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Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by American post-punk revival band Interpol, released in August 2002. The album was recorded in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, and was co-produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones. It was released on August 19, 2002 in the United Kingdom and August 20 in the United States, through independent record label Matador Records. 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 in the Billboard Independent Albums, peaking at number five.
"PDA," "NYC," "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels" were the singles from Turn On the Bright Lights, and a video was shot for each with the exception of "Say Hello to the Angels."
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 29, 2011 for shipments of 500,000 copies.
The release of Turn On the Bright Lights was preceded by the marketing of the band's self-titled Interpol EP in June 2002, their first release for Matador. The EP contained three tracks: radio single "PDA", future single "NYC", and "Specialist". All three tracks later appeared on the album, with "Specialist" included as a bonus track in Australian and Japanese editions. Further promotion continued at the beginning of the following year, when the band played the 2003 NME Awards Tour alongside The Datsuns, The Polyphonic Spree and The Thrills.
I crack my temple open - bare my inner self
The sacred side of me - Mine and no one else's.
The thoughts I kept within - And you fucking muse upon it.
With your relentless grin - Trapped in this bonfire-pit.
Grasp my heart, feel the beat
When the fear is lost, tear it apart.
Grasp my heart, feel the beat.
Confront the lust to tear it apart.
Slice it open
It's hard to understand - why you don't even care.
At least it seemed that way - but nothing lasts forever.
Grasp my heart, feel the beat
When the fear is lost, tear it apart.
Grasp my heart, no more deceit.
Confront the lust to tear it apart.
Slice it open - tear it apart!
I'm the disgrace - spit in my face
Roll me over - and let me die.
Grasp my heart, feel the beat
When the fear is lost, tear it apart.
Grasp my heart, feel the beat.
Confront the lust to tear it apart.