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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Kill the Lights
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Luke Bryan]]
| Cover = Kill the Lights.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2015|08|07}}
| Recorded = 2015
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 46:35
| Label = [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]]
| Producer = {{hlist|[[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]]|Jody Stevens}}
| Last album = ''[[Crash My Party]]''<br />(2013)
| This album = '''''Kill the Lights'''''<br />(2015)
| Next album = ''[[Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer]]''<br />(2016)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Kill the Lights
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Kick the Dust Up]]
| Single 1 date = May 19, 2015
| Single 2 = [[Strip It Down]]
| Single 2 date = August 4, 2015
| Single 3 = [[Home Alone Tonight]]
| Single 3 date = November 23, 2015
| Single 4 = [[Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day]]
| Single 4 date = March 14, 2016
| Single 5 = [[Move (Luke Bryan song)|Move]]
| Single 5 date = July 25, 2016
| Single 6 = [[Fast (Luke Bryan song)|Fast]]
| Single 6 date = November 28, 2016
}}}}

'''''Kill the Lights''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Luke Bryan]]. It was released on August 7, 2015, by [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hollabaugh|first1=Lorie|title=Luke Bryan Reveals Target Exclusive and Track List For ‘Kill The Lights’|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2015/07/luke-bryan-reveals-target-exclusive-and-track-list-for-kill-the-lights/|accessdate=July 6, 2015|work=[[MusicRow]]|date=July 6, 2015}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Kick the Dust Up]]", was released to country radio on May 19, 2015. "[[Strip It Down]]" was released as the second single from the album on August 4, 2015.<ref name="secondsingle">{{cite web|title=''Billboard'' Country Update|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/country_update_080815.pdf|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=August 4, 2015|pages=8|date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> The album's third single, "[[Home Alone Tonight]]", was released to country radio on November 23, 2015.<ref name="Home Alone Tonight adds">{{cite web|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/23/2015&Format=4|publisher=[[Radio & Records]]|accessdate=15 November 2015|format=Week Of: November 23, 2015}}</ref> The album's fourth single, "[[Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day]]" released to country radio on March 14, 2016. The album's fifth single, "[[Move (Luke Bryan song)|Move]]" released to country radio on July 25, 2016. All five singles reached number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Country Airplay]] chart, making Bryan the first country music artist ever to have five number one singles from two albums apiece.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/country_update_1031.pdf</ref> In November 2016, the album's sixth and final single "[[Fast (Luke Bryan song)|Fast]]" was sent to country radio.

''Kill the Lights'' garnered more positive reviews from music critics than Luke's previous albums. The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, moving 345,000 [[album-equivalent units]] in the week ending of August 13.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 69/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/kill-the-lights/luke-bryan/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Kill the Lights by Luke Bryan|work=Metacritic|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-the-lights-mw0002853411|title=Kill the Lights - Luke Bryan&nbsp;— Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|accessdate=August 25, 2015|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite web|last=Jewly|first=Hight|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6663992/luke-bryan-kill-the-lights-album-review|title=Luke Bryan Grows Behind the Grin on ‘Kill the Lights’: Album Review|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 17, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B<ref name="entertainmentweeklyreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/06/kill-lights-luke-bryan-ew-review|title='Kill The Lights' by Luke Bryan: EW Review|last=Vain|first=Madison|date=August 6, 2015|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Nash Country Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B<ref name="nashcountryweeklyreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/kill-lights-luke-bryan|title=''Kill the Lights'' by Luke Bryan |last=Paxman|first=Bob|date=August 7, 2015|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|work=[[Nash Country Weekly]]|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="newyorkdailynewsreview">{{cite web|title='Kill the Lights' review: Luke Bryan tinkers with 'Bro Country,' but it isn't so great|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/kill-lights-review-luke-bryan-tinkers-approach-article-1.2315596|last=Faber|first=Jim|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|date=August 7, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Oakland Press]]''
| rev6score = B<ref name="theoaklandpressreview">{{cite web|last=Gary|first=Graff|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150806/listening-room-luke-bryan-dr-dre-gregg-allman-simon-garfunkel-and-more|title=Listening Room: Luke Bryan, Dr. Dre, Gregg Allman, Simon & Garfunkel and more ...|work=[[The Oakland Press]] |publisher=[[21st Century Media]]|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=August 6, 2015}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="popmattersreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/196430-luke-bryan-kill-the-lights/|title=Luke Bryan: '''Kill the Lights'''|last=Heaton|first=Dave|date=August 14, 2015|publisher=Sarah Zupko|work=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstonereview">{{cite web|last=Hermes|first=Will|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/luke-bryan-kill-the-lights-20150807|title=Luke Bryan's New Album: Kill the Lights |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|date=August 7, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score = 6/10<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web|last=Shoup|first=Brad|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/review-luke-bryan-kill-the-lights/|title=Review: Luke Bryan Leaves Spring Break Behind as He Pushes 40 on ‘Kill the Lights’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[Buzzmedia]]|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="usatodayreview">{{cite web|last=Brian|first=Mansfield|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/reviews/2015/08/07/luke-bryan-kill--lights-listen-up-album---week/31182733/|title=Album of the Week: Luke Bryan|work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=August 7, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
}}

