One Night in Heaven

"One Night in Heaven"
Single by M People
from the album Elegant Slumming
Released	14 June 1993
Format	7" single, 12" maxi CD single, cassette
Genre	Dance-pop, house
Length	03:39
Label	Deconstruction
Writer(s)	Pickering/Heard
Producer(s)	M People
M People singles chronology
"How Can I Love You More (Mixes)" (1993) "One Night in Heaven" (1993) "Moving on Up" (1993)
Alternative cover US cover of "One Night in Heaven".

One Night in Heaven is the sixth overall single from British band M People and the first single from their second album Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard. Produced by M People. It was released on 14 June 1993. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was recorded at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London. The key refrain "One Night in Heaven, One Night in Heaven" is sung by vocalist Juliet Roberts who sings backing vocals throughout. The song is made up of a variety of key elements, most notably, the sequenced "brass bottle" synths at the intro and in the break. The melody line is guided by the moog bassline, programmed drumming and layered with high hat synths and a continuous beat. This is embodied by the progressive chords and additional chords during the choruses. In the chorus the song bears a startling resemblance to a Top 20 1975 hit song called 'Highwire' by Linda Carr and The Love Squad.

Like the previous single, "One Night in Heaven" became the second consecutive single to enter the Top 10 and climb higher. It is the only M People single to climb not once, but twice. It spent the first three weeks climbing from its introductory chart position of number 9 to 7 to then peak in its third week at number 6. The single entered the chart at number 9 in the summer of 1993 with sales of 84,000 copies in its first week, but after one of two performances on Top of the Pops made a steady ascent climbing to number 7 selling further 89,000 copies in each of the following two weeks and in its fourth week selling 98,000 copies to climb and peak at number 6 where it remained for another week afterwards. This meant the single sold 360,000 copies in a month.

This single spent a total of 11 weeks in the chart throughout the summer of 1993 leaving 30 August 1993. One in Night in Heaven became a massive success Europe-wide, scoring Top 10 hits in Germany, France and Holland. On the dance chart M People were held off the top spot by Haddaway's What Is Love. The song also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US in 1994.