Neon (Rita Ora Song)

"Neon" is a song recorded by British singer Rita Ora, released 
under Physical Records on January 8, 2021. The single was Ora's first music release, it is the lead single to Ora's debut album Heartbreaker. 
The song was written by Ora herself along with Alexandra Tamposi and Alesso, Alesso also produced the track. Taking on a pop sound, the track recevied overall positive reviews being described as a "fun, carefree track that is a perfect fit for radio".
"Neon" debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling over 76,000 copies in it's first week. The track continued to climb, peaking at No. 5 on the chart and becoming Ora's first Top 5 single. Upon the album's release, Neon re-entered the Billboard Hot 100.
As of August 2022, "Neon" has sold over 1,800,000 copies worldwide earning a platinum certification for doing so. 
== Background and release ==
"Neon" was written by Ora herself along with Alexandra Tamposi and Alesso. Alesso also produced the track while Peter Karlsson handled vocal production. The track was mixed and mastered by John Hanes who mixed and mastered a total of three tracks for the album. 
Ora stated that the track was a fun song to record and write as a debut. "I mean, it's my first single ever, it will always be something so special to me", she said in an interview gearing up for the release of the single. The track is the opening track of her debut album Heartbreaker. 
She [Rita] announced the single via her social media accounts. Starting on December 25th, she started teasing the single cover and lyrics from the song. Two days before the release, she announced that the single will be released on January 8th. 
== Critical reception ==
"Neon" received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It was praised for it's fun and carefree melody. Critics praised the production on the track, but mentioned that lyric wise it could have been more improved. 
== Commercial performance ==
"Neon" was considered a decent debut for Ora. It debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 with selling over 76,000 in it's openings week. The single grew in both sales and streams over the weeks and managed to peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track has been certified platinum for selling over 1,000,000 copies worldwide, currently sitting with 1,800,000 copies as of August 2022. 
== Credits and personnel ==
=== Recording ===
* Ten87, Kensaltown (London, England)
=== Management ===
* All rights administered by Sony Music Group/Physical Records
=== Personnel ===
* Rita Ora - lead vocals, songwriter
* Alexandra Tamposi - songwriter
* Alesso - producer, songwriter
* Peter Karlsson - vocal production
* John Hanes - mixing, mastering
== Charts ==
=== Chart Run ===
Charts (2021/2022)	Chart Run (19 weeks)
CAL Charts 	35 - 34 - 15 - 12 - 13 - 5 - 6 - 41 - 32 - 22 - 36 - 15 - 29 - 38 - 64 - 142 - 108 - 55 - 34
=== Weekly Charts ===
Chart (2021)	Peak Position
CAL Charts 	5
== Certifications and sales ==
Region 	Certification	Certified Units/Sales
Worldwide	Platinum 	1,800,000