"Please Don't Turn Me On" is a song by
UK garage
UK garage, abbreviated as UKG, is a genre of electronic dance music which originated in England in the early to mid-1990s. The genre was most clearly inspired by garage house, but also incorporates elements from dance-pop, R&B, and jungle. I ...
duo
Artful Dodger
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, released on 13 November 2000 as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album, ''
It's All About the Stragglers
''It's All About the Stragglers'' is the only studio album by the English garage duo Artful Dodger. It was released on 20 November 2000 by London Records. The album contains eight different vocalists, including Craig David.
Production
The albu ...
'' (2000). The song peaked at number four on the
UK Singles Chart
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and spent 10 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 50 in Australia and Ireland, as well as number 90 in Switzerland.
The song features singer Lifford (real name Lifford Shillingford), who would later appear as a contestant on the twelfth season of
''Britain's Got Talent''.
Track listings
UK CD single
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
# "R U Ready"
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (video)
UK 12-inch single
:A1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (
Wideboys
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Oyster vocal mix)
:B1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (
Erick Morillo
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's Disco Thang)
:B2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (
Stanton Warriors
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Fabric vocal)
UK cassette single
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
# "R U Ready"
Australian CD single
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix)
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang)
# "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)
Charts
Certifications
References
2000 songs
2000 singles
Artful Dodger (duo) songs
FFRR Records singles
Songs about infidelity
Songs written by Conner Reeves
Songs written by Mark Hill (musician)
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