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"Better with the Lights Off"
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Single by New Boyz featuring Chris Brown
from the album Too Cool to Care
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011[1]
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:42
LabelShotty • AsylumWarner Bros.
SongwriterDominic Thomas • Earl BenjaminChristopher Brown
ProducerThe Cataracs • H-Money (co.)
New Boyz singles chronology
"Boyfriend"
(2011)
"Better with the Lights Off"
(2011)
"I Like It Like That"
(2011)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Body 2 Body"
(2011)
"Better with the Lights Off"
(2011)
"Wet the Bed"
(2011)

"Better with the Lights Off" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop duo New Boyz and features vocals from R&B singer Chris Brown, taken from New Boyz' second studio album, Too Cool To Care. The song was released as a promotional single on May 3, 2011[2] via digital download in the United States and was released as the third single from the album on August 2, 2011.[1]

Critical response

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Allmusic highlighted the song and wrote a positive opinion: "when “girl you look better with” ends up the big hook behind the Chris Brown feature “Better with the Lights Off,” it’s hard to think of a grander moment that the entire snotty-males-in-their-early-twenties movement has yet offered."[3]

Chart performance

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The single debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a promotional single.[4] After being officially released, it re-entered the chart at number 75 and reached a peak of number 38.[5]

Music video

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The official music video was filmed in Los Angeles on May 11, 2011. The video premiered on MTV on June 15, 2011. It was directed by Colin Tilley.

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 90
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 38
US Pop Songs (Billboard) 23
US Rap Songs (Billboard) 13
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[8] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011) position
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 28

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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