One of Those Nights

"One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Steve Glen, Mike Burns and Dave Most, it was the group's third single and their third UK top 20 hit.

Background

The song was released in August 1981 and was the group's third single, following on from their win at the Eurovision Song Contest earlier in the year. The single reached No.20 in the UK Charts and remained in the top 75 for 10 weeks.^[1] "One of Those Nights" featured on the group's debut album, Bucks Fizz, which was released two weeks earlier.

David Van Day of the pop duo, Dollar stated that they were offered the song some months earlier, but declined it.^[2] In a curious twist, Dollar were at No.19, while this song was at No.20 in the charts.^[3]

The song centres around a man who is pining for a former lover who has left him, despite him doing everything he could to please her. He muses about his bereft state since losing her and implies this is a recurring problem by describing the occasion on which he sings as 'one of those nights', presumably because he has felt like this a number of times before. No real clue is given, however, to indicate when, exactly, he and his lover separated, though one might reasonably assume they were together for some considerable time for him to feel that he has thrown his 'life away on her' (verse 2, line 3).^[4] "One of Those Nights" was a change of pace for the group, after two upbeat singles, this one was more slow-paced and dramatic. Its lead vocal was performed by member Bobby G. Unlike their other releases, the group didn't record a Promotional Video for this single.

A demo version of this song was recently released on the 2008 album, The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut.^[5]

Track listing

1. "One of Those Nights" (Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most) (4.27)
2. "Always Thinking of You" (Andy Hill / Nichola Martin) (3.51)

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