"Please Don't Turn Me On" | ||||
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Single by Artful Dodger featuring Lifford | ||||
from the album It's All About the Stragglers | ||||
B-side | "R U Ready" | |||
Released | 13 November 2000 [1] | |||
Genre | UK garage | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | FFRR | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Artful Dodger | |||
Artful Dodger singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
UK CD single [3]
UK 12-inch single [4]
| UK cassette single [5]
Australian CD single [6]
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Chart (2000—2001) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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