This Is My Night
1985 single by Chaka Khan
"This Is My Night" | ||||
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Single by Chaka Khan | ||||
from the album I Feel for You | ||||
B-side | "Caught in the Act" | |||
Released | 1985 (1985) | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:56 (7" version) 6:11 (12" version) 4:38 (Album version) 5:07 (1989 remix album version) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
Chaka Khan singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"This Is My Night" on YouTube | ||||
"This Is My Night" is a song by Chaka Khan from the album I Feel for You. The song went to number one for one week on the Billboard dance chart in 1985.[1] The single also peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart.[2]
"This Is My Night" was written by Mic Murphy and David Frank and produced by Arif Mardin.
A variation of the song was used by HBO as its theme music for Next On bumpers and promos from May to November 1985 (as the centerpiece of the Make the Magic Shine campaign). It also appeared on the twelfth season of the drag competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, in a "lip sync battle" between contestants Widow Von'Du and Jan, while Khan served as a guest judge.
Track listing
7" Single
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Is My Night" | David Frank, Mic Murphy | 3:56 |
2. | "Caught In The Act" | Alec Milstein, Joe Mardin | 3:47 |
Total length: | 7:43 |
12" Single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is My Night (Extended Version)" | 6:11 |
2. | "Caught In The Act" | 3:47 |
Total length: | 9:58 |
Chart positions
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop) | 12 |
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[3] | 85 |
Germany (GfK Entertainment) | 47 |
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) | 7 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 20 |
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Charts) | 34 |
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart) | 14 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 11 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 144.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 321.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 16, 1985" (PDF).
External links
- Chaka Khan – This Is My Night (1984, Vinyl) at Discogs
- v
- t
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- Rufus (1973)
- Rags to Rufus (1974)
- Rufusized (1974)
- Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975)
- Ask Rufus (1977)
- Street Player (1978)
- Numbers (1979)
- Masterjam (1979)
- Party 'Til You're Broke (1981)
- Camouflage (1981)
- The Very Best of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1982)
- Seal in Red (1983)
- Stompin' at the Savoy – Live (1983)
- Chaka (1978)
- Naughty (1980)
- What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (1981)
- Echoes of an Era (1982)
- Chaka Khan (1982)
- I Feel for You (1984)
- Destiny (1986)
- CK (1988)
- The Woman I Am (1992)
- Come 2 My House (1998)
- ClassiKhan (2004)
- Funk This (2007)
- Hello Happiness (2019)
- Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project (1989)
- Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 (1996)
- I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan (1999)
- Dance Classics of Chaka Khan (1999)
- The Platinum Collection (2006)
and songs
- "Tell Me Something Good"
- "You Got the Love"
- "Once You Get Started"
- "Sweet Thing"
- "Jive Talkin'"
- "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)"
- "I'm Every Woman"
- "Stuff Like That"
- "Do You Love What You Feel"
- "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
- "We Can Work It Out"
- "Fate"
- "And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)"
- "Got to Be There"
- "Ain't Nobody"
- "I Feel for You"
- "This Is My Night"
- "Through the Fire"
- "Eye to Eye"
- "Love of a Lifetime"
- "Higher Love"
- "I'll Be Good to You
- "Love You All My Lifetime"
- "My Funny Valentine"
- "Missing You"
- "Never Miss the Water"
- "Don't Talk 2 Strangers"
- "All Good?"
- "Disrespectful"
- "Soul Survivor"
- Discography
- Rufus (band)
- Here Come the Girls