Canadian singer and songwriter Lights has released six studio albums, three acoustic albums, eight extended plays, 39 singles (including 10 as a featured artist and two as part of a supergroup), and 30 music videos. Lights began her career as a songwriter, penning songs for the television series Instant Star. She released a self-titled EP in 2008 on the independent record label Underground Operations. Two singles, "Drive My Soul" and "February Air", were released from the EP: "Drive My Soul" reached number 18 on the Canadian singles chart and was certified gold by Music Canada (MC).
Lights' debut studio album, The Listening, was released in September 2009. It reached number seven on the Canadian albums chart and was certified gold by MC. Three singles were released from the album: "Saviour", "Ice" and "Second Go". In early 2010, Lights collaborated with various Canadian musicians on the charity single "Wavin' Flag" which reached number one in Canada and was certified triple platinum by MC.
Siberia, her second studio album, was released in October 2011. Featuring collaborations with Holy Fuck and Shad, it peaked at number three in Canada and was certified gold by MC. The album produced three singles, "Everybody Breaks a Glass", "Toes" and "Where the Fence Is Low". An acoustic album, Siberia Acoustic, followed in April 2013. Preceded by the single "Cactus in the Valley" with Owl City, the album reached number seven in Canada.
Her third studio album, Little Machines, was released in September 2014, and debuted at number five in Canada. It has spawned two official singles, the top-40 peaking lead single "Up We Go" and "Running with the Boys", as well as two promotional singles "Portal" and "Same Sea". In 2017, Lights released her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth, which debuted at number three on the Canadian albums chart. Its lead single, "Giants", became the first song of Lights' career to chart in the United States, peaking in the top 20 of the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart.
On June 11, 2020, she released a seven track instrumental synthwave album on Bandcamp titled How to Sleep When You're on Fire. Proceeds from this album would be donated to the Black Lives Matter Vancouver branch.
Pep, her fifth studio album, was released on April 1, 2022. Breaking her usual pattern of releasing an acoustic version of the album, Lights released the lofi album Ded on April 7, 2023. Ded featured lofi versions of Pep's tracks, presenting them in reverse order.
A6, her sixth studio album, was released on May 2, 2025. The title is a shorter version of "Album 6" and serves as her album of reflection and rediscovery of her music. An extended edition of A6, A6Extended was released on January 30, 2026.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales CAN GRC US US Sales The Listening Released: September 22, 2009 Labels: Sire, Universal Formats: CD, DD 7 34 129 129 MC: Platinum Siberia Released: October 4, 2011 Labels: Universal, Last Gang Formats: CD, DD, LP 3 — 47 47 MC: Gold CAN: 40,000 Little Machines Released: September 23, 2014 Labels: Universal, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, DD, LP 5 — 34 34 MC: Gold Skin & Earth Released: September 22, 2017 Labels: Universal, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, DD, LP 3 — 95 33 Pep Released: April 1, 2022 Labels: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, DD, LP 32 — — 25 A6 Released: May 2, 2025 Labels: Lights Music Inc. Formats: CD, DD, LP — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Acoustic and re-imagined albums + List of acoustic albums and re-imagined albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions CAN US Siberia Acoustic Released: April 30, 2013 Labels: Universal, Last Gang Formats: CD, LP, DD 7 86 Skin & Earth Acoustic Released: July 12, 2019 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, LP, DD — — DedReleased April 7, 2023 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, LP, DD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other albums Title Description Notes Scorpion Side B (Covers) Cover album of Drake's Scorpions Released: August 10, 2018 Label: Last Gang Format: DDWarehouse SummerCollaborative album (with i_o) Released: November 23, 2022 Labels: Armada Formats: DD
