In the Still of the Night (1956 song)

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"In The Still of The Night" is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. Although the single was only a moderate hit, peaking at #24 on the national pop charts and #3 on the R&B "race" charts (Billboard's chart designation for R&B during that time), its reputation came to surpass its original chart placement. For three decades, the single almost always topped the influential Top 500 Songs countdown on oldies radio station WCBS-FM. The track sold over 10 million copies in 1987 and 1988 as part of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. It is ranked #90 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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[edit] Original version

The original recording briefly hit the charts again in 1960 and 1961; an instrumental version by Santo & Johnny charted in 1964, and a version by Paul Anka did likewise in 1969. None of these releases reached the top half of the Billboard Hot 100, however.

Deborah Gibson performed a cover version, transposed to C major, during her Atlantic-years concert tours and recorded the same for the Atlantic soundtrack album The Wonder Years - Music from the Emmy Award-Winning Show and its Era (LP 82032).

The song was spelled as "In the Still of the Nite" to avoid confusion with Cole Porter's "In the Still of the Night." The Five Satins rock and roll standard is at times also spelled in that manner. The song was also used in the Disney attraction The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management).

[edit] Boyz II Men version

“In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)”
“In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)” cover
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album Cooleyhighharmony
B-side "Snippets From 'An American Dream'"
Released 1992
Format CD single
CD maxi
7" single
Recorded 1992
Genre R&B
Length 2:51
Label Monotown
Writer(s) F. Parris
Producer Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men singles chronology
"End of the Road"
(1992)		 "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)"
(1993)		 "Let It Snow"
(1993)

Boyz II Men recorded an a cappella cover (in the original F major) of the song for the soundtrack to the television miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. This version reached number 3 on the Hot 100. It was later added to the 1993 re-release of their album Cooleyhighharmony.

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" (LP version) (2:51)
  2. "Snippets From 'An American Dream'" - by The Jacksons
CD maxi
  1. "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" (LP version) (2:51)
  2. "Snippets From 'An American Dream'" - by The Jacksons
  3. "Medley" ("I Want You Back" (live) / "ABC" (live)) - by The Jacksons

[edit] Chart

Chart (1993)[1] [2] [3] [4] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 11
French Singles Chart 24
German Singles Chart 69
UK Singles Chart 27
US Billboard Hot 100 3
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 3
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 11
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 4
US Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents 6
US Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay 9

[edit] References

  1. ^ "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 2, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 2, 2008)
  3. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 2, 2008)
  4. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 2, 2008)