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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Mixed by Bob Power, also Scenario (A Tribe Called Quest), On & On (Erykah Badu) and Brown Sugar (D’Angelo)
Produced by J Dilla, also Find a Way (A Tribe Called Quest), Didn’t Cha Know (Erykah Badu) and You Can’t Hold the Torch (Busta Rhymes)
Written by J Dilla, also Find a Way (A Tribe Called Quest), You Can’t Hold the Torch (Busta Rhymes) and 1nce Again (A Tribe Called Quest)
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Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Bobby Caldwell, Bruce Malament, Common, J Dilla and Norman Harris
- Produced by
- J Dilla
- Performed by
- Common and James Poyser
- Engineered by
- Dylan Koski-Budabin, Nick Hura and Todd Fairall
- Mixed by
- Bob Power
- Part of
- Like Water for Chocolate
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Bobby Caldwell, Bruce Malament, Common, J Dilla and Norman Harris
- Produced by
- J Dilla
- Performed by
- Common and James Poyser
- Engineered by
- Dylan Koski-Budabin, Nick Hura and Todd Fairall
- Mixed by
- Bob Power
- Part of
- Like Water for Chocolate
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Bob Power
Same producer: J Dilla
Same engineer: Todd Fairall
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: Like Water for Chocolate
Same mixer: Bob Power
Same producer: J Dilla
Same writer: J Dilla
Versions, samples and covers
- SamplesOpen Your Eyes
Elsewhere
Sources (16)
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1MusicBrainz The Light was performed by Common
2MusicBrainz The Light was performed by James Poyser
3MusicBrainz The Light samples Open Your Eyes
4MusicBrainz The Light was produced by J Dilla
5MusicBrainz The Light was written by Bobby Caldwell
6MusicBrainz The Light was written by Bruce Malament
7MusicBrainz The Light was written by Common
8MusicBrainz The Light was written by J Dilla
9MusicBrainz The Light was written by Norman Harris
10MusicBrainz The Light is part of the release Like Water for Chocolate
The Light is part of the release Like Water for Chocolate
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song The Light
MCA Records is the label of the song The Light
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Light was engineered by Dylan Koski-Budabin
The Light was engineered by Dylan Koski-Budabin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Light was engineered by Nick Hura
14MusicBrainz The Light was engineered by Todd Fairall
The Light was engineered by Todd Fairall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz The Light was mixed by Bob Power
16MusicBrainz The Light was released on 2000-03-28