Flash Light (song)

"Flash Light" (also called "Flashlight") is a song by American funk band Parliament, released on January 28, 1978 by Casablanca Records as the second single from their sixth album, Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977). It is written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins, and is the final song on the album, finishing its story of the group’s quest to defeat the evil Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk, coercing him to dance. "Flash Light" was the first No. 1 R&B hit on the US Billboard chart by any of the P-Funk groups and also spent four months on the US pop chart, peaking at No. 16. The track became Parliament's second certified million-selling single, following "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)". It also gave Casablanca Records its first No. 1 R&B hit. In New Zealand, the song reached No. 3 and is ranked as the No. 8 hit of 1978. "Flash Light" also charted in Canada (No. 24) and reached No. 3 on WLS-AM in Chicago.