Please Don't Turn Me On

"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 London"
Released	13 November 2000
Genre	UK garage
Length	3:44
Label	FFRR
Songwriter(s)	Conner Reeves; Mark Hill;
Producer(s)	Artful Dodger
Artful Dodger singles chronology

"Please Don't Turn Me On" is a song by Artful Dodger, released on 13 November 2000 as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album, It's All About the Stragglers. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks on the chart. The song 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 twelfth season of Britain's Got Talent.^[2]

Charts[]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	13
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	42
Ireland Dance (IRMA)^[6]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	90
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	4

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Stavenes Dove, Siri (11 November 2000). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 46. p. 26. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Who is Britain's Got Talent 2018 star Lifford Shillingford?".
^ "Australian-charts.com – Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 49. 2 December 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Artful Dodger". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 30 November 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 29 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Swisscharts.com – Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "British single certifications – Artful Dodger ft Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Stavenes Dove, Siri (11 November 2000). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 46. p. 26. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[2] "Who is Britain's Got Talent 2018 star Lifford Shillingford?".

[sc_Australia_Artful_Dodger_feat._Lifford-3] "Australian-charts.com – Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[4] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 49. 2 December 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[sc_Ireland3_Artful_Dodger-5] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Artful Dodger". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[6] "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 30 November 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 29 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sc_Switzerland_Artful_Dodger_feat._Lifford-7] "Swisscharts.com – Artful Dodger feat. Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[United_KingdomArtful_Dodger_ft_LiffordPlease_Don't_Turn_Me_OnsingleCertRef-10] "British single certifications – Artful Dodger ft Lifford – Please Don't Turn Me On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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