Don't Turn Out the Lights

single by Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block
VisualArtwork single Q3646301
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Don't Turn Out the Lights

Summary

Don't Turn Out the Lights is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's composer is recorded as Jess Cates[4].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's composer is recorded as Emanuel Kiriakou[5].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's composer is recorded as Claude Kelly[6].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's genre is pop music[7].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights followed 2 in the Morning[8].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights followed Bigger[9].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights was followed by Remix (I Like The)[10].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Out the Lights was New Kids on the Block[11].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights was performed by Backstreet Boys[12].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's record label is recorded as Sony Music[13].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's record label is recorded as Legacy Recordings[14].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights is part of NKOTBSB[15].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights was published on January 1, 2011[17].
  • Don't Turn Out the Lights's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+211'}[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2ec016c8-8b4a-42be-9fc4-657f3a7478ea[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include New Kids on the Block[11] and Backstreet Boys[12].

Publication

Don't Turn Out the Lights was released on January 1, 2011[17]. Its genre is pop music[7]. It is part of NKOTBSB[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include 2 in the Morning[8] and Bigger[9]. Don't Turn Out the Lights was followed by Remix (I Like The)[10].

Why It Matters

Don't Turn Out the Lights ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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