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Night in Motion

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"Night in Motion"
Single by U96
from the album Replugged
B-sideRemix/"Brainkiller"
Released1993
Genre
Length3:19 (video version)
LabelUrban
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex Christensen
  • Matiz
U96 singles chronology
"Love Sees No Colour"
(1993)
"Night in Motion"
(1993)
"Inside Your Dreams"
(1994)
Music video
"Night in Motion" on YouTube

"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German act U96, released in 1993 by label Urban as the second single from their second album, Replugged (1993). It was written by its co-producer Alex Christensen with Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, Hayo Panarinfo. The single was a hit on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top-10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Outside Europe, the song was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number-one.

Critical reception

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Raùl Cairo from Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences".[1]

Chart performance

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"Night in Motion" was successful on the singles charts in several countries in Europe, entering the top-10 in Austria (7),[2] Finland (7),[3] Germany (9),[4] Lithuania (6),[5] and Sweden (10).[6] In Germany, it spent two weeks as number nine and 16 weeks within the German Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Switzerland,[7] a top-30 hit in France,[8] and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands.[9] The single debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 55 on 21 August 1993,[10] after charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It peaked at number 25 seven weeks later, after charting also in Belgium and Finland.[11] On the European Dance Radio Chart, "Night in Motion" also peaked at number 25.[12] Outside Europe the song reached number-one in Israel in late August 1993.[13]

Track listing

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  • CD maxi, Europe (1993)
  1. "Night in Motion" (video version) – 3:19
  2. "Night in Motion" (12" version) – 4:54
  3. "Night in Motion" (12" version 2) – 5:19
  4. "Night in Motion" (70's mix) – 5:13
  • CD maxi, Germany (1993)
  1. "Night in Motion" (Bass Bumpers remix) – 5:57
  2. "Brainkiller" – 4:32

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Cairo, Raùl (July 24, 1993). "Marketing the Music — U96 Surfaces Again". p.8. Music & Media.
  2. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "U96: Night in Motion" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion". German Singles Chart. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "M-1 Top 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 34. August 21, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. October 2, 1993. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. November 27, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  13. ^ a b 1 week at No. 1 (August 31, 1993)
  14. ^ "U96 - Night In Motion" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 27, 2019.