"Lightning" is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted, taken as the third single from their second studio album, Battleground.

The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, the same team responsible for the band's number-one single, "Glad You Came".

The song kicks off with a thumping electronic beat, as Tom's raspy vocals come in: "You're in control, pressing pause on my heartbeat...".

"[1] Another positive reception came from Digital Spy's Lewis Corner, who rated it four stars out of five and wrote that "[...] The five-piece croon over a cool 'n' catchy melody more addictive than snacking on a tube of Pringles in front of the telly."

"[4] The band performed the song live for the first time during the results show of the 16 October edition of The X Factor.