"Kill the Lights" is a song by American recording artist
Alex Newell
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and record producer
DJ Cassidy
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With his trademark boaters, cricket sweaters, bow ties, color-blocked tuxedos, and 24-carat-gold microphone, Cassidy became known f ...
, featuring additional contribution from guitarist
Nile Rodgers
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. The
disco
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song was featured on an episode of the
HBO
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television series, ''
Vinyl
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'' (2016), and later appeared on its accompanying
extended play
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soundtrack
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.
Another version of the song features English singer and songwriter
Jess Glynne
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, and a set of remixes of this version by
Audien
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,
Yolanda Be Cool
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Biography
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, Chuckie, and
Dimitri from Paris was released as a single on April 15, 2016.
Music video
The music video for the song was released to
YouTube
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on April 8, 2016.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (U.S.)
This is a list of the United States ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs number-one hits of 2016.
References
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United States Dance
2016
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References
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2016 songs
2016 singles
Atlantic Records singles
Dance-pop songs
Disco songs
DJ Cassidy songs
Jess Glynne songs
Songs from television series