Hayden James & Sidepiece Lights Go Down Apr 2026

"Lights Go Down" is the high-energy opening track of Hayden James's 2022 sophomore album, LIFTED . Created as a response to the "darkness of the COVID era," the song was designed to bring people together with a sense of "jubilant joy" and "summer-ready" energy.

Inspired by the alt-electronic sound of , the song balances deep house grooves with evocative lyricism. Hayden James & SIDEPIECE Lights Go Down

James used tools like Soundtoys' AlterBoy and Ableton Live to pitch-shift and rearrange the vocals, creating a "crazy" sound that still leaves room for the track to "breathe". "Lights Go Down" is the high-energy opening track