"Flash Light" (also called "Flashlight") is a song by American funk band Parliament, released on January 28, 1978 by Casablanca Records as the second single from their sixth album, Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome . It is written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins, and is the final song on the album, finishing its story of the group’s quest to defeat the evil Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk, coercing him to dance.