"Saving Light" is a song by English trance producers Gareth Emery and Standerwick, featuring vocals from Haliene.

[1] The song's music video was shot and directed by Lee Jones and depicts a schoolgirl contemplating suicide after being a victim of bullying.

"[3] Once the vocals were complete, Emery and Standerwick tried different musical styles for six months before settling on a classic trance interpretation.

Standerwick and Emery produced 20 instrumentals of "Saving Light", some of which included an electronic dance music (EDM) drop and a dubstep section.

[2] "Saving Light" debuted at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in June 2016;[10] fans assumed that the song was produced by Craig Connelly, though he later openly stated that the track was not his.

1 Again", an initiative organised by Emery and Monstercat that encouraged fans to purchase the song via Beatport to support the anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label.

[14] On 6 February 2017, "Saving Light" overtook tech house songs "Swagon" by Detlef and "Same Man" by Franky Rizardo to reach number one on the Beatport overall charts.

[2][10][6] Sergei Zarovnyi of Billboard wrote that she adds "incredible vocals to the gripping production and lyrics that speak to the soul",[2] and We Rave You's Fiorito Maniego felt that her voice suits the song's trance composition.

[6][8][9] Abisola Oseni of EDM Identity praised "Saving Light" as "melodic and uplifting",[9] and Steph Evans of Earmilk referred to the melody as "plain beautiful [and] emotional".

[21][22] Van Buuren concluded the 845th episode of his A State of Trance radio show revealing that "Saving Light" had won Tune of the Year.

Matthew Meadow of Your EDM noted that this marked the first time a non-trance label (Monstercat) has won the award.

[26] Lisa-sun Nguyen of EDM Identity wrote that the acoustic rendition "retained much of the magic of the song but in a softer way".

[27] An extended play of "Saving Light" was released in August 2017; it features six remixes by various artists, including one by Notaker.

[27] His remix was well-received; an EDM Sauce editor felt that Notaker added a "gritty digital feel" to the song and allowed him to display his "version of this already incredible track".

[30] Gareth Emery, Roxanne, Haliene, Matthew Steeper, and Karra developed a music video to focus on a theme of bullying and harassment.

They wished to showcase its harmful effects, potentially leading to thoughts of suicide, and the positive impact of one voice.

[45] Haliene performed the song as part of her Dreamstate Vancouver set in 2019 alongside "Superhuman", "Paralysed", "Whisper", and "Dream in Colour".

[47] Insomniac featured the remix on a Monstercat-centred episode of the series Cut From the Catalog; disk jockey Stonebank produced the mix.