After collaborating on "Where Them Girls At", "Turn Me On" and "Hey Mama", "Light My Body Up" marks the fourth time David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have worked together on a song.
The song carries a theme of fire throughout the piece and includes guest vocals by rapper Lil Wayne, his first time collaborating with Guetta since "I Can Only Imagine".
According to Minaj, earlier versions of the song only had her vocals and did not include her rap verse.
"Light My Body Up" is written in the key of F minor with a tempo of 146 beats per minute.
A lyric video was released on 23 March 2017 through David Guetta's YouTube channel.