Better with the Lights Off
| "Better with the Lights Off" | ||||||||||
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| Single by New Boyz featuring Chris Brown | ||||||||||
| from the album Too Cool to Care | ||||||||||
| Released | August 2, 2011[1] | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||||||||
| Genre | Electro-hop, pop rap | |||||||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||||||||
| Label | Shotty, Asylum, Warner Bros. | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dominic Thomas, Earl Benjamin, Chris Brown, Niles Hollowell-Dhar | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | The Cataracs, H-Money | |||||||||
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"Better with the Lights Off" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop duo New Boyz and R&B singer Chris Brown, taken from New Boyz' second studio album, Too Cool To Care. The song was released as a promotional single on May 3, 2011[2] via digital download in the United States and was released as the third single from the album on August 2, 2011.[1]
Critical response
Allmusic highlighted the song and wrote a positive opinion: "when “girl you look better with” ends up the big hook behind the Chris Brown feature “Better with the Lights Off,” it’s hard to think of a grander moment that the entire snotty-males-in-their-early-twenties movement has yet offered."[3]
Chart performance
The single debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a promotional single.[4] After being officially released, it re-entered the chart at number 75 and reached a peak of number 38.[5]
Music video
The official music video premiered on MTV on June 15, 2011.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[6] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 38 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard) | 23 |
| US Rap Songs (Billboard) | 13 |
References
- 1 2 "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates". Allaccess.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/too-cool-to-care-mw0002033198
- ↑ Grein, Paul (May 11, 2011). "Week Ending May 8, 2011. Songs: Rolling In The Dough | Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "New Boyz Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 26th September 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (September 14, 2011). "Week Ending Sept. 11, 2011. Songs: The Voices". Yahoo! Chart Watch. new.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
