"When the Lights Go Out" is the second single released from British group Five's debut studio album (music), 5ive. It was released in early 1998. The song was co-written by Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy (from the band Dead or Alive), and John McClaughlin. It was co-produced by Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy."When the Lights Go Out" is the band's only top ten hit in the United States.