Please Don't Turn Me On

"Please Don't Turn Me On"
Single by Artful Dodger featuring Lifford
from the album It's All About the Stragglers
B-side	"R U Ready"
Released	13 November 2000 (2000-11-13) [1]
Genre	UK garage
Length	3:44
Label	FFRR
Songwriter(s)	Conner Reeves Mark Hill
Producer(s)	Artful Dodger
Artful Dodger singles chronology
"Woman Trouble" (2000) "Please Don't Turn Me On" (2000) "Think About Me" (2001)

"Please Don't Turn Me On" is a song by UK garage duo Artful Dodger, released on 13 November 2000 as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album, It's All About the Stragglers (2000). The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 50 in Australia and Ireland, as well as number 90 in Switzerland.

The song features singer Lifford (real name Lifford Shillingford), who would later appear as a contestant on the 12th series of Britain's Got Talent. ^[2]

Track listings

UK CD single ^[3]

1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
2. "R U Ready"
3. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)
4. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (video)

UK 12-inch single ^[4]

A1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix)

B1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang)

B2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Stanton Warriors Fabric vocal)

UK cassette single ^[5]

1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
2. "R U Ready"

Australian CD single ^[6]

1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix)
3. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang)
4. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 22 Australian Dance (ARIA) [8] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 13 Ireland (IRMA) [10] 42 Ireland Dance (IRMA) [11] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 90 Scotland (OCC) [13] 20 UK Singles (OCC) [14] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position UK Singles (OCC) [15] 121

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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3. Please Don't Turn Me On (UK CD single liner notes). FFRR Records. 2000. FCD 388.
4. Please Don't Turn Me On (UK 12-inch single sleeve). FFRR Records. 2000. FX 388.
5. Please Don't Turn Me On (UK cassette single sleeve). FFRR Records. 2000. FCS 388.
6. Please Don't Turn Me On (Australian CD single liner notes). London Records, Warner Music Australia. 2000. 8573859622.
7. "Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Issue 577" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 49. 2 December 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
10. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Artful Dodger". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
11. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 30 November 2000". GfK Chart-Track . Retrieved 29 May 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. "Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via Zobbel.
16. "British single certifications – Artful Dodger ft Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 October 2020.