Turn Me On (Mark Dinning song)

"Turn Me On" is a song by John D. Loudermilk that was first recorded and released by Mark Dinning in 1961 as the B-side to his single "Lonely Island". Other notable versions are by Nellie Rutherford and Nina Simone.^[6] Norah Jones released her version as the last single from her debut album Come Away with Me on May 12, 2003. The song was also performed by Shelby Dressel during her American Idol audition.^[7] It has been suggested that the song influenced the composition of Leonard Cohen's 1969 song "Bird on the Wire".^[8]

"Turn Me On"
Single by Norah Jones
from the album Come Away with Me
Published	August 9, 1961 (1961-08-09)[1]
Released	May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)
Studio	Allaire Studios (Bearsville, NY)[2] Sorcerer Sound (New York, NY)[3]
Genre	R&B soul[4] blues[5]
Length	2:34
Label	Blue Note
Songwriter(s)	John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s)	Jay Newland, Norah Jones
Norah Jones singles chronology
"Come Away with Me" (2002) "Turn Me On" (2003) "Don't Know Why" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (2003)
Audio video
"Turn Me On" on YouTube

Norah Jones version

Jones's cover was the seventh track on her debut album. This version also appeared in the movie Love Actually and appears on its soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9]	10
France (SNEP)[10]	92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	Platinum	30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)	CD	Blue Note Capitol	[10]
	August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)	Maxi-CD	Blue Note
United States	October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)	Smooth jazz triple A radio		[15]
	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	CD		[10]