In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song)

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“In the Heat of the Night”
“In the Heat of the Night” cover
Single by Sandra
from the album The Long Play
B-side "Heatwave"
Released 1985
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1985
Genre Pop
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Michael Cretu
Hubert Kemmler
Markus Löhr
Klaus Hirschburger
Producer Michael Cretu
Certification Silver France, 1986
Sandra singles chronology
"Maria Magdalena"
(1985)
"In the Heat of the Night"
(1985)
"Little Girl"
(1985)

"In the Heat of the Night" is a 1985 song by German singer Sandra. The song was Sandra's second single, it charted number one in Switzerland and Israel, and number two in Germany. The song was covered by Hong Kong pop singer Anita Mui in 1986 and by Finnish gothic-doom metal band To/Die/For in 1999. The song was also redone by a group named E-Rotic for PlayStation 2's Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2.

[edit] Track lisitings

7"-Single
  1. "In the Heat of the Night" (3:48)
  2. "Heatwave" (Instrumental) (3:48)
12"-Maxi
  1. "In the Heat of the Night" (Extended Version) (7:32)
  2. "Heatwave" (Instrumental) (3:48)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1985)[1] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 6
French Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart 2
Israeli Singles Chart 1
Italian Singles Chart 4
South Afrian Singles Chart 8
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 2
Country Certification Sales
France[2] Silver 200,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ "In the Heat of the Night", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  2. ^ Sandra 's certifications in France, by SNEP Ifop.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)