''Kill the Lights'' has received mostly positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a "[[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]]" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 69/100, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref name="MC" /> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] rates the album four stars conveying: "''Kill the Lights'' winds up feeling happy and generous, an inclusive record that plays to teenage desires as effectively as memories of an adolescence left behind."<ref name="allmusicreview" /> The publication ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' rates the album three and a half stars, and Jewly Hight commenting: "the fact that ''Kill the Lights'' features a pensive, black-and-white cover shot – the rare photo in which he's not smiling even a little – is a hint: He isn't simply going about his business-as-usual fun on this album."<ref name="billboardreview"/> [[Brian Mansfield]] rates the album three stars out of four at ''[[USA Today]]'' proffering: "The hits are fine, but that's the guy who's really worth getting to know."<ref name="usatodayreview"/> Maura Johnston gives the album a positive review on behalf of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' suggesting: "Bryan might have broken up with spring break, but crashing pop’s party will probably offer him just as good a time."<ref>{{cite web|last=Maura |first=Johnston |url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2015/08/06/album-review-luke-bryan-kill-lights/3k2qSMSfWsWCV6k4a42aBM/story.html|title=Album review: Luke Bryan, ‘Kill the Lights’|work=[[The Boston Globe]] |publisher=[[John W. Henry]]|date=August 7, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

