When the Lights Go Down (Armand Van Helden song)

"When the Lights Go Down" is the fourth single released from American DJ Armand Van Helden's sixth album, Nympho. It features samples from Nick Gilder's song "Rockaway", so he and James McCulloch are given writing credits. The song was released in Australia on September 12, 2005, and reached number 52 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In Europe, the song stalled at number 70 in the United Kingdom but entered the top 10 in Finland, where it reached number eight.

"When the Lights Go Down"
CD single cover
Single by Armand Van Helden
from the album Nympho
Released	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
Length	5:10 (album version) 3:02 (radio edit)
Label	Southern Fried (UK) Shock (Australia)
Songwriter(s)	Armand Van Helden Nick Gilder James McCulloch
Producer(s)	Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden singles chronology
"Into Your Eyes" (2005) "When the Lights Go Down" (2005) "Sugar" (2006)

Track listing

UK and Australian CD single^[1][2]

1. "When the Lights Go Down" (radio edit)
2. "When the Lights Go Down" (original club mix)
3. "When the Lights Go Down" (Deepgroove's Dirty House dub remix)
4. "When the Lights Go Down" (Backstage Sluts Drama remix)
5. "When the Lights Go Down" (Paul Masterson's Subway remix)
6. "When the Lights Go Down" (Trophy Twins Digital dub remix)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	52
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4]	10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	8
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[6]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	89
Scotland (OCC)[8]	66
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	70
UK Dance (OCC)[10]	8
UK Indie (OCC)[11]	8

Release history

Country	Release date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Catalogue	Ref(s).
Australia	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)	CD	Shock	ECB85CDS	[2][12]
United Kingdom	September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)		Southern Fried		[1][13]

References

1. When the Lights Go Down (UK CD single liner notes). Armand Van Helden. Southern Fried Records. 2005. ECB85CDS.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. When the Lights Go Down (Australian CD single liner notes). Armand Van Helden. Shock Records. 2005. ECB85CDS.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "Issue 812" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
4. "Armand Van Helden – When the Lights Go Down" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
5. "Armand Van Helden: When the Lights Go Down" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
7. "Armand Van Helden – When the Lights Go Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
11. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
12. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12th September 2005" (PDF). ARIA. September 12, 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
13. "When the Lights Go Down". Amazon. Retrieved July 7, 2021.