Turn On the Bright Lights

Turn On the Bright Lights
Studio album by Interpol
Released	August 19, 2002
Recorded	November 2001
Studio	Tarquin (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Genre	Indie rock post-punk revival
Length	49:02
Label	Matador
Producer	Gareth Jones Peter Katis
Interpol chronology
Interpol (2002) Turn On the Bright Lights (2002) The Black EP (2003)
Singles from Turn On the Bright Lights
"PDA" Released: August 22, 2002 "Obstacle 1" Released: November 11, 2002 "Say Hello to the Angels" / "NYC" Released: April 14, 2003

Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by American rock band Interpol. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2002, and in the United States the following day, through independent record label Matador Records.^[1] The album was recorded in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was co-produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones. Its title is taken from a repeated line in the song "NYC".

Upon release, the record peaked at number 101 on the UK Albums Chart. It reached number 158 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, as well as spending 73 weeks on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, peaking at number five. The songs "PDA", "Obstacle 1" and the double a-side single "Say Hello to the Angels" / "NYC" were released as singles, with music videos being shot for all except "Say Hello to the Angels".