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"This Is Your Night"
Single by Amber
from the album This Is Your Night
Released21 May 1996
Genre
Length3:58
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Berman Brothers
Amber singles chronology
"This Is Your Night"
(1996) 		"Colour of Love"
(1996)
Music video
"This Is Your Night" on YouTube

"This Is Your Night" is a song recorded by Dutch singer Amber, released on 21 May 1996 as the lead single from her debut album of the same name (1996). It is written by Amber, and produced by the Berman Brothers and other programmers. In January 1996, a promotional version of this track was released to select Rhythmic Top 40/dance radio stations in New York and Chicago. This version, received minimal airplay before being replaced entirely with the now known "Original Edit," and was never released on any album or single.

"This Is Your Night" reached number one in Israel,[2] and had great success in many countries, particularly in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. It charted in the top 40 in the United States and gained further prominence after appearing in the 1998 American comedy film, A Night at the Roxbury. On the Billboard Hot 100, "This Is Your Night" wound up only being in the 1996 year-end chart, although peaking just over number 25 in 1997.

Chart performance

"This Is Your Night" was a major hit on several continents. In Europe, it peaked at number three in Spain, number 14 in the Netherlands and number 33 in Iceland. Outside Europe, the single reached number-one in Israel in January 1997, number three in Japan, number ten on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart, number 11 in Australia and number 40 in New Zealand. In the US, it went to number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, number ten on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number seven on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.

"This Is Your Night" was awarded with a gold record in Australia, with a sale of 35,000 singles.

Critical reception

Barry Walters for The Advocate complimented the song as a "sugarcoated treat".[3] Alex Henderson from AllMusic viewed it as "catchy".[4] Larry Flick from Billboard praised the song, viewing it as "Euro-NRG of the highest and most festive quality". He added that "she oozes with endearing girlish charm and a squeaky-cute voice", noting the "immediately infectious chorus".[5] On the single review, Flick remarked that the normally hip-hop-rooted Tommy Boy "dives head-first into the ongoing Euro-NRG craze with a bouncy anthem that will have folks who never get enough of La Bouche-styled rhythm twirling with ear-to-ear grins." He concluded, "Amber has enough charisma to push this single over the top."[6] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel felt that "positive energy radiates" from the song.[7] L.A. Times declared it as a "classic house groove", stating that "Amber works the beats like a pro, turning each phrase into a perfect fusion of rhythm and melody." They continued, "In fact, there's something downright addictive about the "dabba-dabba-dop, dip-dop-n-day" phrase she sprinkles" through the song.[8] A reviewer from Sun-Sentinel described it as "a chirpy, made-for-the-turntables pop number."[9]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "This Is Your Night" was filmed in New York City, directed by Jeff Kennedy, and produced by Nicola Doring.[10] It premiered in October 1996. It features Amber singing in a pool wearing a glittery jewelled headpiece and surrounded by flowers floating on the water posing with "prayer hands". Other scenes features the singer performing on a bed or in front of a small mirror in a jewel box. She is also seen dancing with other dancers. In between male dancers are dancing in showering water. In the video words like 'free', 'forever', 'true', 'yeah', 'girl', 'night', 'love' and 'heart' are projected with light on the dancers. In the end Amber lies sleeping in her bed. The video was later published on Tommy Boy's official YouTube channel in July 2018, and had generated more than 11 million views as of December 2022.[11]

Impact and legacy

American magazine Vibe ranked "This is Your Night" number 13 in their list of "Before EDM: 30 Dance Tracks from the '90s That Changed the Game" in 2013.[12] BuzzFeed ranked the song number seven in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" in 2017.[13]

Remixes

On June 17, 2022, the Junior Vasquez Sunday Night Bump Extended Remix, which was never previously issued commercially, was released to all digital platforms internationally as part of "Amber Remixed - Extended Versions" long form compilation of club remixes.

As of 2022, the following versions of "This is Your Night" are available for download:

  1. The original album version (1996)
  2. The US 6 track CD maxi single (1996)
  3. The worldwide 11 track Digital Special Edition Single.
  4. Two remixes on "The Hits Remixed (2000)": Track 7: Mousse T. Remix 4:20 and Track 10: Junior Vasquez Sunday Night Bump Extended Mix 8:44,
  5. The extremely popular 3 track Re-Recorded Single (JMCA, 2008), and 5. Two club mixes on "The Hits Remixed - Extended (2022 Digital Release)": Track 5: Junior Vasquez Sunday Night Bump Extended Mix 8:44, and Track 6: Mousse T. Remix - Extended 6:35.

Dispute

There has been an ongoing dispute between Amber and the Berman Brothers regarding the publishing shares on the title. The Berman Brothers had Amber write 98% of the lyrics and singing melody in a studio in Hamburg to a basic track and yet they claimed most of the publishing shares for the title. In 1997, Amber's share was reduced to only 6.6% behind her back, as the Berman Brothers added the title to their publishing company Shark Media.

