Don't Turn Off the Lights explained

Don't Turn Off the Lights
Cover:Dont turn off the lights.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Enrique Iglesias
Album:Escape
B-Side:No apagues la luz
Studio:Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Length:3:47
Label:Interscope
Producer:Steve Morales
Prev Title:Escape
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Love to See You Cry
Next Year:2002

"Don't Turn Off the Lights" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias from his second English-language studio album, Escape (2001). The song was written by Iglesias, Steve Morales, Kara DioGuardi, and Dave Siegel and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The song was produced by Morales, and Cuban-American singer Jon Secada provides backing vocals on the track. A Spanish-language version titled "No apagues la luz" was also recorded.

Background

In interviews, Enrique Iglesias has stated that for the album Escape, he started using a different method to writing songs than he had used before. Starting off with a title or single idea he would write the song around it. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" was the first song to use this method and set the tone for many of the other songs on the album. At the time it was expected that the song would be the album's first, in an interview with Mexican radio station Exa FM, Iglesias stated that he believed the track would be the first single from his then-upcoming album.

The single was released on 20 May 2002 in the United States and on 22 July 2002 in Australia.[1] [2] It became a success in Australia and New Zealand, peaking inside the top 10 in both countries. It was not as successful in the United States, reaching number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song however did significantly push up sales of the album in the US during Iglesias's promotion. Iglesias promoted the week of Thanksgiving, performing the song on TV shows Last Call with Carson Daly, MTV's TRL, Live with Regis and Kelly and the Today Show summer concert series, where he attracted the largest crowd of Summer Concert series to date.[3]

Music video

The video for the single features footage of Iglesias performing in concert, relaxing backstage/off tour and interacting with fans.

Track listings

European CD single[4]

  1. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (album version) – 3:47
  2. "Hero" (from The One and Only Show—UK) – 4:38

US CD single[5]

  1. "Don't Turn Off the Lights"
  2. "No apagues la luz"

Australian maxi-CD single[6]

  1. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (LP version) – 3:47
  2. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (Fernando Garibay & Giorgio Moroder remix) – 4:23
  3. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (Fernando Garibay & Giorgio Moroder extended mix) – 7:30
  4. "Escape" (StoneBridge radio mix) – 4:32
  5. "Escape" (JJ's radio edit) – 3:25
  6. "Escape" (video) – 3:30

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet.[8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 48
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[11] 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 46

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United States20 May 2002Contemporary hit radioInterscope
Australia22 July 2002Maxi-CD
29 July 2002CD[13]

Notes and References

  1. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1453. 35. 17 May 2002. 7 June 2021.
  2. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd July 2002. ARIA. 25. 22 July 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222433/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020807-0000/Issue647.pdf. 22 February 2008. 2 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Enrique Iglesias on rockonthenet.com. 1 June 2008.
  4. Don't Turn Off the Lights. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. European CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 497 879-2.
  5. Don't Turn Off the Lights. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. US CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 0694977622.
  6. Don't Turn Off the Lights. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. Australian maxi-CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 4977552.
  7. Don't Turn Off the Lights. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 4977582.
  8. Escape. Escape (Enrique Iglesias album). Enrique Iglesias. 2001. European CD album booklet. Interscope Records. 493 182-2.
  9. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 27, saptamina 8.07–15.07, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050215113415/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10024.html. 15 February 2005. 10 May 2020.
  10. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002. ARIA. 2 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906183811/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2002.html. 6 September 2004. 23 March 2022.
  12. Web site: End of Year Charts 2002. Recorded Music NZ. 10 May 2020.
  13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29nd July 2002. ARIA. 26. 29 July 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222433/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020807-0000/Issue648.pdf. 22 February 2008. 22 January 2022.

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