Turn Off the Lights

"Turn Off the Lights"
Single by Teddy Pendergrass
from the album Teddy
B-side"If You Know Like I Know"
ReleasedJune 23, 1979 (1979-06-23)
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Length5:55 (12-inch version)
3:36 (7-inch version)
Songwriter(s)Gamble and Huff
Producer(s)Gamble and Huff

"Turn Off the Lights" was a hit for R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released as a single on June 23, 1979. Released from his hit album, Teddy, the song hit No. 48 on the Pop charts and No. 2 on the R&B charts.

The song was also a b-side single with "If You Know Like I Know." The song was sampled in "I'm Not Havin' It" by MC Lyte and Positive K and "Shots" by 9th Wonder featuring Big Dho, Sean Price and Rapsody. Nuyorican singer La India released a salsa version in 2010.