Wonderful Night

"Wonderful Night"
Single by Fatboy Slim featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker
from the album Palookaville
Released November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
Format CD
Genre Alternative hip hop, big beat
Length 4:46
[1]
Label Skint
Songwriter(s) Norman Cook, Lateef Daumont
Producer(s) Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim singles chronology
"Slash Dot Dash"
(2004)		 "Wonderful Night"
(2004)		 "The Joker"
(2005)

"Slash Dot Dash"
(2004)		 "Wonderful Night"
(2004)		 "The Joker"
(2005)
Lateef the Truth Speaker singles chronology
"Wonderful Night"
(2004) Wonderful Night2004		 "That Old Pair of Jeans"
(2006) That Old Pair of Jeans2006
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"Wonderful Night" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a single from his album Palookaville.[2] It features Lateef the Truth Speaker on the vocal track.[3] The song is often played at Staples Center immediately after Los Angeles Clippers home wins and at Madison Square Garden during the second half of New York Knicks games. A shortened version of the song also appears on the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. The song was edited for radio due to the brief coarse language used in the middle of the song.

Critical reception

The song garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of Allmusic felt the song was one of the highlights of the album.[4] Pitchfork's Johnny Loftus called the song's rhythm "concise," also praising Lateef's performance.[5] Rolling Stone's review of "Palookaville" called the song "groovy."[6]

Music video

A music video for the song was released; it features tuxedo-clad dancers in and around an old-fashioned casino.[7]

Use in media

The song featured in the children's films Flushed Away[8] and Robots.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wonderful Night (Album Version)"4:49
2."Wonderful Night (Trash Remix)"4:48
3."Wonderful Night (Wonderful Nightclub Remix)"6:36
4."Wonderful Night (Chief Xcel World Wide Remix)"3:48
5."Wonderful Night" (video) 

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart[10] 51

References

  1. ↑ ""Wonderful Night" single overview". Discogs. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wonderful Night overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wonderful Night overview". WhoSampled. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Palookaville review". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Fatboy Slim Palookaville review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Sinagra, Laura. "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Music video". YouTube. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Flushed Away soundtrack track list". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Robots soundtrack track list". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Wonderful Night chart history". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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