"Lights Out" is a pop song performed by English singer

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song "Ne ...

. It was his first mainstream single in the UK for nearly 17 years. The song was performed to an audience for the first time on

Peter Kay Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Kay studied ...

's 2010 tour which commenced at the

MEN Arena Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights s ...

, Manchester on 27 April 2010. Astley was unveiled as a surprise special guest and performed a medley of his old hits before revealing his new song. "Lights Out" was released as a digital download on 7 June 2010 and it received its first airplay on the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2.Ken Bruce Show
Retrieved 28 April 2010 Despite becoming a UK radio hit, it didn't sell well, peaking only at number 97 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

Chart performance

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lights Out (Rick Astley Song) 2010 singles Rick Astley songs Songs written by Rick Astley 2010 songs Songs written by Andrew Frampton (songwriter)