Turn Off the Light

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Music video

There are two music videos for "Turn Off the Light": the underground version and the regular version.

The regular version was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in Chinatown's Central Plaza in Los Angeles, California.[1] The music video for the regular version of "Turn Off the Light" begins in a swamp where Nelly Furtado is sitting on the edge of a log and people are swimming in the swamp. She begins to sing the first verse and when the chorus commences the people in the swamp pull her in and they start dancing in the swamp. When the second verse begins Furtado is seen at a temple singing while dancers jump out and dance with Furtado. During the second part of the chorus, she is surrounded by a group at the temple and they dance around her while she sings. During the bridge Furtado is shown at an old house singing and playing the guitar, with the flag of the Azores both behind her and on her guitar (this scene is interpolated with shots of a DJ playing, also with the Azorean flag behind him, and topless men dancing while using skirts that resemble those used in Sufi whirling). The video ends with Furtado back at the temple eating noodles.

The underground video features Furtado playing the guitar in a wooden shed, wearing a white top and jeans. She is also seen buying flowers. Behind the scenes footage of the photoshoot for the Whoa, Nelly! cover is interwoven throughout the video.

Chart performance

The song became Furtado's most successful song at the time of its release. In New Zealand, it became her first number-one single and stayed on the chart for 27 weeks.[2] "Turn Off the Light" was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ for sales greater than 5,000 copies.[3] The song became the second-most successful song of New Zealand in 2001, behind Craig David's "Walking Away".[4] It peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 10 November 2001.[5] A remix featuring rappers Ms. Jade and Timbaland was also released, and a dance remix topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[6] In Australia, although the song peaked at number seven,[7] it remained in the top 50 for 21 weeks and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 70,000 copies.[8] The song debuted and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart,[9] becoming Furtado's second top-5 single there, and reached number two on the UK R&B Chart.[10]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Whoa, Nelly! album booklet.[16]

Studios

  • Recorded and engineered at The Gymnasium (Toronto, Canada) and Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
  • Mixed at Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
  • Mastered at Classic Sound (New York City)

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 2 July 2001 CD DreamWorks [40]
United States 17 July 2001 Contemporary hit radio [41]
United Kingdom 20 August 2001 Template:Hlist [42]
Germany 27 August 2001 CD Universal [43]

See also

References

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