A number of the songs vent romantic victories and failures." She revealed that the first song she ever wrote, "Wish I Stayed", is featured on the album. Goulding explained that the album consists of "songs that all started on a guitar over a period of about two years. However, Goulding opted to release lead single " Under the Sheets" on independent label Neon Gold Records so she would not feel under pressure. She signed a record deal with Polydor Records in July 2009. She explained to BBC Wales, "I'd entered a university talent contest and was spotted by some people in the audience". Goulding dropped out of a degree programme at the University of Kent after two years in order to pursue her musical career. For Record Store Day 2020, Goulding announced an LP release of this reissue pressed as a double LP on recycled vinyl to reduce environmental impact. Entitled Lights 10, the re-release includes the seven bonus tracks previously featured on Bright Lights along with the six remixes featured on the 2010 EP Run into the Light. On 26 February 2020, Goulding re-released the album once again for its tenth anniversary. On 8 March 2011, the album was released in the United States, with two songs removed and featuring three songs that were previously not available on the original version, but were included on the Bright Lights reissue. It spawned two additional singles-a cover version of Elton John's " Your Song", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and " Lights", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Goulding's most successful single in the US. The album was re-released as Bright Lights on 29 November 2010, including seven new tracks. Four singles were released from the album: " Under the Sheets", " Starry Eyed", " Guns and Horses" and " The Writer". In North America, Lights charted at number 21 in the United States and at number 66 in Canada. Commercially, it debuted atop the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 36,854 copies. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Smith, Frankmusik, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Ash Howes, Liam Howe, Fred Falke and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett. Goulding collaborated with several producers on the album, including Starsmith, Fraser T.
It was released on 26 February 2010 by Polydor Records. Lights is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding.
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