Kill the Lights (Britney Spears song)

"Kill the Lights"
Song by Britney Spears
from the album Circus
StudioGlenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California; Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California
Length3:59
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Danja
Music video
"Kill the Lights" on YouTube

"Kill the Lights" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears, taken from her sixth studio album Circus (2008). It was written by Nathaniel Hills, James Washington, Luke Boyd and Marcella Araica, who previously worked with Spears on Blackout (2007). "Kill the Lights” is a song produced by Danja, that alludes to the singer's relationship with the paparazzi and the news media, while also addressing the consequences of becoming a celebrity. "Kill the Lights" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who considered it a futuristic and sexy sequel to Spears' "Piece of Me" (2007), although they described her vocals as heavily produced.

Despite not being released as a single, "Kill the Lights" managed to peak at number eleven on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, while appearing on the Pop 100 and Pop 100 Airplay component charts. It also reached number sixty-nine on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart. An animated music video for the song directed by PUNY, portrays Spears avoiding the paparazzi and visiting another planet. "Kill the Lights" was included on a promotional CD of Spears' fragrance Circus Fantasy, and was featured on the fourth season of MTV's The Hills.