How to add the Turn the Lights Off sound on TikTok, Reels and Shorts

The sound, in one line

The trend is posted with Turn the Lights Off by Kato. Your NowStarring video already has the song in it, with the arms going up right on the drop, so it plays as it is. Add the Turn the Lights Off sound in the app too and your post joins the trend’s sound page; just turn your original sound down so the song doesn’t double.

Search results may show several versions, remixes and sped-up edits. If a trend video you like uses a particular one, tap its sound name to get exactly that, rather than guessing from the search list.

Why add the sound in the app

• Your post lands on the sound’s page next to every other Turn the Lights Off video, where a lot of trend views come from.
• The platform licenses the music it offers. Music only in your file is more likely to be muted on some posts.
• If you post to more than one app, add the sound in each one separately.
• Viewers who tap the sound on your post find the whole trend, and people browsing the trend find you. A post with music only in the file misses both.

Made your clip somewhere else without music? Then the app’s sound is your only soundtrack, and you’ll want to line the drop up with the arms.

On TikTok

From a trend video (best)

1. Find a Turn the Lights Off video that uses the sound you want.
2. Tap the sound name at the bottom, then Use this sound.
3. Tap upload and pick your video.
4. Tap Volume and turn your original sound down to zero, then post.

From your own video

1. Tap + and pick your video.
2. Tap Add sound and search Turn the Lights Off.
3. Pick Kato’s Turn the Lights Off and trim it so the drop lands where the arms go up.
4. Tap Volume to set the original sound and the added sound, then post.

On Instagram Reels

1. On a Reel that uses the song, tap the audio name, then Use audio, and add your video.
2. Or tap +, choose Reel, pick your video, tap the music button and search Turn the Lights Off.
3. Choose which part of the song plays.
4. In the volume controls, turn your camera audio down, then share.

Want to keep the drop exactly where it is in our video? Skip the added music and post with the camera audio up. Your Reel won’t show on the song’s audio page, but the arms still go up on the drop.

On YouTube Shorts

1. On a Short that uses Turn the Lights Off, tap the sound name, then Use this sound, and pick your video.
2. Or upload your video as a Short and tap Sound to search the library.
3. Set the original sound and the added song, then upload.
4. Play it through once before you publish to check the song isn’t doubled.

If Turn the Lights Off isn’t in the Shorts library where you are, post with the song already in your video and the original sound on.

Mixing it with the song already in your video

Our file contains only the song, with the drop on the arms going up. Two copies of the same song a beat apart sound like an echo, so pick one:

When the original sound is off, the arms only go up on the drop if the added song starts at the same place. Play it back and nudge the song’s start until they meet.

Lining the drop up with the arms

1. Play your video with the original sound on once and watch where the arms go up, a few seconds in.
2. Turn the original off and add the Turn the Lights Off sound.
3. Drag the song in the trimmer until the drop hits as the arms go up.
4. Watch it once more. If the hands reach the chest just before the drop, you’re done.

If you can’t get it right, post with your original sound on and no added sound. The video still plays perfectly on its own.

Made your clip in another tool, with no music at all? Then there’s nothing to match: put the drop on the moment the arms go up, and trim the start of the video if the close-up runs long.

If the sound is muted or missing

• Muted after posting: re-upload with the original sound off and the Turn the Lights Off sound picked from the app.
• Song not in the library: switch from a business to a personal or creator account, update the app, or start from a trend video’s sound.
• Post not on the sound page: you only join it by picking the sound in the app.

If your video is AI-made, label it: on TikTok, turn on the AI-generated content setting before you post.

In the caption, name the trend in plain words, such as “turn the lights off” and what you’re celebrating, so people searching for it can find you. Keep it short and leave the top of the frame clear: that’s where the arms go.

No video yet? Make yours from one photo, or see the free routes. The Turn the Lights Off page has examples with the song on. Prices are on Pricing, and the Turn the Lights Off AI prompt is there if you’d rather make the clip yourself.

NowStarring is an independent fan tool, not linked to Kato, the TV series the trend comes from or anyone in it. The song belongs to its rights holders.

Preguntas

What song is the Turn the Lights Off trend?

Turn the Lights Off by Kato, a Danish club anthem. Pick it from the sound library when you post, or tap the sound on a trend video you like.

Does the NowStarring video already have the song?

Yes. The song plays over the whole video, and the arms go up right on the drop. Adding the platform’s sound links your post to the trend; turn your original sound down when you do.

Why does my video sound doubled?

Both the song in your file and the added sound are playing. Turn the original sound off, or the added sound off.

Why was my video muted?

Music in a file can be muted. Re-upload with the original sound turned off and the Turn the Lights Off sound picked from the app’s library.

Can’t find Turn the Lights Off in the sound library?

Business accounts often get a smaller music library, and it varies by country. Try a personal or creator account, or start from a trend video’s sound.

Do I have to label the video as AI?

Label it if it’s AI-made. On TikTok, turn on the AI-generated content setting before you post.