Parliament | Flash Light | LIVE (1978)
"Flash Light" is a song by funk band Parliament, written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins and released in January 1978 on the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome.
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It was the first #1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S. pop chart, peaking at #16.
The track became Parliament's second certified million-selling single, following "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)".
"Flash Light" also gave Casablanca Records its first #1 R&B hit. In New Zealand, the song reached #3 and is ranked as the #8 hit of 1978.
"Flash Light" also charted in Canada (#24) and reached #3 on WLS-AM in Chicago.