Ladies' Night (song)
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| "Ladies' Night" | ||
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| Single by Kool and the Gang | ||
| from the album Ladies' Night | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7") | |
| Genre | Funk, Soul | |
| Length | 3:34 | |
| Label | DeLite Records (Polygram) | |
| Producer(s) | Eumir Deodato | |
| Chart positions | ||
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#8 (US); #9 (UK); #7 (CH); #14 (NL) |
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| Kool and the Gang singles chronology | ||
| "Open Sesame (Part 1)" (1976) | Ladies' Night | "Too Hot" (1980) |
"Ladies' Night" was the hit title track single on the album Ladies' Night released in 1979 by Kool and the Gang. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple.
A short rendition of the song appeared in the 1997 film The Wedding Singer in which Jon Lovitz performed in an attempt to convince female lead Julie Sullivan (Drew Barrymore) to hire him for her wedding.
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[edit] Track lists
| Side | Title | Length |
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| Ladies' Night / Too Hot | ||
| A | "Ladies' Night" | 3:34 |
| B | "Too Hot" | 5:02 |
| Ladies' Night / If You Feel Like Dancin' | ||
| A | "Ladies' Night" | 3:34 |
| B | "If You Feel Like Dancin'" | 5:04 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Date | Position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 1979 | #8 |
| United Kingdom | October 1979 | #9 |
| Switzerland | March 16, 1980 | #8 [1] |
| The Netherlands | March 22, 1980 | #14 [2] |
| Austria | April 1, 1980 | #18 [3] |
| Germany | March 1980 | #19 [4] |
[edit] Atomic Kitten collaboration
| "Ladies Night" | ||
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| Single by Atomic Kitten | ||
| from the album Ladies Night and Odyssey | ||
| Released | December 15, 2003 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | KTFA Studios, Metropolis, Unique Corp | |
| Genre | Funk, Soul | |
| Length | 3:47 | |
| Label | EMI (AK) and Edeltone (K&G) | |
| Producer(s) | Khalis Bayyan and Andy Whitmore | |
| Chart positions | ||
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8 (UK) |
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| Atomic Kitten singles chronology | ||
| "If You Come to Me" | Ladies Night | "Someone Like Me / Right Now 2004" |
Ladies' Night was rerecorded in 2003 by Atomic Kitten. Kool and the Gang asked them to collaborate with them for their Odyssey album because they wanted an updated version of the song and were looking for a girl group to sing the lyrics. Atomic Kitten liked the idea and inquired whether they could use it for their next album as well which was subsequently named Ladies Night in honor of this collaboration. [5] The single peaked at #8 on the UK Singles chart.
[edit] Track lists
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ladies Night (Radio Mix)" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Ladies Night (Kurtis Mantronik 7 inch)" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Somebody" | 6:11 |
| 4. | "Ladies Night" video | 3:15 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Date | Position |
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| Spain | January 19, 2004 | #3 [6] |
| United Kingdom | December 2003 | #8 |
| Denmark | January 24, 2004 | #12 [7] |
| Ireland | December 27, 2003 | #14 [8] |
| The Netherlands | February 2004 | #15 [9] |
| Belgium | January 31, 2004 | #18 [10] |
| World Singles Chart | January 31, 2004 | #24 [11] |
| Austria | February 15, 2004 | #32 [12] |
| Germany | February 7, 2004 | #33 [13] |
| Switzerland | February 22, 2004 | #38 [14] |
| Australia | February 7, 2004 | #39 [15] |
| France | April 25, 2004 | #54 [16] |
[edit] Remake video
The video begins with many people anxiously crowded around the entrance of a club, trying to get in. Suddenly a pink plasma waves sweeps through the middle of the crowd, from the door, pushing them off to either side. The kittens head into the Kitten Club, and the crowd follows them in, until only the bouncer is left standing outside.
In the well-lit club, the kittens groove about and sing, a great deal of which is on a pure white discothèque dance floor. They primarily dance in a row, with two rows of men behind them, though occasionally they are straddling the fellows, or performing other dance moves with them.
Exactly 37 seconds into the video, drag queens are spotted, they are first featured 50 seconds in. They appear repeatedly throughout the video, including in the women's washroom, near the video's conclusion. The metrosexual or homosexual bartender, baring resemblance to Boy George, appears throughout the video. At 1:54, Jen starts to flirt with him, as if going in for a kiss; in actuality, she's stealing his drink from behind him. While a man hits on Lil, he is in turn hit on by another man, at 1:10. There is also a man dancing in a cage with a round top; there is no suggestion if this is to entertain the straight or homosexuals in attendance, or both.
At 1:27, the Kittens flip their hands in the air, creating pink plasma as appeared earlier in the video. This transports them to the opposite side of the club, where they appear on rollerskates, in different outfits. They use their magic again, at 2:16, instantly stripping three men down to pink lycra underwear. The men, in their skivvies, visit the girls at their booth. Tash is so amused at the provided crotch view that she brings out American money which she waves around; money is never actually transferred.
At the very start of the video, when Jen blows a kiss, lip marks appear on the screen as a graphic.
The video itself is 3:09 minutes long, however it is preceded with the following white text on a black background:
| no men were hurt during the making of this video... (that happened later!) |
There is a one second fade to black at 3:15.
The video director was Cameron Casey.
[edit] Credits
Atomic Kitten featuring Kool and the Gang
Published by EMI
- Written by Ronald Bell of Kool and the Gang
- Produced by Kaylis Bayyan and Leigh Guest for Unique Corp Ltd
- Co-Produced by Andy Whitmore
- Additional production and mix: Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
- Engineered by Keith Uddin
- Programming by Reece Gilmore, Leigh Guest, Andy Whitmore
- Bass guitar: Robert "Kool" Bell
- Tenor saxophone, keyboards: Kalis Bayyan
- Guitars: Charles Smith
- Alto saxophone: Dennis "D. T." Thomas
- Keyboard: George "Funky" Brown
- Trumpet, trombone: Clifford Adams
- Trumpet, vocals: Sennie "Skip" Martin
- Vocals: Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, Jenny Frost, and Shawn McQuiller
- Drums: Tim Horton
- Vocal arranger: Anthony Thompson
- Additional keyboard: Andy Whitmore
- Additional guitar: Andrew Smith
- Musical arranger: Leigh Guest
- Recorded at KFTA Studios, New Jersey, Metropolis Studios, London, Unique Corp Studios, London
- UK production engineer: James Loughrey
- Executive producers: Alan Bellman, Les Molloy, Richard Mayes for Unique Corp
[edit] Other covers
"Ladies Night" was also remade with Spanner Banner and Sean Paul in 2004. This was also a collaboration with Kool & the Gang and reached 58 in the Swedish chart [17]
[edit] References
- ^ SwissCharts "Ladies' Night" page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 13, 1980. Accessed: October 1, 2006
- ^ AustrianCharts.at Kool & The Gang "Ladies' Night" page. Note: This is a biweekly chart. Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of March 1980 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ CBBC Full interview: Atomic Kitten. Accessed: September 26, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com Spanish chart 19 January 2004 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com Danish chart 24 Jan 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com Irish chart 27 Dec 2003. Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 5, 2004. Accessed: October 1, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com Belgian chart 31 Jan 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com World singles chart 7 Feb 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ AustrianCharts.at Atomic Kitten "Ladies Night" page Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts.com German chart 7 Feb 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts "Ladies Night" (Atomic Kitten) page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
- ^ Top40-charts Australian chart 7 February 2004 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ LesCharts "Ladies Night" (Atomic Kitten) page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "Ladies Night" (Spanner Banner) page Accessed: October 29, 2006
