What song is used in the turn the lights off trend?

The turn the lights off trend uses "Turn the Lights Off" by Danish DJ Kato featuring Jon Nørgaard, released in 2010. It is not the Tally Hall song with the same title. The videosi clip is 10 seconds and silent, so add the Kato track from TikTok's or Instagram's sound library when you post rather than uploading your own copy of the song.

Can I do the turn the lights off trend with my dog or cat?

You can try: upload one clear, front-facing photo of your pet and videosi makes the same 10-second eyes-closed club sway. Dog and cat remakes are common on TikTok. The motion was made for a person, so with pets the head roll and the hand behind the head can come out less natural, and likeness is not guaranteed.

Can I do the baby turn the lights off trend?

Not on videosi: the turn the lights off generator does not accept photos of babies, children or anyone under 18, and users must be 18 or older. That rule holds for every one of our trends, because a 10-second nightclub clip of a real child is not something we will make. Adults, and pets, work fine.

Why doesn't my turn the lights off video look like me?

The usual cause is the photo: sunglasses, a cap, a side angle or a dark, grainy shot. For the videosi turn the lights off video, use one front-facing photo with your eyes open, head and shoulders in soft light. Likeness is not guaranteed, and the 4 seconds when your head rolls away from the camera are where it drifts most.

Can I make the turn the lights off video with someone else's photo?

Only an adult who has agreed to it. videosi does not accept photos of celebrities, public figures or minors for the turn the lights off video, so you cannot recreate the actor from the show either. Photos and results are deleted within 30 days, and a clip of a real person dancing in a club should never be posted without their OK.

Can I make the turn the lights off AI video with ChatGPT, Sora, Veo or Kling?

You can try, but the turn the lights off look depends on a motion reference clip, which most chat apps do not take. Without it, general video models tend to make the person dance on the spot or open their eyes and smile. videosi runs Seedance with the reference and a five-part prompt built in, for 9 credits per 10-second standard video.

How long is the turn the lights off AI video, and does it have sound?

The videosi turn the lights off AI video is 10 seconds long, in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 at the resolution you pick (720p on the Standard model), as an MP4 with no watermark and no sound. Add the trend song when you post. Photos upload as JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC up to 10 MB.

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Eyes-closed club sway

Turn the Lights Off AI: The Eyes-Closed Club Dance, Starring You

Name: Turn the Lights Off AI example
Uploaded: 2026-10-23T04:36:38.000Z
Description: You close your eyes, let your head roll with the beat and drift into the crowd under blue club lights. One photo of you is all it takes.

You close your eyes, let your head roll with the beat and drift into the crowd under blue club lights. One photo of you is all it takes.

Updated October 23, 2026: Page published.

1Add your photo

Photo 1 · YouTap to add a clear selfie

Front-facing, well-lit selfies work best. One face per photo.

2Club lights

3Choose quality

By generating you confirm you have permission to use the people in your photos. Terms

In one sentence

The turn the lights off trend is a 10-second nightclub clip in which a person dances alone with eyes closed, head rolling to the music, as the camera drifts back into the crowd; videosi makes it from one photo of you.

First seen: October 1, 2025
Stage: Past its peak
Started on: TikTok (unconfirmed)
Sound: Turn the Lights Off — Kato feat. Jon Nørgaard
Meaning: The turn the lights off trend is a short nightclub clip in which a person dances alone with eyes closed and head rolling to the music, taken from a club scene in the 2025 Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors.
Related trends: No Guidance Dance AI, Gas Station Dance AI

Page updates

October 23, 2026 — Page published.

How it is made

The Turn the Lights Off AI prompt and model

Turn the Lights Off AI is made with Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 (you pick the tier) by ByteDance. The prompt behind it has 5 parts, and the timing is what makes or breaks it.

Model: Seedance 2.0 / 2.5 (you pick the tier)
Mode: Photo + motion reference to video
Length: 10 seconds, 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9
Input: 1 photo

Identity lock Your photo is the only source for the face, hair, glasses and outfit, held even while your eyes are closed and your head rolls away from the camera.
Motion reference A remake clip with a non-famous person supplies the low close-up, the head roll, the hand behind the head and the slow pull back, and nothing else.
Club and lights A packed dance floor with haze and bokeh, lit in icy blue or sweeping lasers, with dancers kept out of focus.
Timeline Five beats over 10 seconds, from the blissful close-up to the drop, the roll and the drift back into the crowd.
Rules One continuous shot, no singing or lip-sync, no wide-open eyes, loose natural movement instead of a dance routine, no text or logos.

How it opens

Photorealistic live-action cinematic nightclub footage, 10 seconds, one continuous shot that starts as a tight close-up from slightly below the face and slowly eases back…

Why it goes wrong when you do it yourself

With your eyes closed for 10 seconds, general models lose your likeness fast and slowly turn you into a generic face, unless the identity lock comes first.
Without a motion reference the person breaks into a full dance routine or bounces on the spot, and the slow, lost-in-the-music head roll is gone.
Typing the actor's name into a prompt gets blocked by most tools, and even when it works the result is a celebrity look-alike you should not post.
Each try costs model credits and several minutes, and getting the close-up, the roll and the pull back in one continuous 10-second shot usually takes several tries.

Turn the Lights Off AI examples

Icy blue close-up sway

Head back, eyes closed

Colour-flash club sway

Bulldog in the club

How to make your Turn the Lights Off AI video

Upload one photo of yourself

Face to the camera, head and shoulders in frame, even light. The outfit in the photo is the outfit you dance in.