''[[The Oakland Press]]''{{'}}s [[Gary Graff]] rates the album a B submitting: "Bryan has found his lane, and he doesn't mess with it on 'Kill The Lights,' a characteristically likable collection of friendly come-ons, lost love laments and sentimental odes to gravel roads and car rides to the nearest big town...It's solid from start to finish, refining what fans know and, mostly, love about Bryan's music and ensuring that his career lights will continue to shine for the foreseeable future."<ref name="theoaklandpressreview"/> Dave Heaton rates the album a seven for ''[[PopMatters]]'' espousing: "So bro-country this is, in that the women are shadows and might be figments of the man’s imagination."<ref name="popmattersreview" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Madison Vain rates the album a B asserting: "Considering ''Crash''{{'}}s success, messing with the formula on ''Kill the Lights'' would be a calculated risk. And Lights is nothing if not calculating."<ref name="entertainmentweeklyreview"/> The magazine ''[[Nash Country Weekly]]''{{'}}s Bob Paxman rates the album a B claiming: "''Kill the Lights'' isn't consistently pleasing, but it does represent a progression and evolution from Luke’s previous material."<ref name="nashcountryweeklyreview"/> ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''{{'}}s Chuck Yarborough rates the album a B– claiming: "It's a new phase. And a welcome one."<ref name="theplaindealerreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/08/luke_bryan_steps_out_from_behi.html |title=Luke Bryan steps out from behind 'bro-country' with 'Kill the Lights' (CD review)|last=Yarborough|first=Chuck|date=August 19, 2015|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> Glenn Gamboa from ''[[Newsday]]'' rates the album a B+ surmising: "Experimenting is good, but sometimes sticking to what you know is even better."<ref name="newsdayreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/kill-the-lights-review-luke-bryan-amps-up-the-country-1.10711742|title='Kill the Lights' review: Luke Bryan amps up the country|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=August 6, 2015|publisher=[[Cablevision]]|work=[[Newsday]]|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Will Hermes]] rates the album three stars believing: "Bryan's fifth studio album is well-turned Nashville radio bait, trite yet undeniable, sure to drive up bar tabs in 50 states and beyond."<ref name="rollingstonereview"/> The publication ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' rates the album a six out of ten, and has Brad Shoup claiming: "''Kill the Lights'' sees him both at an apex and a crossroads".<ref name="spinreview" /> Jim Faber rates the album two stars for the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' criticizing: "He serves up several ballads, which salute hunting, fishing, and scarecrows...None are particularly convincing, given the anchor-man blandness of Bryan's vocals."<ref name="newyorkdailynewsreview"/> Mikael Wood offering a mixed review at the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' suggesting: "Yet Bryan, never a particularly flexible singer, sounds even more wooden than usual in these tracks; for the first time, this 39-year-old father of two seems a bit embarrassed here, which threatens to topple the whole enterprise. If he’s not having fun, how are we supposed to?"<ref name="losangelestimesreview">{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-luke-bryan-kill-the-lights-review-20150807-story.html|title=Review Luke Bryan on 'Kill the Lights': A drunk texter with mortality on his mind|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|date=August 7, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} Jon Caramanica gives a review pondering: "Mr. Bryan’s fifth studio album, is his most mature, and almost studiously un-fun...Mr. Bryan is trading in his youthful vim for something more measured...For just a few seconds in each one, he hit that slow gyration of the hips that he’s known for, and he looked like a man at peace."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jon|first=Caramanica|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/arts/music/with-kill-the-lights-luke-bryan-downshifts-a-country-party.html?_r=0|title=With ‘Kill the Lights,’ Luke Bryan Downshifts a Country Party|work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]]|date=August 10, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
Upon its release, ''Kill the Lights'' and ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]'' by [[Dr. Dre]] were poised to make their entry at the top of the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, each of those has sold over 300,000 units.<ref name=forecast>{{cite web|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Luke Bryan and Dr, Dre Aiming for the Top of Billboard 200 Albums chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6656832/luke-bryan-dr-dre-albums-chart|website=billboard.com|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=23 August 2015|date=10 August 2015}}</ref> In the issue of August 29, the album debuted atop the chart, selling 345,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s (including 320,000 pure album sales) in the week ending August 13, became Bryan's third number-one album on the chart, and the third-biggest selling week for an album in 2015, behind ''[[If You're Reading This It's Too Late]]'' and ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'' by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[Kendrick Lamar]], respectively.<ref name=BB2001stweek>{{cite web|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Luke Bryan Bows at No.1 on Billboard 200 Albums chart, Dr.Dre debuts No.2|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6663966/luke-bryan-billboard-200-albums-chart-dr-dre|website=billboard.com|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=23 August 2015|date=16 August 2015}}</ref> As it combined with ''Compton'', which sold 295,000 equivalent units (276,000 traditional album sales) and entered the chart at number 2 in the same issue, the two albums have earned 640,000 units overally, marking the first time two albums have garnered at least 294,000 units since December 2014. Additionally, the album also started at number one on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart, became the sixth in Bryan's career to reach the position.<ref name=BB2001stweek/> The following week, music industry forecasters predicted that ''Kill the Lights'' could spend its second consecutive week atop the chart, with about 90,000 units sold in the week ending August 20.<ref name=Eyeingsecondweekno.1>{{cite web|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Luke Bryan Eyeing Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6671056/luke-bryan-eyeing-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|website=billboard.com|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=23 August 2015|date=20 August 2015}}</ref> On the chart dated September 5, ''Kill the Lights'' held the top spot for two weeks, selling 99,000 equivalent units, became the first country music album to stay more than one week at the top position since 2013, following his ''[[Crash My Party]]'' in 2013, which spent its second and final week atop the chart in the issue of September 7, 2013.

