Turn Your Lights Down Low
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Recorded | 1977 |
Length | 3:39 |
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"Turn Your Lights Down Low" is a song by Jamaican
Duet version
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"Turn Your Lights Down Low" on YouTube |
A cover/remixed version was released in October 1999, with original artist Bob Marley featuring American singer-songwriter
Music video
An accompanying music video to the Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley remix was directed by Francis Lawrence and released in 1999. The video takes place in Jamaica and opens with a group of Jamaican kids playing soccer. Following this, are a series of panning shots showing night life in Jamaica, and scenes where Hill is singing in a recording studio. In other scenes, Hill is shown dancing at a party with former boyfriend Rohan Marley, son of Bob Marley.
Track listings
All songs are performed by Lauryn Hill except "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Hill and Bob Marley), "To Zion" (Hill and Carlos Santana), and the original version of "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Bob Marley and the Wailers).
Australian CD single[8]
UK CD1[9]
UK CD2[10]
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UK cassette single and European CD1[11][12]
European CD2[13]
Japanese CD single[14]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France ( SNEP)[7]
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Gold | 250,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] | Platinum | 10,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[42] | Gold | 15,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 12 October 1999 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Columbia | [43] |
19 October 1999 |
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Europe | 15 November 1999 | CD | [20] | |
Japan | 20 November 1999 | SME | [45] | |
United Kingdom | 29 November 1999 |
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Columbia | [46] |
Covers
- Colbie Caillat made a cover version of this song on her 2008 album Coco.
- American Idol season 8.
- Rosie Gaines covered the song on her album Closer Than Close.
- K'LA sampled the song on her 2011 first single "All Your Love".
- The Voice (U.S. season 7)
- Jim James covered the song on Sweetheart 2014.
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)
- List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s
References
- ^ Staff (2 January 2001). "43rd Annual Grammy Nomination List". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- Grammy Awards. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Romanian Top 100. Archived from the originalon 22 January 2005.
- ^ a b "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Les classement single. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ Turn Your Lights Down Low (Australian CD single liner notes). Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill. Columbia Records. 1999. 668156 2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 176.
- ^ "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 2. 15 January 2000. p. 7. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (28.10– 4.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 October 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Turn Your Lights Down Low". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 51. 18 December 1999. p. 70. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2000". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2000" (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Lauryn Hill & Bob Marley – Turn Your Lights Down Low". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1320. 8 October 1999. p. 54.
- ^ "AddVance Notice / Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1321. 15 October 1999. pp. 146, 155.
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- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 23.