[5] The song is played in the key of D major, and has a tempo of 142 beats per minute.
[6] "Light Up the Sky" was released on June 2, 2010, as the lead single from her third studio album of the same name.
[7] Prior to the death of their longtime manager and their drummer's best friend, along with the departure of two band members, they had to overcome many struggles which are shown in the song, exploring the depth of God's love in hard times.
'Light Up the Sky' is a picture of what it looks like when you make it through one of those really challenging times and you look back and see how God was using all those things for good; and that you were never alone.
"[9] The song is featured in the June 22, 2010 episode "Break-Up to Make-Up" of the MTV show The Hills.