At the end of 2015, the album was the tenth highest-selling album of the year in the US, selling 851,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Adele's '25' Rules as Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2015 in U.S.|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835248/adele-25-top-album-of-2015-in-us|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 5, 2016|accessdate=January 9, 2016}}</ref> The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on February 8, 2016.{{Certification Cite Ref |artist=Luke Bryan |title=Kill the Lights |region=United States |type=album}} In July 2016, the album reached its million sales mark in the US, Bryan's fourth album to do so.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan Scores His Fourth Million-Selling Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7438947/luke-bryan-fourth-million-selling-album-billboard-200-chart-moves|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|publisher=Billboard|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> As of December 2016, the album has sold 1,075,600 copies in the US.<ref name="us sales">{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/12/41165-top-10-country-albums-chart-december-7-2016 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 7, 2016 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= December 7, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>

In Canada, the album entered the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at number 2, selling 22,000 copies in its debut week, the second biggest country music debut of 2015, behind [[Yoan Garneau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-and-analysis-21-august-2015/|title=Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 21 August 2015|first1=Alan|last1=Cross|date=20 August 2015|accessdate=29 August 2015|website=ajournalofmusicthings.com|publisher=Nielsen SoundScan}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline = ''Kill the Lights'' {{nobold|— Standard version<ref name=tracklist1>{{cite web|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=Luke Bryan Reveals ‘Kill the Lights’ Track Listing, Collaboration|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-kill-the-lights-track-listing/|website=tasteofcountry.com|publisher=Taste of Country Network|accessdate=23 August 2015|date=6 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=tracklist2>{{cite web|title=Kill the Lights - Luke Bryan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kill-the-lights/id1018422616|website=itunes.apple.com|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref>}}
| collapsed = no
| total_length = 46:38
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = [[Kick the Dust Up]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Dallas Davidson]]|[[Chris DeStefano]]|[[Ashley Gorley]]}}
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Kill the Lights
| writer2 = {{hlist|Luke Bryan|Jody Stevens|[[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]]}}
| length2 = 2:59
| title3 = [[Strip It Down]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bryan|[[Jon Nite]]|[[Ross Copperman]]}}
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = [[Home Alone Tonight]]
| note4 = featuring [[Little Big Town|Karen Fairchild]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Jody Stevens|Cole Taylor|[[Jaida Dreyer]]|Tommy Cecil}}
| length4 = 3:10
| title5 = Razor Blade
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jeff Hyde|Ryan Tyndell|[[Rodney Clawson]]}}
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = [[Fast (Luke Bryan song)|Fast]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Bryan|Clawson|[[Luke Laird]]}}
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = [[Move (Luke Bryan song)|Move]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bryan|[[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]]|Jay Clementi}}
| length7 = 3:47
| title8 = Just Over
| writer8 = {{hlist|Chase McGill|Brad Tursi|Jessie Jo Dillon}}
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = Love It Gone
| writer9 = {{hlist|Jody Stevens|Clementi}}
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = Way Way Back
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bryan|Gorley|Clawson}}
| length10 = 3:19
| title11 = To the Moon and Back
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]|[[Hillary Lindsey]]|Tony Lane}}
| length11 = 3:58
| title12 = [[Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bryan|Davidson|[[Rhett Akins]]|[[Ben Hayslip]]}}
| length12 = 4:38
| title13 = Scarecrows
| writer13 = {{hlist|Gorley|[[Trevor Rosen]]|[[Shane McAnally]]}}
| length13 = 3:38
}}
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = ''Kill the Lights'' {{nobold|— [[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive bonus tracks<ref name=tracklist1/>}}
| total_length = 57:11
| writing_credits = yes
| title14 = Corner Booth
| writer14 = {{hlist|Bryan|[[Cole Swindell]]|[[Jimmy Robbins]]}}
| length14 = 3:20
| title15 = Little Boys Grow Up and Dogs Get Old
| writer15 = {{hlist|Bryan|Lane}}
| length15 = 3:44
| title16 = Buddies
| writer16 = {{hlist|Bryan|Davidson}}
| length16 = 3:29
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from [[AllMusic]]:<ref name="personnel allmusic">{{cite web|title=Kill the Lights - Luke Bryan - Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-the-lights-mw0002853411/credits|website=allmusic.com|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref>

;Vocals
*Lead vocals – [[Luke Bryan]]
*Background vocals – Perry Coleman, [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]], Jody Stevens, Jennifer Wrinkle
*Featured vocals – [[Little Big Town|Karen Fairchild]] on "Home Alone Tonight"