Pick the club lights and the format

Choose the icy blue club of the original scene or a laser party, then 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1:1 or 16:9.

Generate and download

Press Generate and the 10-second club clip is rendered for you, a silent MP4 with no watermark.

Add the trend sound and post

Add "Turn the Lights Off" from your app's sound library when you post, and label the clip as AI-generated.

What is the Turn the Lights Off AI trend?

Updated October 23, 2026 · videosi is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or with the owners of any trend, song, game or brand named on its pages.

The turn the lights off trend is a short nightclub clip. A man stands in a packed club under cold blue light, eyes closed, chin up, and lets his head roll with the music as if nothing else exists. The camera holds a tight close-up, then drifts back as he puts a hand behind his head and sways into the crowd. People post it as the face you make when you dance through the pain, or when everything goes wrong and you just let the song carry you.

The scene comes from episode 8 of the 2025 Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors, where Jon Hamm's character dances alone in a club. On TikTok the clip was paired with "Turn the Lights Off", a 2010 dance track by Danish DJ Kato with singer Jon Nørgaard; the show itself uses a different song in that scene. It first went viral on Russian TikTok in October 2025, reached English-speaking feeds in November and peaked in December 2025, when AI remakes that swap in your own face took over.

It is not a new meme. It is a long-tail one that keeps coming back: fresh remakes with pets, original characters and ordinary people still appear in 2026, and the song keeps getting reused.

This page makes your own version from one photo. It does not copy the actor or the show: the motion comes from a remake with a non-famous person, and you star in it with your own face and outfit under blue or laser club lights.

Turn the Lights Off AI: shot by shot

0-3 s
Lost in it
Tight close-up from just below your chin. Eyes closed, chin up, a blissful straight face, the head rocking ever so slightly with the beat.
3-4.2 s
The drop
Your head drops and tilts toward one shoulder, eyes still closed, as if the chorus just hit.
4.2-5.4 s
The roll
The head rolls slowly across, the shoulders start to sway and the camera begins to ease back.
5.4-7 s
Hand behind the head
One hand comes up behind your head while you keep rolling with the music; your shoulders and chest come into frame.
7-10 s
Into the crowd
Medium shot on the dance floor. You sway with your head bowed, eyes closed, while a dancer's arm sweeps past the lens and the crowd moves behind you.

Tips for a better result

Face the camera, eyes open
Your eyes will be closed in the video, but the model needs to see them open once to know your face. A straight, front-facing photo works best.
Show your hair and shoulders
The camera rolls around your head and pulls back to your chest. A head-and-shoulders photo gives the model your real hairline, ears and collar.
Dark clothes read best
Most remakes use a dark shirt, jacket or hoodie, which glows nicely under blue club light. A white shirt works too and catches the colour of the lasers.
No sunglasses or hats
Clear glasses are fine and stay on. Sunglasses, caps and masks hide exactly what the close-up is about.

Good to know before you make a Turn the Lights Off AI video

The video is silent and the person never sings or lip-syncs. Add the song yourself when you post.
Likeness is not guaranteed, and it drifts most while your head is turned away from the camera in seconds 3 to 7.
Only adults: photos of babies, children, celebrities and public figures are not accepted, and the clip never uses the actor or the show.
A failed, timed-out or blocked render returns its credits automatically.

Turn the Lights Off AI: questions

What is the turn the lights off meme from?

The turn the lights off meme comes from a club scene in episode 8 of the 2025 Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors, which TikTok paired with the 2010 Kato song of the same name. It went viral on TikTok from October 2025 and peaked in December 2025. On videosi you make your own 10-second version from one photo, without the actor or the show.

Why is turn the lights off viral?

The turn the lights off clip went viral because it is a perfect reaction face: eyes closed, head rolling, completely lost in the song while everything around falls apart. People pair it with captions about bad days and dancing through the pain. videosi turns it into a 10-second clip of you, so you can post your own reaction instead of reusing the same scene.

How to do the turn the lights off trend?

Upload one photo of yourself to videosi, pick one of 2 club lights (icy blue or laser) and 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9, and press Generate. The turn the lights off AI video is a 10-second silent MP4 and you write no prompt: the close-up, the head roll and the pull back are built in. Rendering takes several minutes.

Is there a turn the lights off AI video generator?

Yes. videosi (videosi.io) is a web turn the lights off AI generator that makes the eyes-closed club dance from one photo, with no app to install. The motion, club and prompt are built in, so you only choose the photo, the lights and the format. A standard 10-second video (Standard model, 720p) is 9 credits, with no watermark.

Is there a free turn the lights off AI video generator?

The turn the lights off AI video on videosi is not free: there is no free generation and no free trial. A standard 10-second video (Standard model, 720p) is 9 credits; better models and higher resolutions cost more. Credit packs start at $6.99 for 10 credits and never expire, plans start at $29.90 a month, and a failed render returns its credits.

What is the turn the lights off AI prompt?

videosi makes the turn the lights off AI video with ByteDance's Seedance model (Seedance 2.0 Mini by default; Fast, Pro and Seedance 2.5 Ultra are one click away) from a five-part prompt plus a 10-second motion reference clip. The full prompt is built in rather than published. Typed prompts alone usually fail because the person starts dancing instead of rolling their head with closed eyes.

Is there a turn the lights off CapCut template?

There are CapCut templates for the turn the lights off trend, and they change or disappear often, so check inside CapCut. videosi is independent and not affiliated with TikTok or CapCut. The videosi version is a web tool: upload one photo, download a silent 10-second MP4, and add the song in the app you post from.