"Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)" is a song by American rock band Papa Roach.

[3][4] Jacoby Shaddix often dedicates the song to late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who died of suicide in 2017.

[6]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.

[7] When Underwood was asked about her duet with the band on Good Morning America, she stated: "It's a cause that is very near and dear to Papa Roach and to Jacoby Shaddix who is the main vocalist.