{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Lights Out Paris | type = Studio album | artist = Sims | cover = Lightsoutparis.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2005|07|28}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop | length = {{Duration|m=50|s=55}} | label = Doomtree Records | producer = Lazerbeak, MK Larada, Paper Tiger, P.O.S, Tom Servo | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Bad Time Zoo | next_year = 2011 }}{{Music ratings | rev1 = ''URB'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doomtree.net/2005/09/29/sims-urb-review/|title=Sims URB Review {{!}} Doomtree|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> }}
'''''Lights Out Paris''''' is the first studio album by American hip hop artist Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/7200845|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> It was released July 28, 2005 on Doomtree Records<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/13486-sims-lights-out.php|title=SiMs - Lights Out|newspaper=Album of The Year|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> and includes guest appearances from P.O.S, Crescent Moon, and Toki Wright, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lights-out-paris-mw0002110602|title=Lights Out Paris - Sims {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> The album was re-released with four remixes and five songs from Sims' ''False Hopes Four'' on vinyl in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highlyevolving.com/UPC/789577196223/SiMS_Lights-Out-Paris|title=Lights Out Paris|website=www.highlyevolving.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref>
== Music == The album is produced by Lazerbeak, MK Larada, P.O.S, Tom Servo and Paper Tiger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sims.bandcamp.com/album/lights-out-paris-deluxe-edition|title=Lights Out Paris (Deluxe Edition), by Sims|website=Sims|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> It features Mike Mictlan, Toki Wright, Crescent Moon, Cecil Otter, P.O.S and Dessa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9805556|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris MP3 Music Download|website=www.cduniverse.com|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = So Far So Good | note1 = | length1 = 3:36 | extra1 = MK Larada
| title2 = Market Made Murder | note2 = featuring Toki Wright and Mike Mictlan | length2 = 5:04 | extra2 = {{hlist|MK Larada|Tom Servo}}
| title3 = 15 Blocks | note3 = | length3 = 4:47 | extra3 = Lazerbeak
| title4 = Tape Deck | note4 = | length4 = 4:48 | extra4 = MK Larada
| title5 = So It Goes | note5 = | length5 = 3:22 | extra5 = Lazerbeak
| title6 = May 1st | note6 = | length6 = 3:18 | extra6 = Lazerbeak
| title7 = Barnum & Bailey's | note7 = | length7 = 1:40 | extra7 = Brandon
| title8 = Key Grip (FAX) | note8 = | length8 = 3:21 | extra8 = MK Larada
| title9 = Frontline | note9 = featuring Crescent Moon | length9 = 5:39 | extra9 = Benzilla
| title10 = Dreamsleep | note10 = featuring Cecil Otter | length10 = 3:57 | extra10 = Paper Tiger
| title11 = Osmosis | note11 = | length11 = 4:08 | extra11 = Lazerbeak
| title12 = No Homeowners | note12 = featuring Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike Mictlan, and P.O.S | length12 = 3:24 | extra12 = Paper Tiger
| title13 = Lights Out / Spinal Tap{{refn|The outro "Lights Out" is followed by a period of silence, after which the unlisted track "Spinal Tap" plays. The hidden track is produced by MK Larada.|group=note}} | note13 = | length13 = 6:50 | extra13 =
}} {{track listing | headline = 2015 Reissue Bonus Tracks | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = So Far So Good (Remix) | note15 = | length15 = 3:38 | extra15 = MK Larada
| title16 = 15 Blocks (Remix) | note16 = | length16 = 3:49 | extra16 = Lazerbeak
| title17 = Tape Deck (Remix) | note17 = | length17 = 2:49 | extra17 = Paper Tiger
| title18 = Spinal Tap (Remix) | note18 = | length18 = 3:11 | extra18 = Joe Mabbott
| title19 = Wooden Teeth | note19 = | length19 = 2:22 | extra19 = MK Larada
| title20 = Tape Deck (Bonus Track) <small>(False Hopes version)</small> | note20 = | length20 = 4:16 | extra20 = MK Larada
| title21 = 20 Burnt | note21 = | length21 = 2:22 | extra21 = Lazerbeak
| title22 = Lifetimes | note22 = featuring P.O.S | length22 = 2:22 | extra22 = P.O.S
| title23 = Whips | note23 = | length23 = 2:36 | extra23 = Lazerbeak }}
== Personnel == Adapted from Discogs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/11923274|access-date=March 6, 2020|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris |website=Discogs }}</ref> {{Div col}} * Sims - primary artist * MK Larada - executive producer, producer {{small|(1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20)}}, additional production * P.O.S - executive producer, featured artist {{small|(12, 22)}}, producer {{small|(22)}} * Joe Mabbott - engineer, mixed by, producer {{small|(18)}} * Dave Gardner - mastered by * Turbo Nemesis - mixed by * Tom Servo - producer {{small|(2)}} * Mike Mictlan - featured artist {{small|(2, 12)}} * Toki Wright - featured artist {{small|(2)}} * Lazerbeak - producer {{small|(3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 21, 23)}} * Sean McPherson - bass {{small|(5)}} * Brandon - producer {{small|(7)}} * Benzilla - producer {{small|(9)}} * Crescent Moon - featured artist {{small|(9)}} * Paper Tiger - producer {{small|(10, 12, 17)}} * Cecil Otter - featured artist {{small|(10, 12)}} * Dessa - featured artist {{small|(12)}} {{Div col end}}
== References == <references /> {{reflist|group=note}}
== External links == * [https://sims.bandcamp.com/album/lights-out-paris-deluxe-edition Lights Out Paris] at Bandcamp * [https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/7200845 Lights Out Paris] at Discogs
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