A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)
1982 single by Shalamar
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"A Night to Remember" is a song by the American R&B group Shalamar. It was released in 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Friends. The song was written by Nidra Beard of Dynasty, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of the Sylvers. Jody Watley and Howard Hewett share lead vocals on the song.
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Artwork for 1982 UK vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Shalamar | ||||
| from the album Friends[1] | ||||
| B-side | "On Top of the World" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | R&B[2] | |||
| Length | 5:08 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Leon Sylvers III | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "A Night to Remember" on YouTube | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 9 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[4] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 44 |
| US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[6] | 15 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 53 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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911 version
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| Single by 911 | ||||
| from the album The Journey | ||||
| Released | April 29, 1996 | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Ginga | |||
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| Producer | Eliot Kennedy | |||
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| "Night to Remember" on YouTube | ||||
The English boy band 911 covered "A Night to Remember" (retitled "Night to Remember") and released it on April 29, 1996, as the lead single from their debut album, The Journey (1997). Their version peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[11] | 9 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[10] | 38 |
Release history
Liberty X version
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| Single by Liberty X | ||||
| from the album X | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | November 14, 2005 | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
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| Producer | Rod Gammons | |||
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| "A Night to Remember" on YouTube | ||||
English-Irish pop group Liberty X covered "A Night to Remember" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, X (2005). The single was released in the UK on November 14, 2005, as the official Children in Need 2005 charity single,[13] charting at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listings
UK CD1[14]
- "A Night to Remember" (radio edit) – 3:02
- "Everybody Dance" (radio edit) – 3:07
UK CD2[15]
- "A Night to Remember" (full length version) – 5:07
- "Everybody Dance" (full length version) – 5:03
- "A Holy Night" (unplugged acoustic) – 3:12
- "A Night to Remember" (video)
Australian CD single[16]
- "A Night to Remember" (radio edit)
- "A Night to Remember" (Methods of Flow club mix)
- "A Night to Remember" (full length version)
- "Everybody Dance" (full length version)
- "Song 4 Lovers" (radio edit)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[17] | 94 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] | 42 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[19] | 19 |
| Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[20] | 5 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[21] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 135 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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| Ireland | November 14, 2005 | Digital download |
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| Australia | February 20, 2006 | CD | Rajon Music | [26] |
Popular culture
- The Shalamar recording is also famously associated with the introduction of the moonwalk dance by Shalamar member Jeffrey Daniel on the UK music show Top of the Pops in June 1982, several months before Michael Jackson performed the move on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special.[27]
- For the season 3 finale of Girlfriends, the dance scene at the end of the episode originally aired with the Shalamar version of this song as background music, though for streaming and DVD releases, the rights to this song couldn't be secured.
- In the UK, this song has also been used[when?] for a television advert featuring the Harvester restaurant chain.[citation needed]