When the Lights Go Out (song)

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This article is about the song by Five. For the EP by Havana Brown, see When the Lights Go Out (EP).
Not to be confused with When the Lights Went Out.
"When the Lights Go Out"
Song
B-side"Slam Dunk Da Funk" (Extended Mix) (UK)
"Straight Up Funk"
"Shake" (US)

"When the Lights Go Out" is the second single released from British group Five's debut studio album (music), Five. It was released in early 1998. The song was co-written by Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy (from the band Dead or Alive), and John McLaughlin. It was co-produced by Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy.

"When the Lights Go Out" is the band's only top ten hit in the United States. An alternate version of the song, in which J Brown's rap is replaced by Abs Breen's rap, was made especially for the US release; there are separate videos for each version. Five's biggest hit to date internationally, "When the Lights Go Out" is considered somewhat to be their debut single in most countries (except in the UK), peaking at number two in Australia, reaching the Top 30 in the US on 23 June 1998 and eventually spending seven nonconsecutive weeks at its peak of number 10, starting 21 July 1998. The song also spent six months on the US Billboard Hot 100, and sold 800,000 copies in the US alone.[1]

Music videos

The UK version (directed by duo Liam & Grant) starts with a woman using a VR machine and sees the members as they dance together and in separate rooms with each getting a distinct color: Abs in teal, Scott in orange, Ritchie in purple, Sean in blue and J in red. Through the woman's perspective, the viewers sees the members with a given number and their horoscope sign respectively.

The US version (directed by Nigel Dick) takes place at night in a closed bowling alley, where Abs takes control of the place and allows the other members and himself to hang out with a couple girls they brought along with them. One of the girls is played by Bethany Joy Lenz of Guiding Light and One Tree Hill fame.[2]

Track listing

USA CD Single #1[3]
  1. "When the Lights Go Out" [US Remix] - 4:20
  2. "Straight Up Funk" - 3:57
USA CD Single #2[3]
  1. "When the Lights Go Out" [US Remix] - 4:20
  2. "When the Lights Go Out" [Hip Hop Mix] - 6:19
  3. "When the Lights Go Out" [R&B Rub Mix] - 4:24
  4. "Shake" - 3:23
UK CD Single #1[4]
  1. "When the Lights Go Out" [Radio Edit] - 4:12
  2. "When the Lights Go Out" [Extended Mix] - 6:23
  3. "When the Lights Go Out" [The Drummers Mix] - 7:27
  4. "When the Lights Go Out" [Loop Da Loop Full Vocal Mix] - 4:50
  5. "When the Lights Go Out" [Video] - 4:10
UK CD Single #2[4]
  1. "When the Lights Go Out" [Radio Edit] - 4:12
  2. "When the Lights Go Out" [Blacksmith R&B Rub] - 4:26
  3. "Slam Dunk Da Funk" [Extended Mix] - 7:06
  4. "Interview" - 4:23
Brazilian Single
  1. "When the Lights Go Out" [Radio Edit] - 4:12
  2. "When the Lights Go Out" [Extended Mix] - 6:23
  3. "When the Lights Go Out" [US Remix] - 4:20
  4. "When the Lights Go Out" [The Drummers Mix] - 7:27
  5. "When the Lights Go Out" [Blacksmith R&B Rub] - 4:26
  6. "When the Lights Go Out" [Loop Da Loop Full Vocal Mix] - 4:50

Charts and certifications

References

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  2. ^ http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/bethany-joy-galeotti/images/5761616/title/when-lights-go-out-videoclip-screencap
  3. ^ a b "Five - When The Lights Go Out (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Five - When The Lights Go Out (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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  9. ^ Canada Top Singles peak
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  11. ^ "Chart Track: Week 40, 1998". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Five" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Five – When the Lights Go Out". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ "Five – When the Lights Go Out". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Five Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Five Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  19. ^ "Five Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  20. ^ "Five Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  22. ^ Billboard Top 100 - 1998. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998 - Longbored Surfer - Charts". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 14 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  24. ^ "Ultratop 50 Albums Wallonie 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  25. ^ "British single certifications – Five". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2011. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Five in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – Five". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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