"burn the bright lights" is the fourth single by australian boy band the collective, released on 30 may 2014 by sony music australia. it was written by justin gray, zac poor and christian nilsson, and produced by the latter two with adrian breakspear and gary pinto. the song served as the collective's first release since the departure of member zach russell. upon its release, "burn the bright lights" debuted at number 34 on the aria singles chart. the collective promoted the track with performances on radio and television programs and at shopping centres. the accompanying music video features the band performing in a warehouse.