"Ladies Night" | ||||
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Single by Kool & the Gang | ||||
from the album Ladies' Night | ||||
B-side | If You Feel Like Dancin'" "Too Hot |
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Released | October 5, 1979 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
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Length | 6:38 (LP version) | |||
Label | DeLite | |||
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Producer(s) | Eumir Deodato | |||
Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Your Night" | ||||
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Single by Heavy D | ||||
from the album Nuttin' But Love | ||||
Released | September 2, 1994 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, new jack swing, dance-pop, funk | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Uptown, MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Teddy Riley, Dwight Myers, Rod Temperton, George "Funky" Brown, Claydes Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Eumir Deodato, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell | |||
Producer(s) | Teddy Riley | |||
Heavy D singles chronology | ||||
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"Ladies Night" | ||||
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Single by Atomic Kitten featuring Kool & the Gang | ||||
from the album Ladies Night | ||||
Released | December 15, 2003 | |||
Format | CD single, music download | |||
Recorded | KTFA Studios, Metropolis, Unique Corp | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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Producer(s) | Khalis Bayyan, Andy Whitmore | |||
Atomic Kitten singles chronology | ||||
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"Ladies' Night" is the hit title track single on the album Ladies' Night released in 1979 by Kool & the Gang. The song is a play on the popular use of "Ladies Nights" at bars and clubs that were meant to draw in more female patrons in order to draw in even more male clientele. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple. It was also a chart success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980 and stayed atop the R&B charts for two weeks.
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1993 Heavy D recorded the song under the title "This Is Your Night". The majority of the text passages in his version he wrote himself, but kept the chorus of the original. It also sampled George Benson's biggest hit "Give Me the Night". In addition to the album Nuttin' But Love, it is also on the albums The Gold Seal Collection: R & B's Greatest Hits 1985-1995, Hot Hits [TL 541/21], R & B Masters II and Black Winter Party - Best Of - 2013.
In 2003, "Ladies' Night" was re-recorded by English girl group Atomic Kitten, and released as the second single from their third studio album, also entitled Ladies Night (2004), in honor of the collaboration. The song is a collaboration with Kool and the Gang, who asked the group to record an updated version of the song. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, outpeaking the original version of the track, and number 39 in Australia.
The single peaked and debuted at number eight in the United Kingdom. Despite "Ladies Night" being Atomic Kitten's first single to not reach the top 5 in over two years since "Whole Again" topped the charts, it still managed to sell 84,192 copies in the United Kingdom, making it their 7th best selling single in the United Kingdom. It stayed in the top 40 for 8 weeks, 3 of which were in the top 10, making Ladies Night a success in their homeland. Ladies Night peaked at No.14 on the European charts, making it a success. In Spain, it was their only top 10 hit over there, peaking at #3, and lasting 3 weeks in the top 10. The song became a top 20 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia) and Denmark. It also became a top 40 hit in German speaking Europe, peaking at No. 33 in Germany, No. 32 in Austria, and No.38 in Switzerland. The song was a huge success in south-east Asia. It debuted at No. 6 in China, and in its second week rose to No. 2 - Its peak position in that country. It last 5 weeks in the top 20, 4 of which were in the top 10. In Taiwan, the song debuted at No. 10, and peaked at No. 4. It lasted 9 weeks in the top 10, making it a huge success in that country. In Oceania, the song didn't do as well as their previous singles. "Ladies Night" was never released in New Zealand, and it only managed to peak at No. 39 in Australia. It lasted 5 weeks in the top 50. This is due to low promotion of the single over there.