Put Your Lights On

"Put Your Lights On" is a single performed by Santana and Everlast for Santana's album, Supernatural (1999). It charted on the US pop chart, reached number 18 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart but did considerably better on rock radio, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Put Your Lights On" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

"Put Your Lights On"
Single by Santana featuring Everlast
from the album Supernatural
Released1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length
  • 4:45 (album version)
  • 4:05 (radio edit)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Erik Schrody
Producer(s)
Santana singles chronology
"Maria Maria"
(1999)		 "Put Your Lights On"
(1999)		 "Love of My Life"
(2000)
Everlast singles chronology
"So Long"
(1999)		 "Put Your Lights On"
(1999)		 "Black Jesus"
(2000)

Background

Everlast wrote the song while recovering from a major heart attack that he had suffered in February 1998 (directly after he completed recording his first solo album, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues). He has referred to it as "one of the most personal songs I ever wrote", stating that the song was "kind of all about hope, but it's coming from a really dark place you know, so... and really questioning a lot of your beliefs, and affirming, you know, stuff in your soul."[2] Everlast converted to Islam in 1996, and the end of the song contains the words "La ilaha illa Allah", ("There is no God but God" in Arabic), the first part of the Shahada, the Islamic profession of faith.

Santana called Everlast in 1998, asking him if he could contribute a song for Supernatural, and Everlast suggested "Put Your Lights On". According to Everlast, Santana loved the song, and "from then on everything went very fast." Everlast has stated that he was unsure whether to include the Arabic-language portion in the recorded song, because "I did not want to sell Allah's words", but that Santana insisted that they be included.[3]

Charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 11
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 35
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 59
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[8] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 92
Hungary (Mahasz)[10] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 87
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 88
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] 18
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 4
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[15] 17
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 8

Release history
Region Date Label
United States 1999 (1999) Arista
Europe November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)[4]

References
  1. "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. "Everlast Talks About 'Put Your Lights On'". July 12, 2008 – via YouTube.
  3. 2001 Everlast interview with the Association for New German Muslims
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Santana feat. Everlast – Put Your Lights On". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Santana feat. Everlast – Put Your Lights On" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10000." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9705." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9689." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana feat. Everlast – Put Your Lights On". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 48. November 25, 2000. p. 17. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Santana feat. Everlast – Put Your Lights On". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  13. "Santana Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  14. "Santana Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  15. "Santana Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  16. "Santana Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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