A Night like This (song)

"A Night like This"
Single by Caro Emerald
from the album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
Released December 11, 2009 (The Netherlands)
Format Digital download
Genre Jazz
Length 3:47
Label Grandmono Records
Writer(s) David Schreurs, Vince Degiorgio
Caro Emerald singles chronology
"Back It Up"
(2009)		 "A Night like This"
(2009)		 "That Man"
(2010)

"A Night like This" is the second single by Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald from her debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor. It was released on 11 December 2009, in the Netherlands after it was first presented in a Dutch Martini commercial on 16 October.[1] Being released in 2010 in Europe, including the UK were it peaked at Number 65 in the UK Singles Chart. It was added to the 'A' list on BBC Radio One.

Writing and recording

In August 2009 Caro Emerald songwriters David Schreurs and Vince Degiorgio were asked to write a track with a "60s feel" for a Martini vermouth advertisement campaign.[2] The duo readily accepted the commission but grew increasingly unhappy about agreeing to give up the 40s/50s concept they had successfully cultivated with Caro Emerald, and five days of writing sessions proved unsuccessful.[2] On their final day together the writers decided they would return to their familiar era and compose another song for the debut Caro Emerald album. Schreurs told HitQuarters that he made the track for "A Night like This" while Degiorgio packed his bags and then the two "sat down for an hour and knocked out the song".[2] The song was submitted to Martini and although they initially turned it down they later changed their mind and used it in their campaign.[2] It was used in the sixth episode of season 3 of Pretty Little Liars, "Remains of the A" and episode 16 of The Secret Circle, "Lucky". In season one of the TV series Go On, it was used as the opening theme in one of the episodes.

The video for the song was shot in Opatija, Lovran and Rijeka in Croatia.

"A Night like This" has many musical similarities with the 1980s Brazilian song "Banho de Cheiro" by Elba Ramalho.[3] and "Les Larmes" by Her Majesty's Sound.[4]

Track listing

A Night like This – EP[5]
  1. "A Night like This" – 3:46
  2. "A Night like This" (instrumental) – 3:46
  3. "A Night like This" (a cappella) – 3:36
  4. "Back It Up" (feat. Madcon) – 3:51
A Night like This – Single (Tom Trago remix)[6]
  1. "A Night like This" (Tom Trago remix) – 3:51

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[9] 2
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[11] 4
German Airplay Chart[12] 7
Italy (FIMI)[13] 10
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 65
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[16] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[17] 3
Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[18] 15
German Singles Chart[19] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 57

Certifications

Region Certification
Austria[21] Gold
Germany[22] Platinum
Italy[23] Gold
Switzerland[24] Gold

References

  1. ↑ "News". Caro Emerald – Official website. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Q&A on Caro Emerald with David Schreurs". HitQuarters. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Elba Ramalho – Banho de Cheiro".
  4. ↑ "Les Larmes – Her Majesty's Sound".
  5. ↑ "A Night Like This – EP van Caro Emerald". iTunes (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  6. ↑ "A Night like This – Single (Tom Trago remix) van Caro Emerald". iTunes (in Dutch). Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Caro Emerald search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Caro Emerald – A Night Like This" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Caro+Emerald – A Night Like This" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Caro Emerald – A Night Like This". GfK Entertainment.
  12. ↑ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  13. ↑ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche". Fimi.it. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  14. ↑ Romanian Top 100
  15. ↑ "Caro Emerald: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-06-04" UK Indie Chart.
  17. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  18. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top40 - Single Charts 2011". oe3.ORF.at. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  19. ↑ ":: MTV | Single Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  20. ↑ "SCHWEIZER JAHRESHITPARADE 2011". http://hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  21. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Caro Emerald – A Night like This" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Caro Emerald in the field Interpret. Enter A Night like This in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  22. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Caro Emerald; 'A Night like This')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  23. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Caro Emerald – A Night like This" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Caro Emerald in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Caro Emerald; 'A Night like This')". Hung Medien.

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