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1991 single by White Lion
"Lights and Thunder"
Single by White Lion
from the album Mane Attraction
B-side"She's Got Everything"
ReleasedMarch 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length8:10
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Richie Zito
White Lion singles chronology
"Love Don't Come Easy"
(1991) 		"Lights and Thunder"
(1991) 		"Broken Heart '91"
(1991)

"Lights and Thunder" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion and was released as a single in the UK from their 1991 album Mane Attraction. The song charted at No. 95 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"Lights and Thunder" was White Lion's longest song, from 1991–2008, an eight-minute heavy rock epic with a complex structure inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Achilles Last Stand. In 2008, "Sangre de Cristo" from Return of the Pride became the band's longest song, with a length of eight minutes and forty-four seconds. The song was one of many songs from the band that addressed social or political issues.

Music video

In 2005, for the White Lion live album Rocking the USA, a music video was made for the live version of the song which features on the DVD Bang Your Head Festival 2005.

Versions

In 2024, Mike Tramp re-recorded "Lights and Thunder" for the Songs of White Lion, Vol. II album. The song was also re-released as a single and featured a new music video.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Lights and Thunder" – 4:56
  2. "She's Got Everything" – 5:56

12" maxi-single

  1. "Lights and Thunder" (edit)
  2. "Fight to Survive" (live)
  3. "She's Got Everything"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 95

References

  1. "White Lion singles".
  2. "White Lion: I was tired of the other guys, or maybe just the guitarist". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. "Best White Lion Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks". Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  4. "White Lion Video Albums". Spirit of Metal. 2012
  5. "WHITE LION: 'Bang Your Head Festival 2005' DVD Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 2021
  6. "MIKE TRAMP Announces New Album 'Songs Of White Lion - Vol. II'". Blabbermouth. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. "White Lion Lights and Thunder".
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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