Song · Santigold
“Lights Out” by Santigold
From the album Santogold (2008)
“Lights Out” by Santigold appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Santogold. Its best result is #33 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #57 indie & aaa song of 2008, #6,786 indie & aaa song of all time and #226 of the '00s.
"Lights Out" was the third single from Santogold, the 2008 debut by the artist who went by that name before becoming Santigold, and it came out on August 11, 2008, through Downtown, Lizard King and Atlantic. John Hill produced it, with Alex Lipsen on keyboards.
Critics went straight for comparisons: Rolling Stone likened it to a lost Pretenders single, NME to the sleek new wave of the Cars, and Blender agreed on the Cars, singling out chunky guitars and a wistful early-MTV synth. It got around, too: a Bud Light Lime campaign with a free remix, a spot on Grey's Anatomy, and a Live Lounge session on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley, where she also covered Adele's "Hometown Glory".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 39 | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 680 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 512 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 689 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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