Leave Before the Lights Come On

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First released:
Aug 14 2006

Overview Edit

"Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by Sheffield-based indie rock band Arctic Monkeys and was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom. The song was not included on the band's debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, though Alex Turner has stated that it could have been on the album as it follows a similar theme to many of the album tracks. It was the band's final release before promotion began for their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare in Spring 2007. However, it was not included on their second album either.

The single's release was confirmed on the band's website on 6 July 2006, and that the track would be released on Monday, 14 August, on 3 track CD and 2 track 7" vinyl. The website did not offer any further information, but NME's website announced that the two b-side tracks for the single will be covers, "one of which will be their version of an old song and the other a cover of a track by one of their favourite groups." In July 2006, it was confirmed on Gonzo that "Put Your Dukes Up, John" by The Little Flames would be one of the cover versions. On 17 July, it emerged on an Arctic Monkeys fansite that the other cover version would be "Baby, I'm Yours" originally recorded by Barbara Lewis. The official website soon confirmed this and added that the track would be a collaboration with the 747s. The single entered the UK singles charts at number four on 20 August 2006, their first not to top the chart.

"Leave Before the Lights Come On" was the Arctic Monkeys' first single to enter the Canadian Singles Chart and debuted at number two behind Eva Avila's "Meant to Fly" (2006) by only fifteen copies. It descended to number three in its second week and remained on the chart for seven weeks.

Alex Turner confirmed the release of the single in an interview in NME: "'Leave Before the Lights Come On' feels very much like it could be on the album. So we're going to put that out as a single. I remember it's the last song that I wrote about that sort of time, going out and that. My life's not really like that any more."

This song has been covered by Gym Class Heroes in various live shows and on BBC Radio 1.

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Catalog number:
RUG236D1
Release dates:
  • Oct 24 2006

Genres

Alternative Rock, Britpop, Indie. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Great songs, but not worth the price
Amazing new songs! All three of these songs are great in their own respective ways, but the whole product is not worth such a price. I highly recommend getting these songs, including "Baby I'm Yours" (which is a great cover), but go buy these songs off iTunes and save yourself a few dollars.
Written by Alex J. Hansen
3 stars Leave Before The Lights Come On
"Leave Before The Lights Come On" was the first release after Arctic Monkey's extremely popular debut album, Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. The song itself doesn't quite sound like anything on the album, but more so than the two b-sides that were included with the single, "Put Your Dukes Up John" and a cover of Barbara Lewis' 1965 hit "Baby I'm Yours." If you're really into the band I'm sure you'd really appreciate these songs, but if you haven't heard either of their full-length al…
Written by Mark Twain "Sam"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

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    Leave Before the Lights Come On
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    2
    Put Your Dukes Up John
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    3
    Baby I'm Yours
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Leave Before the Lights Come On 3 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: RUG236D1
release dates: Aug 14 2006 in United Kingdom, Aug 21 2006
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