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Extended play details Peak chart positions CAN US Lights Released: April 22, 2008 Labels: Underground, Doghouse Formats: CD, LP, DD — — Acoustic Released: July 20, 2010 Labels: Sire, Universal Formats: CD, DD 7 122 Siberia (Remixed) Released: February 28, 2012 Label: Last Gang Format: DD — — iTunes Session Released: April 3, 2012 Label: Universal Format: DD 52 — Midnight Machines Released: April 8, 2016 Label: Warner Bros. Format: DD9104 AM 444 Released: May 29, 2020 Label: 720MAU5 Format: DD — — How to Sleep When You're on Fire Released: June 11, 2020 Labels: self-released Formats: DD—— Dead End Released: August 7, 2020 Label: Fueled by Ramen Format: DD— — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN AC CAN Alt. "Alive Again": CAN CHR CAN HAC NLD USAdult "Drive My Soul" 2008 18 4 — 11 8 — — MC: Gold Lights and The Listening "February Air" 90 35 — — — — — "Saviour" 2009 38 48 — 34 15 — — MC: Gold The Listening "Ice" 65 — — 29 39 — — "Second Go" 2010 54 — — 28 12 — — "My Boots" 56 — — — 30 — — "Everybody Breaks a Glass" 2011 79 — — — — — — Siberia "Toes" 62 49 — — — — — "Where the Fence Is Low" 2012 — — — — — — — "Banner" — — — — — — — "Timing Is Everything" — — — — — — — "Cactus in the Valley" 2013 — — — — — — — Siberia Acoustic "Up We Go" 2014 31 5 — 9 7 — — MC: Gold Little Machines "Running with the Boys" 2015 — 36 — 47 35 — — "Giants" 2017 — 18 — — 14 — 18 Skin & Earth "We Were Here" 2018 — — — 21 37 — — "Love Me"(with Felix Cartal) 2019 38 16 — 6 5 — — MC: 2× Platinum Expensive Sounds for Nice People "Lost Girls" — — — — — — — Skin & Earth Acoustic "Long Live"(featuring Travis Barker) — — — — — — — "Annihilation"(with i_o) 2020 — — — — — — — AM 444 "Dead End"(with Myth) — — — — — — — Dead End "Batshit"(with Myth) — — — — — — — "When the Summer Dies" 2021 — — — — — — — "Prodigal Daughter" — — — — — — — Pep "Real Thing" — — — — — — — "Salt and Vinegar" 2022 — — — — — — — "In My Head" — — — — — — — "Someone to Forget" (with ARMNHMR)2023 — — — — — — —Together as One "Feel Less"(with Felix Cartal)2024 — — — 46 — — — I, Sabotage "The Blob"(with Pvris) — — — — — — — F.I.L.T.H. "Damage" — — — — — — — A6 "Alive Again"2025 — — 26 — — — — "Surface Tension" — — — — — — — "White Paper Palm Trees" — — — — — — — "Clingy" — — — — — — — "Education" — — — — — — — "Learning to Let Go" — — — — — — — "Come Get Your Girl" 2026 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CANPeak positions for featured singles on Canadian Hot 100: For "Wavin' Flag": For "True Colors": TWN US Dance "Every Day" 2009 — — — Hometown "Wavin' Flag" 2010 1 — — MC: 3× Platinum rowspan="2" "True Colors" 2012 10 — — "No One Knows Who We Are" 2013 — — 34 Atmosphere "Zero Gravity" 2015 — — — "Falling Away" — — 49 Creation "Warrior"<br/ > 2017 — — — "Drama Free"<br/ > 2018 — — 46 Mau5ville: Level 2 "Amateurs" <br/ > 2019 — — — Amateurs "Hearts on Fire" <br/ > 2020 — 32 11 Fallen Embers "Last Summer" <br/ > 2021 — — — "Dusk" <br/ > 2022 — — —Dusk "Human Being" — — —Blink Twice "Stop Thinking" — — 48Beyond the Veil "Empress of the Damned" 2023 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak positions Album CAN Digi. "Portal" 2014 — Little Machines "Same Sea" 2015 — "Meteorites" 2016 — Midnight Machines "Skydiving" 2017 — Skin & Earth "Savage" 31 "Fight Club" — "New Fears" — "Giants" — "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" 2019 — "Beside Myself" 2021 — Pep "Last Christmas" 2024 — "—" denotes a recording that failed to chart.
Other charted songs + List of other songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak positions Album CAN Digi. "The Listening" 2009 72 The Listening
Other appearances + List of non-single appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Perfect" 2006 Songs from Instant Star 4 "Meant for Each Other" 2007 The Februarys All the Time in the World "Home is Where the Heartache Is" "I Was Always Thinking of You" "You Got the Girl" 2009 The Tremulance Polaroids "The End" Silverstein A Shipwreck in the Sand "Crucify Me" 2010 Bring Me the Horizon There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. "Don't Go" "Used to Be Sweet" The Secret Handshake Night & Day "The Yacht Club" 2011 Owl City All Things Bright and Beautiful "Just to Feel Alive" 2012 Anthony Green Beautiful Things "Living in Another World" Spirit of Talk Talk "Book Club" Arkells "Desire" 2013 Maestro Fresh-Wes Orchestrated Noise "Open Water" blessthefall Hollow Bodies "Remember to Remember" Shad Flying Colours "Just Here with My Friends" 2018The Darcys, Leah Fay "Last One to Know" 2020Steve Aoki, Mike ShinodaNeon Future IV "That's It, That's All" 2022Dear RougeSpirit
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Drive My Soul" 2008 Sean Michael Turrell "February Air" "Saviour" 2009 Roboshobo "Every Day" Sean Michael Turrell "Ice" (version one) "Ice" (version two) Roboshobo "Wavin' Flag" 2010 "Second Go" Sean Michael Turrell "Deer In the Headlights" 2011 "Toes" Sean Michael Turrell "Banner" 2012 "Timing Is Everything" Ken Galloway "True Colors" "Cactus in the Valley" (acoustic) 2013 Lights "Portal" 2014 Iota Creative "Up We Go"Alon Isocianu "Running with the Boys" 2015 Amit Dabrai "Same Sea" "Meteorites" 2016 "Giants" 2017 Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux "Skydiving" "Savage" "New Fears" "We Were Here" 2018 "Lost Girls" 2019 Beau Bokan "Dead End" 2020 "Batshit" "Prodigal Daughter" 2021Matt Barnes "Real Thing" Lindsey Blane "Salt and Vinegar"2022 "In My Head" "Damage"2024 Lights "Alive Again" 2025 "Surface Tension" "White Paper Palm Trees"
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