Glowing

"Glowing"  is a song by South African singer-songwriter Nikki Williams. This song was released as the lead single from Nikki's upcoming Debut Album. It was released on iTunes on 4 December 2012, and so far it is Nikki's biggest radio hit.

Background
After releasing Kill, F*ck, Marry as a promotional single in November, Nikki Williams released "Glowing" as the lead single from her debut album. "Glowing" was released on iTunes on 4 December 2012, and it was released to radio on March 19 2013. Unlike, Kill, F*ck, Marry, "Glowing" is more of an upbeat and dance song.

Songwriters and Producers
"Glowing" was written by  Arnthor Birgisson, Daniel James, Leah Haywood, Bebe Rexha and Sandy Vee, and produced by Sandy Vee, Dreamlab and Birgisson. Birgisson is an Icelandic producer who created hits for Enrique Iglesias and Shontelle. James and Haywood are known together as Dreamlab, and have written hits for Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. Rexha was a member of the band Black Cards, whilst Vee usually collaborates with Stargate, and worked with Rihanna and Katy Perry.

Music Video
The music video was released on 25 March 2013 on Nikki's official VEVO channel. It features Nikki and her friends partying.

You can watch the video here:



Commercial and Radio Performance
"Glowing" became Nikki's most succesful radio singles, peaking at #20 on Billboard Pop Songs, reaching a peak audience impression of 19.002M

It also reached #3 on Billboard Dance/Club Songs.

"Glowing" peaked at #76 on the Canadian Hot 100, and at #101 on the Billboard Hot 100

It sold 213,889 copies in the USA until the 17th of August 2013

Lyrics
Verse: This is my confessional

Seven seconds till I hit the ground

But you saved my life!

Now I feel indestructible

So protected when you're around

Yeah, you saved my life!



Pre-Chorus:

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