Track listing

CD single, UK (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Radio Mix)3:40
2."This Is Your Night" (Berman House Mix)5:49
CD maxi, UK (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Radio Mix)3:40
2."This Is Your Night" (Original 12" Mix)5:40
3."This Is Your Night" (Sunday Night Mix)8:44
4."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Mix)6:34
5."This Is Your Night" (1018 Dub)7:51
6."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Dub)5:07
CD maxi (Helicopter Remix), UK (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Helicopter Remix)6:05
2."This Is Your Night" (1018 Mix)8:27
3."This Is Your Night" (Berman House Mix)5:49
4."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Workout Mix)9:47
5."This Is Your Night" (Sunday Night Bump Dub)6:00
CD SlidePak, US (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Main Mix)3:58
2."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Radio Mix)3:48
CD maxi, US (1996) & Digital Maxi (2017)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Junior's Sunday Night Bump Mix)8:45
2."This Is Your Night" (Bermans House Mix)5:49
3."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Workout Mix)9:43
4."This Is Your Night" (1018 Mix)8:27
5."This Is Your Night" (Original Edit)3:58
6."This Is Your Night" (Junior's Sunday Night Bump Dub)6:00
Digital Maxi (Remixes), Worldwide (2023)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Original Edit / Version)3:58
2."This Is Your Night" (Original 12" Mix)5:40
3."This Is Your Night" (Radio Mix)3:40
4."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Radio Mix)3:47
5."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Dub)5:07
6."This Is Your Night" (Helicopter Remix)6:05
7."This Is Your Night" (Helicopter Dub)5:45
8."This Is Your Night" (1018 Dub)7:52
9."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Extended Instrumental)6:36
10."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Dangerous Dub)6:42
11."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Radio Instrumental)4:33

Charts

"This Is Your Night (Re-recorded)"
Single by Amber
Released2008
LabelJMCA
Amber singles chronology
"No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"
(2008) 		"This Is Your Night (Re-recorded)"
(2008) 		"I Don't Believe in Hate (Drip Drop)"
(2009)

This is Your Night (Re-recorded) (2008)

In 2008, Amber re-recorded "This is Your Night," utilizing modern production techniques and adding some new elements. This version is routinely ranked among the most popular in her catalogue on digital streaming and download platforms.

Amber released the newly recorded single via her own label JMCA. The release included three versions: Radio Edit, Extended Mix, and Show Mix.

Track listing

Digital Single JMCA (2008)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night" (Radio Edit)3:53
2."This Is Your Night" (Extended Mix)7:32
3."This Is Your Night" (Show Mix)3:48



"This Is Your Night (Special Edition)"
Single by Amber
Released2023
LabelTommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media)
Amber singles chronology
"Colour of Love (Remixes)"
(September, 2022) 		"This Is Your Night (Special Edition)"
(2023) 		"If You Could Read My Mind (25th Anniversary Edition)"
(July, 2023)

This is Your Night (Special Edition) (2023)

On June 14, 2023, Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media) released 11 vault remixes of Amber's classic Eurodance single "This is Your Night". With this release, many of the tracks became available on digital streaming and download platforms for the very first time.

This maxi single was the 6th in an ongoing series of planned reissues of Amber catalog remixes that have been vaulted for decades. "This is Your Night (Special Edition)" was preceded by "Sexual (Li Da Di) [Plasma Trance Remix - Extended]" (May 2022), "The Hits Remixed - Extended" (June 2022), "Above the Clouds (Remixes)" (July 2022), "Love One Another (Remixes)" (August 2022) and "Colour of Love (Remixes)" (September 2022). The digital album peaked at #2 on the iTunes US Dance Albums Chart on the day of release.

Track listing

This is Your Night (Special Edition) (2023)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Your Night"3:58
2."This Is Your Night" (Original 12" Mix)5:35
3."This Is Your Night" (Radio Mix)3:42
4."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Radio Mix)3:47
5."This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Dub)5:08
6."This Is Your Night" (Helicopter Remix)6:06
7."This Is Your Night" (Helicopter Dub)5:45
8."This Is Your Night" (1018 Dub)7:52
9."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T. Extended Instrumental)6:37
10."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Dangerous Dub)6:43
11."This Is Your Night" (Mousse T. Radio Instrumental)4:34

References

  1. ^ Montagné was later credited as the Berman Brothers used portions of his 1983 single, On Va S'Aimer.
  2. ^ 1 week at No. 1 (28 January 1997)
  3. ^ Walters, Barry (2 September 1997). "Music". The Advocate. Issue 741.
  4. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Amber – This Is Your Night". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ Flick, Larry (8 June 1996). "Dance Trax: Reliving Studio 54's Glory Days; GLAMAS Plays" (PDF). Billboard. p. 52. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ Flick, Larry (18 May 1996). "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ Campbell, Chuck (14 November 1997). "All that's missing is Donna Summer". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  8. ^ (January 1997). "Amber "This Is Your Night"". L.A. Times.
  9. ^ "Pale Start For Amber". Sun-Sentinel. 26 January 1997.
  10. ^ "Production notes". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 43. 26 October 1996. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510 – via EBSCOhost. Accession no. 9612197608.
  11. ^ "Amber - This is Your Night (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Before EDM: 30 Dance Tracks From The '90s That Changed The Game". Vibe. 8 October 2018.
  13. ^ "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s". BuzzFeed. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Amber – This Is Your Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  15. ^ "Amber – This Is Your Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  16. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 16 November 1996. p. 56. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  17. ^ Canada dance peak
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (12.12.1996-18.12.1996)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  19. ^ 1 week at No. 1 (28 January 1997)
  20. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Amber" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  21. ^ "Amber – This Is Your Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ^ "Amber – This Is Your Night". Top 40 Singles.
  23. ^ "Longbored Surfer - 1996". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Your_Night_(Amber_song)

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