| Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark) | |
| Cover: | Leave a Light On - Papa Roach & Carrie Underwood.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Papa Roach and Carrie Underwood |
| Album: | Ego Trip |
| Released: | November 24, 2023 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 3:07 |
| Label: | New Noize |
| Producer: | |
| Chronology: | Papa Roach |
| Prev Title: | Cut the Line |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
"Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)" is a song by American rock band Papa Roach. Originally released as a song on their 2022 album Ego Trip, it was released as a single on November 24, 2023, in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for the Talk Away the Dark campaign.[1] [2]
The band later released a second version of the song in collaboration with American country singer Carrie Underwood, which was released as a charity single on August 2, 2024.[3] [4]
Jacoby Shaddix often dedicates the song to late Linkin Parksinger Chester Bennington, who died of suicide in 2017.[5]
Speaking about the song and raising awareness of suicide and those who struggle internally, Shaddix expressed:
In 2024, the band reached out to Carrie Underwood, hoping her platform as a huge country star and a former American Idol winner would bring further awareness to the message of the song. Underwood, a huge fan of the band, accepted and provided vocals on the song at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee.[6] When Underwood was asked about her duet with the band on Good Morning America, she stated:
| Peak position | |
| Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] | 10 |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[8] | 1 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[9] | 40 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[10] | 43 |
| US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 2 |