Every Light in the House - wikipedia Every Light in the House `` Every Light in the House '' Single by Trace Adkins from the album Dreamin ' Out Loud B - side `` If I Fall ( You 're Goin ' with Me ) '' Released August 20, 1996 Format CD Single Genre Country Length 2 : 59 Label Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Kent Robbins Producer ( s ) Scott Hendricks Trace Adkins singles chronology `` There 's a Girl in Texas '' ( 1996 ) `` Every Light in the House '' ( 1996 ) `` ( This Ai n't ) No Thinkin ' Thing '' ( 1997 ) `` There 's a Girl in Texas '' ( 1996 ) `` Every Light in the House '' ( 1996 ) `` ( This Ai n't ) No Thinkin ' Thing '' ( 1997 ) Music video `` Every Light in the House '' at CMT.com `` Every Light in the House '' is a song written by Kent Robbins and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in August 1996 as the second single from his debut album Dreamin ' Out Loud. It was his first Top 5 single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart, where it peaked at # 3. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 5 Parodies 6 References 7 External links Content The song is a mid-tempo ballad mostly accompanied by piano and fiddle in which the narrator was recently split from his wife. He literally turns every single light on in the house and keeps them on for her in case she wants to return to his side all the while paying absolutely no attention to the intense electrical hazard this will cause or the financial burden that will EEEnsue. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Adkin 's deep, powerful voice does justice to the yearning in this lyric about a man who has left the lights on waiting for his lover to return. '' Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a favorable review, calling it a `` creative approach to the age - old ' goodbye, I miss you ' song. '' He commended Adkins ' voice for `` communicat ( ing ) pain so well '' despite the singer 's stature, although he considered some of the similes forced ( e.g. `` the backyard 's bright as the crack of dawn '' ). Music video The music video for this song is in black - and - white, and begins with Adkins sitting on the porch of a house with his dog after his woman left home. He then gets off the porch, and he and some workers get to work on a power generator. Scenes also feature him singing inside of the same house which also featured an alternative sub chorus `` Drinkin ' Bush Light til the crack of dawn '' whilst a slew of empty Busch cans can be seen next to the generator, ultimately this scene and lyric was scrubbed and the original was used. Chart performance `` Every Light in the House '' debuted at number 72 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated August 24, 1996. It charted for 21 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 3 on the country chart dated December 14, 1996, giving Adkins the first Top 5 single of his career. In addition, it peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, also marking his first entry on that chart. Chart ( 1996 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 10 US Billboard Hot 100 78 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Parodies On his 1998 album Did I Shave My Back for This ?, country parodist Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as `` Every Light in the House Is Blown ''. Trace Adkins is featured in the music video. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ AOL Music profile for `` Every Light in the House is On '' Jump up ^ Billboard, August 24, 1996 Jump up ^ Cohoon, Rick. `` Trace Adkins - `` Every Light in the House is On '' ``. Allmusic. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 9900. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 9, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Trace Adkins Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Trace Adkins Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Trace Adkins Studio albums Dreamin ' Out Loud Big Time More... Chrome Comin ' On Strong Songs About Me Dangerous Man X Cowboy 's Back in Town Proud to Be Here Love Will... The King 's Gift Something 's Going On Compilation albums Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 American Man : Greatest Hits Volume II The Definitive Greatest Hits : ' Til the Last Shot 's Fired Notable singles `` There 's a Girl in Texas '' `` Every Light in the House '' `` ( This Ai n't ) No Thinkin ' Thing '' `` I Left Something Turned On at Home '' `` The Rest of Mine '' `` Lonely Wo n't Leave Me Alone '' `` Big Time '' `` Do n't Lie '' `` More '' `` I 'm Gonna Love You Anyway '' `` I 'm Tryin ' '' `` Help Me Understand '' `` Chrome '' `` Then They Do '' `` Hot Mama '' `` Rough & Ready '' `` Songs About Me '' `` Arlington '' `` Honky Tonk Badonkadonk '' `` Swing '' `` Ladies Love Country Boys '' `` I Wanna Feel Something '' `` I Got My Game On '' `` You 're Gonna Miss This '' `` Muddy Water '' `` Marry for Money '' `` All I Ask For Anymore '' `` This Ai n't No Love Song '' `` Brown Chicken Brown Cow '' `` Just Fishin ' '' `` Million Dollar View '' `` Jesus and Jones '' `` Still a Soldier '' Guest singles `` Hillbilly Bone '' ( with Blake Shelton ) Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Every_Light_in_the_House&oldid=840633951 '' Categories : 1996 singles 1996 songs Trace Adkins songs Songs written by Kent Robbins Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Capitol Records Nashville singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 May 2018, at 03 : 41. 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Question: when did every light in the house is on come out
Answer: August 1996