Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1

Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1
EP by Kim Petras
Released 1 October 2018
Genre Pop[1]
Length 23:10
Label BunHead
Producer
Kim Petras chronology
Spotify Singles
(2018)		 Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1
(2018)

Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 (stylised in all caps) is the third EP by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras. It was released on 1 October 2018 through her own label, BunHead.[2] Its art and tracks are inspired by Halloween. Petras began promoting the EP in mid-September, posting heavily edited photos to Instagram of herself, according to Paper, "styled as a sexy dead Victoria's Secret angel/Hades side-chick/goth middle schooler's notebook-doodled fantasy, captioned with clouds of cyber-garbled text obscuring words that might be... lyrics".[3] She later posted to Twitter that she "[couldn't] wait to share" a collaboration with Elvira.[3]

Music

The EP opens with "Omen", inspired by the Halloween soundtrack,[4] and contains "ominous production" and "heavenly vocals" by Petras before transitioning into "Close Your Eyes", called a "zombie-fied banger" with a "racing beat" by Idolator.[1] "TRANSylvania" does not feature much of Petras' vocals, but includes a "throbbing bass and haunting sound effects".[1] The title track "Turn Off the Light" drew inspiration from Britney Spears' album Blackout[4] and features lyrics about "dangerous love" and a guest appearance from Elvira, who states: "Embrace your fear, don't dare to run. Only then will you be what you're meant to become."[1] "Tell Me It's a Nightmare" also concerns the theme of dangerous love, while "I Don't Wanna Die..." is a "synth-driven" song that, according to Idolator, could be heard at clubs.[1] "In the Next Life" is a "dark pop" track and an "electro-kissed banger", while closing track "Boo! Bitch!" was considered to contain the same elements as "I Don't Wanna Die..."[1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Omen"
1:40
2."Close Your Eyes"
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Joseph
3:56
3."Transylvania"
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • Oliver
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Oliver
2:59
4."Turn Off the Light" (featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • John
  • Hudson
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Joseph
3:12
5."Tell Me It's a Nightmare"
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • John
  • Hudson
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Joseph
4:09
6."I Don't Wanna Die..."
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • Oliver
  • John
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Oliver
2:07
7."In the Next Life"
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • John
  • Hudson
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Joseph
  • Oliver
3:45
8."Boo! Bitch!"
  • Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Joseph
  • Oliver
  • John
  • MADE IN CHINA
  • Oliver
1:22
Total length:23:10

Notes

  • "Omen" is stylised as "o m e n".
  • "Transylvania" is stylised as "TRANSylvania".
  • "I Don't Wanna Die..." is stylised in sentence case on some platforms and in all lowercase on others.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nied, Mike (1 October 2018). "Spooky! Stream Kim Petras' Halloween-Themed 'Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1' EP Here". Idolator. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 by Kim Petras". iTunes Store. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Goldfine, Jael (21 September 2018). "WTF Is Kim Petras Up To?". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 Dommu, Rose. "Kim Petras's Track-by-Track Breakdown of Her Halloween Mixtape Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1". Out.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "TURN OFF THE LIGHT, VOL. 1 / Kim Petras - TIDAL". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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