Please Don't Turn Me On
single
CoverPlease Don't Turn Me On cover.jpg
ArtistArtful Dodger featuring Lifford
AlbumIt's All About the Stragglers
B-sideR U Ready
Released13 November 2000[1]
GenreUK garage
Length3:44
LabelFFRR
Writer
ProducerArtful Dodger
ChronologyArtful Dodger
Prev year2000
Next year2001

"Please Don't Turn Me On" is a song by UK garage duo Artful Dodger, released on 13 November 2000 as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album, It's All About the Stragglers (2000). The song features singer Lifford (real name Lifford Shillingford), who would later appear as a contestant on the 12th series of Britain's Got Talent.[2] The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 50 in Australia and Ireland, as well as number 90 in Switzerland.

Track listings

UK CD single[3]

  1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
  2. "R U Ready"
  3. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)
  4. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (video)

UK 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix)
B1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang)
B2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Stanton Warriors Fabric vocal)

UK cassette single[5]

  1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
  2. "R U Ready"

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit)
  2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix)
  3. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang)
  4. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7]13
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[8]10

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
UK Singles (OCC)[9]121

References

  1. ^ Stavenes Dove, Siri (11 November 2000). "Airborne". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 46. p. 26. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Who is Britain's Got Talent 2018 star Lifford Shillingford?". Radio Times
  3. ^ Please Don't Turn Me On (UK CD single liner notes). FFRR Records. 2000. FCD 388.
  4. ^ Please Don't Turn Me On (UK 12-inch single sleeve). FFRR Records. 2000. FX 388.
  5. ^ Please Don't Turn Me On (UK cassette single sleeve). FFRR Records. 2000. FCS 388.
  6. ^ Please Don't Turn Me On (Australian CD single liner notes). London Records, Warner Music Australia. 2000. 8573859622.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 49. 2 December 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 30 November 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 29 May 2019.[dead link]
  9. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000". Chartwatch. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 4 July 2025. – via Zobbel.