"Flash Light" is a song by funk band Parliament, released in January 1978 on the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. It was the first #1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and reached #16 on the Pop charts. The song is frequently played at United States sporting events. The track became Parliament's second certified million selling single, following "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)". Flash Light also gave Casablanca Records its first number one R&B hit. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked "Flash Light" #199 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.