Ladies' Night (song)

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“Ladies' Night”
“Ladies' Night” cover
Single by Kool and the Gang
from the album Ladies' Night
Released November 1979
Format Vinyl record (7")
Genre Funk, Soul
Length 3:34
Label DeLite Records (Polygram)
Producer Eumir Deodato
Kool and the Gang singles chronology
"Open Sesame (Part 1)" (1976) "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. It was also a chart success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.

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 Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore) to hire him for her wedding.

Contents

[edit] Track lists

Side Title Length
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
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]


Preceded by
"(Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)" by Funkadelic		 Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (Kool & the Gang version)
November 3 - November 17, 1979		 Succeeded by
"Still" by The Commodores

[edit] Atomic Kitten collaboration

“Ladies' Night”
“Ladies' Night” cover
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Ladies Night and Odyssey
Released Flag of the United KingdomDecember 15, 2003
Flag of AustraliaJanuary 19, 2004
Format CD Single
Recorded KTFA Studios
Metropolis
Unique Corp
Genre Funk, Soul
Length 3:47
Label EMI (AK) and Edeltone (K&G)
Producer Khalis Bayyan
Andy Whitmore
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"If You Come to Me" "Ladies Night" "Someone like Me
"

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, outpeaking the original version of the track. It peaked at #39 in Australia on February 2004.

[edit] Track lists

# Title Length
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
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
  • 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] The song is also coved by the San Francisco indie rock band Two Seconds at their live shows.

[edit] Legacy

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for named each episode after an 80s hit song, named an episode after this song.

[edit] References

  1. ^ SwissCharts "Ladies' Night" page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  2. ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 13, 1980. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  3. ^ AustrianCharts.at Kool & The Gang "Ladies' Night" page. Note: This is a biweekly chart. Accessed: October 28, 2006
  4. ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of March 1980 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  5. ^ CBBC Full interview: Atomic Kitten. Accessed: September 26, 2006
  6. ^ Top40-charts.com Spanish chart 19 January 2004 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  7. ^ Top40-charts.com Danish chart 24 Jan 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
  8. ^ Top40-charts.com Irish chart 27 Dec 2003. Accessed: November 2, 2006
  9. ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 5, 2004. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  10. ^ Top40-charts.com Belgian chart 31 Jan 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
  11. ^ Top40-charts.com World singles chart 7 Feb 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
  12. ^ AustrianCharts.at Atomic Kitten "Ladies Night" page Accessed: October 28, 2006
  13. ^ Top40-charts.com German chart 7 Feb 2004. Accessed: November 2, 2006
  14. ^ SwissCharts "Ladies Night" (Atomic Kitten) page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  15. ^ Top40-charts Australian chart 7 February 2004 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  16. ^ LesCharts "Ladies Night" (Atomic Kitten) page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  17. ^ SwedishCharts.com "Ladies Night" (Spanner Banner) page Accessed: October 29, 2006

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