Don't Turn Off the Lights

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“Don't Turn Off The Lights”
“Don't Turn Off The Lights” cover
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Escape
Released August 2002
Format CD single
12"
Genre Pop
Length 3:47
Label Interscope Records
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi
Enrique Iglesias
Steve Morales
David Siegel
Producer Steve Morales
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Love to See You Cry"
(2002)
"Don't Turn Off The Lights"
(2002)
"Maybe"
(2002)

"Don't Turn Off The Lights" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's second track, and was released as its fourth single in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

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The single was released in August 2002 and became very successful in Australia and New Zealand, peaking into the Top Ten in both countries. However in United States was not as successful, peaking only at number 110 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song however did push up sales of the album in the US during Iglesias's promotion. Iglesias promoted the week of thanksgiving performing the sing on shows such as MTV's TRL, Regis and Kelly and attracted the largest crowd at the Today Show summer concert series. [1]

A Spanish version of the song was also released titled "No Apagues La Luz".

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Argentina Top 40 [2] 13
Australia ARIA Top 40 [3] 4
MuchMusic Top 30 [4] 6
New Zealand Top 40 [5] 6
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [6] 10
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream [7] 24
US Billboard Top 40 Tracks [8] 39
US Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay [9] 19
World Singles Official Top 100 [10] 73

† "No Apagues La Luz" (Spanish version)

[edit] Tracklisting

Australian CD Single (B00006CFJS) [11]
  1. Don't Turn Off The Lights (Album version)
  2. Don't Turn Off The Lights (Fernando Garibay and Giorgio Moroder Remix Edit)
  3. Don't Turn Off The Lights (Fernando Garibay and Giorgio Moroder Remix)
  4. Escape (StoneBridge Radio Mix)
  5. Escape (JJs Radio Edit)
  6. Escape (video)


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