Lights Out (Santigold song) explained

Lights Out
Cover:Santogoldlightsout.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Santogold
Album:Santogold
Released:August 11, 2008
Length:3:12
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"Lights Out" is a song by American musician Santigold (then Santogold). It was released on August 11, 2008, through Downtown, Lizard King and Atlantic Records as the third single from her debut studio album, Santogold (2008).

Release and reception

On July 4, 2008, "Light Out" was announced to be released on August 11 as the third single from Santogold.[1] [2] The song, as well as an exclusive remix, was used to promote Bud Light Lime,[3] with the remix being available as a free download from the brand's official website.[4] Santi promoted the song on BBC Radio 1's popular Live Lounge programme, hosted by Jo Whiley. She performed "Lights Out" and a cover of Adele's "Hometown Glory". Lights Out also appeared in hit TV show Grey's Anatomy.

Rolling Stone compared "Lights Out" to "a lost Pretenders single."[5] NME, meanwhile, said the song "harkens back to the sleek ’80s new wave of The Cars."[6] Blender seconded the comparison, saying the "butterfly fragile" song uses "chunky Cars guitars and a plaintive early-MTV synth" as a "shy come-on".[7] "Lights Out" also received comparisons to Pixies;[8] [9] The List said that the "uplifting indie rock number 'Lights Out' – the track most generously endowed with those hooks White speaks so proudly of – recalls The Pixies."[10] The Village Voice stated it "channel[s] the Pixies [sic] with a punk-pop sound fueled by spare guitar plucks, simple drum patterns, and lyrics delivered in a talk-sing stutter with random falsetto breaks."[11] It "finds a fascinating middle ground between the Pixies and the Go-Go's", according to Pitchfork.[12] Pitchfork placed it at #422 on its "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" list.[13] PopMatters simply called the song "a sweet and eerie lullaby".[14] ILikeMusic said that "under a pure fire pop chorus the track is as irresistible as gravity."[9] The Manchester Evening News went as far to call the song "perfect, faultless: a complete peach."[8]

Music video

The "Lights Out" music video was directed by Kim Gehrig. The music video premiered via Pitchfork on August 11, 2008.[15] It features Santigold performing in front of various colored walls and patterns - zebra print, black-and-yellow gingham, a tropical theme, cheetah and tiger prints, flamingoes, feathers, and others.[15]

In popular culture

Track listing

  1. "Lights Out" (radio edit)  - 3:13
  1. Lights Out  - 3:13
  2. Lights Out (Tepr Club Remix)  - 5:40
  3. Lights Out (Tepr Emo Remix)  - 3:37
  4. Lights Out (Kid Gloves Remix)  - 7:30
  5. Lights Out (Dave Rubato Remix)  - 3:16 (iTunes only)[17]

Official versions and remixes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santigold to release Lights Out single . AngryApe.com . AngryApe . 2008-07-04 . 2008-07-04 .
  2. Web site: Razz Rocks: Striking Gold . https://archive.today/20120801101443/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/07/04/razz-rocks-striking-gold-86908-20630804/ . dead . 2012-08-01 . Rick Fulton . ...Lights Out which is out on August 4 . . . 2008-07-04 . 2008-07-04 .
  3. Web site: New Santigold - "Lights Out (Bud Light Remix)" . . 2008-05-19 . 2008-07-04 .
  4. Web site: Music Downloads . . . 2008-07-04 .
  5. Santigold . https://archive.today/20120912035803/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20255990/review/20273804/santigold . dead . September 12, 2012 . Will Hermes . . . 2008-05-01 . 2008-07-04 .
  6. Web site: Santigold . Priya Elan . . . 2008-05-08 . 2008-07-04 .
  7. Web site: Hip-hop hipster mocks hipsters, gets hipper . . . Jon Dolan . April 2008 . 2008-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080506094319/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?ID=5145 . 2008-05-06 . dead .
  8. Web site: Lights Out (Lizard King) . https://archive.today/20130420225537/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/single_reviews/s/1060663_santigold__lights_out_lizard_king . dead . 2013-04-20 . Sarah Walters . . . 2008-07-31 . 2008-08-23 .
  9. Web site: Santigold live, plus free mixtape . . 2008-08-08 . 2008-08-23 .
  10. Web site: Santogold – Rolled gold . The List . May 22, 2018 . August 30, 2018.
  11. Web site: Santigold: A star grows in Brooklyn . Katie Hintz . . . 2008-04-22 . 2008-07-04 .
  12. Web site: Santigold . Pitchfork . Tom Ewing . 2008-05-07 . 2008-07-04 .
  13. Web site: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 | Features | Pitchfork . . 2020-04-21 . 2016-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160229080245/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ . dead .
  14. Web site: Santigold . . . 2008-04-30 . 2008-07-04 .
  15. Web site: Pitchfork.tv: Santigold: "Lights Out" [Video] ]. Marc Hogan . 2008-08-11 . 2008-08-13 .
  16. Web site: Lights Out . . 2008-08-10 . 2008-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430112117/http://www.7digital.com/artists/santigold/lights-out/ . 2010-04-30 . dead .
  17. Web site: Lights Out - EP . . 2008-08-11 . 2008-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033000/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=286666597&s=143444 . 2011-06-07 . dead .

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