Flashing Lights

"Flashing Lights" is a ballad song recorded by English-Irish boy band RoadTrip. It was released as the fourth track from their third extended play (EP), Dynamite (2019). Written by Blair Dreelan, Charlie Drew, and Andy Fowler, the song incorporates elements of pop and R&B, and experiments with vocoder."RoadTrip Interview: Andy Fowler". YouTube. 25 April 2020. It also showcases Fowler's vocals in a lower register.
== Background ==
On 1 June 2019, Rye Beaumont tweeted over the band's account numbers that corresponded to letters in the alphabet (1=A), which formed the title "Flashing Lights". Many fans speculated it to be a song on their upcoming EP."RoadTrip (@RoadTripTV)". Twitter. 1 June 2019.
The last verse, "When you think I'm falling around the room", was written by Fowler. It was in one take, playing around with the chords in the studio."RoadTrip (@roadtrip)". TikTok. 9 June 2019. The first time RoadTrip performed it on their headline tour, Fowler was emotional, because it was the first time he felt his writing was going into a band song. He named it to be his favourite RoadTrip song,"RoadTrip Answer Quick Fire Questions". YouTube. 2020. and in the fandom, the hashtag #FlashingLightsForFovvs was created to promote positivity.
It was one of Duff's favourite songs from the EP, his favourite lyric "Flashing lights / But nothing can blind my view"."Nickelodeon UK (@NickelodeonUK)". Twitter. 23 August 2019. Beaumont once said his favourite lyrics were "I know people cheat on each other / But that ain't the way". In some performances, he sang "One girl's okay / But sharing is great".
Lyrically, "Flashing Lights" is about uncertainties in a relationship, and how the person reassures their significant other that they are the only person they want to be with. Notably in the last chorus, in the original version, it does not begin with the word 'when' but in the acoustic version, it does. In the third verse with the line, "And I love, love you like there's no other" the acoustic version does not start with 'and'.
== Lyrics ==
Original
Acoustic
== References ==
Category:2019 songs
Category:Dynamite
Category:RoadTrip songs
Category:Songs