Lights and Sounds (song)

"Lights and Sounds"
Single by Yellowcard
from the album Lights and Sounds
Released	November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative rock, pop punk[1]
Length	3:28
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Ben Harper, Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Peter Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III
Producer(s)	Neal Avron
Yellowcard singles chronology
"Only One" (2004) "Lights and Sounds" (2005) "Rough Landing, Holly" (2006)

"Lights and Sounds" is a song by American pop punk band Yellowcard. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their fifth album, Lights and Sounds (2006). The track is built around a guitar riff, which is then followed with a repetitive drumming beat, then it is followed by a roaring guitar sound. The song's lyrics are based on the band coping with the success they were enduring when writing songs for their second album. It is also based on how they have aged in the process. "Lights and Sounds" also goes with what vocalist Ryan Key described as when he was preoccupied with making the album.

The song was released on November 15, 2005, and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming the band's highest-charting song. The song also peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the track charted for one week in the UK Singles Chart, at number 56. It additionally appeared on the Australian and New Zealand charts, respectively. "Lights and Sounds" was well received by music critics, who noted the track's general sound.

The song won the 2006 Spike Video Game Award in the category for Best Song, after it was featured in the video game Burnout Revenge.^[2][3] During promotion for the band's album, the music video for "Lights and Sounds" was featured in a Verizon Wireless V-cast commercial. The music video was shot in October 2005 and the video is a performance-only video, in which the band play in a dark room with thin lights, a homage to the song's title.