;Instruments
{{Div col|2}}
*[[Acoustic guitar]] – Jody Stevens, [[Ilya Toshinsky]]
*[[Banjo]] – Jody Stevens, Ilya Toshinsky
*[[Bass guitar]] – Mark Hill, [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]]
*[[Bouzouki]] – Ilya Toshinksy
*[[Drum kit|Drums]] – Shannon Forrest, Greg Morrow
*[[Electric guitar]] – [[J.T. Corenflos]], Kenny Greenberg, Adam Shoenfeld, Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens, Ilya Toshinsky
*[[Fiddle]] – [[Aubrey Haynie]]
*[[Hammond B-3 organ]] – Mike Rojas
*[[Keyboards]] – Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevnes
*[[Mandolin]] – Aubrey Haynie, Ilya Toshinsky
*[[Pedal steel guitar]] – Eddy Dunlap
*[[Piano]] – Mike Rojas
*[[Synthesizer]] – Mike Rojas
{{div col end}}

;Production
{{Div col|2}}
*[[Artist and repertoire|A&R]] – Brian Wright
*Assistant – Chris Small
*[[Digital editing]] – Chris Small
*[[Audio engineer|Engineering]] – Derek Bason
*Manager – Kerri Edwards
*[[Audio mastering|Mastering]] – Adam Ayan
*[[Audio mixing|Mixing]] – Derek Bason
*[[Record producer|Production]] – Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens
*Production assistant – Scott Johnson
*[[Programming (music)|Programming]] – Jody Stevens
{{div col end}}

;Imagery
*Art direction – Karen Naff
*Design – Wendy Stamberger
*Photography – Carlos Ruiz, Jim Wright

==Charts==

===Album===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2015–16)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{albumchart|Australia|4|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 15, 2015}}
|-
! scope="row" | Australian Country Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Country Albums|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums|website=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=9 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906132507/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums|archivedate=6 September 2015}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|New Zealand|32|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 14, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|Switzerland|100|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|UK2|47|date=2015-08-14|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 14, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|UKCountry|2|date=2015-08-14|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 14, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}
|-
{{albumchart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Luke Bryan|album=Kill the Lights|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}
|}
{{col-2}}

====Year-end charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
| 28
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
| 29
|-
! scope="row"| US Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
| 6
|}
{{col-end}}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Hot Country]]
! width="45"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]]
! width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! width="45"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! width="45"| [[Canada Country|CAN Country]]
! width="45"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2015
! scope="row"| "[[Kick the Dust Up]]"
| 1
| 1
| 26
| 98
| 1
| 15
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Strip It Down]]"
| 1
| 1
| 30
| —
| 1
| 48
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Home Alone Tonight]]"
| 3
| 1
| 38
| —
| 1
| 55
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2016
! scope="row"| "[[Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day]]"
| 2
| 1
| 37
| —
| 1
| 51
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Move (Luke Bryan song)|Move]]"
| 5
| 1
| 50
| —
| 1
| 82
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Fast (Luke Bryan song)|Fast]]"<sup>A</sup>
| 19
| 13
| —<sup>B</sup>
| —
| 18
| —
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

*<sup>A</sup> Current single.
*<sup>B</sup> "Fast" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart.

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Kill the Lights|artist=Luke Bryan|award=Platinum|relyear=2015 |salesamount=1,061,200 |salesref=<ref name="us sales"/>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==See also==
* [[List of number-one albums of 2015 (Canada)]]
* [[List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2015|List of ''Billboard'' 200 number-one albums of 2015]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

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{{s-bef | before= ''[[Montevallo (album)|Montevallo]]'' by [[Sam Hunt (musician)|Sam Hunt]]<br />''Illinois'' by Brett Eldredge<br />''[[Cold Beer Conversation]]'' by [[George Strait]]}}
{{s-ttl | title= [[Top Country Albums|''Billboard'' Top Country Albums]] [[List of Billboard number-one country albums of 2015|number-one album]] | years=August 29–September 26, 2015<br />October 10, 2015<br />October 31–November 7, 2015}}
{{s-aft | after= ''[[Illinois (Brett Eldredge album)|Illinois]]'' by [[Brett Eldredge]]<br />''[[Cass County (album)|Cass County]]'' by [[Don Henley]]<br />''[[Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)|Storyteller]]'' by [[Carrie Underwood]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{Luke Bryan}}

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[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]

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