Turn the Lights Off


"Turn the Lights Off" is a single by Dutch disc jockey and music producer DJ Jose. It was released as a digital download on 9 March 2007. The song was written by L.T.R. van Schooneveld, Jos Klaster, and Alexander Perls, and vocals were performed by Jeremy Carr.
"Turn the Lights Off" was covered by Danish disc jockey Kato in 2010. Kato's version found viral success in 2025 after being featured in a meme with actor Jon Hamm in a club dancing scene from the American television series Your Friends & Neighbours.
In 2026, that the viral success started from social media accounts in Ukraine, before the Jon Hamm meme took over. He also reacted to the unexpected success of his 2010 track: "Whenever I was on TikTok or Instagram, every time I swiped to the next video, it was my song again and again."

Track listing

;CD single
  1. "Turn the Lights Off" – 3:00
  2. "Turn the Lights Off" – 7:11
;Digital download
  1. "Turn the Lights Off" – 2:59
  2. "Turn the Lights Off" – 4:59
  3. "Turn the Lights Off" – 7:12
  4. "Turn the Lights Off" – 5:29
  5. "Turn the Lights Off" – 6:09
  6. "Turn the Lights Off" – 6:26

Kato version

"Turn the Lights Off" is a single by Danish disc jockey and music producer Kato, from his debut album Discolized. It was released in Denmark as a digital download on 1 January 2010. The song peaked at number 4 on the Danish Singles Chart. The song features vocals from Danish singer Jon Nørgaard.

Track listing

;Digital download
  1. "Turn the Lights Off" – 2:58
  2. "Turn the Lights Off" – 5:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position

Chart Peak
position
Belarus Airplay 105
Bulgaria Airplay 4
Canada 33
France
Aba Daba Dutch remix		189
Germany Dance 2
Global 200 60
Greece International 41
Hungary 40
Latvia Airplay 12
Lithuania 45
Netherlands 6
Norway 19
Poland 21
Portugal 147
Romania Airplay 19
Russia Streaming 65
Sweden 31
US [Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Hot 100]82
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs 3

Justė version

In 2025, the song was covered by Lithuanian DJ Justė and Danish Twitch streamer and DJ Jaxstyle. The song contains re-recorded vocals by Danish singer Jon, who also featured on the 2010 cover version by Kato. It was released as a digital download on 7 November 2025 through Spinnin' Records.

Charts

Monthly charts