| Better with the Lights Off | |
| Cover: | Better With the Lights Off.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | New Boyz featuring Chris Brown |
| Album: | Too Cool to Care |
| Released: | August 2, 2011[1] |
| Recorded: | 2010 |
| Label: | Shotty • Asylum • Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | The Cataracs • H-Money |
| Chronology: | New Boyz |
| Prev Title: | Boyfriend |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | I Like It Like That |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Better with the Lights Off" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop duo New Boyz and features vocals from R&B singer Chris Brown, taken from New Boyz' second studio album, Too Cool To Care. The song was released as a promotional single on May 3, 2011[2] via digital download in the United States and was released as the third single from the album on August 2, 2011.[1]
Allmusic highlighted the song and wrote a positive opinion: "when “girl you look better with” ends up the big hook behind the Chris Brown feature “Better with the Lights Off,” it’s hard to think of a grander moment that the entire snotty-males-in-their-early-twenties movement has yet offered."[3]
The single debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a promotional single.[4] After being officially released, it re-entered the chart at number 75 and reached a peak of number 38.[5]
The official music video premiered on MTV on June 15, 2011. It was directed by Colin Tilley.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[6] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 38 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard) | 23 |
| US Rap Songs (Billboard) | 13 |