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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Ladies' Night
| name = Ladies' Night
| cover = Ladies' night by kool and the gang US single, mark 56 (copy 1).png
| cover = Ladies' night by kool and the gang US single, mark 56 (copy 1).png
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = One of side-A labels of US 7-inch single
| caption = One of side-A labels of US 7-inch single
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Kool & the Gang]]
| artist = [[Kool & the Gang]]
| album = [[Ladies' Night (album)|Ladies' Night]]
| album = [[Ladies' Night (album)|Ladies' Night]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"If You Feel Like Dancin'"|"Too Hot"}}
| B-side = {{ubl|"If You Feel Like Dancin'"|"Too Hot"}}
| released = September 6, 1979<ref>https://theboombox.com/35-years-ago-kool-and-the-gang-release-ladies-night/</ref>
| released = August 21, 1979<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theboombox.com/35-years-ago-kool-and-the-gang-release-ladies-night/ | title=35 Years Ago: Kool & the Gang Release 'Ladies' Night' }}</ref> (Charted on September 8)
| recorded = 1979
| recorded = 1979
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Disco]]|[[funk]]|[[R&B]]}}
| genre =
* [[Disco]]<ref name= "Echols 2010">{{cite book|first=Alice|last=Echols|title=Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture|chapter= I Hear a Symphony: Black Masculinity and the Disco Turn|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Hot_Stuff_Disco_and_the_Remaking_of_Amer.html?id=DzrvOAA2tvAC|date=March 29, 2010|publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]]|isbn=978-0-393-06675-3|page=37}}</ref>
⚫
| length = {{ubl|6:25 (LP version)|3:32 (single version)}}
* [[funk]]
| label = [[Polygram|DeLite]]
⚫
| length = {{ubl|6:25 (LP version)|3:32 (single version)}}
⚫
| writer = {{hlist|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|[[Claydes Charles Smith]]|George Brown|[[James "J.T." Taylor]]|[[Robert "Kool" Bell|Robert Bell]]|Earl Toon, Jr.|Dennis Thomas|Meekaaeel Muhammad}}
| producer = [[Eumir Deodato]]
| label = [[Polygram|DeLite]]
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|[[Claydes Charles Smith]]|George Brown|[[James "J.T." Taylor]]|[[Robert "Kool" Bell|Robert Bell]]|Earl Toon, Jr.|Dennis Thomas|Meekaaeel Muhammad}}
⚫
| prev_title = Slick Superchick
| producer = [[Eumir Deodato]]
| prev_year = 1978
⚫
| prev_title = Slick Superchick
⚫
| next_title = [[Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)|Too Hot]]
| next_year = 1980
| prev_year = 1978
⚫
| next_title = [[Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)|Too Hot]]
| next_year = 1980
}}
}}
"'''Ladies' Night'''" is a song by American band [[Kool & the Gang]], released as the first single from their eleventh [[Ladies' Night (album)|album of the same name]] (1979). It is a play on the popular use of "Ladies Nights" at bars and clubs that were meant to draw in more female patrons in order to draw in even more male clientele. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple. It was also a chart success, peaking at number eight on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1980 and stayed atop the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]] for two weeks.<ref name=Dean>{{cite book |title= Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last= Dean |first= Maury |author-link= Maury Dean |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |page= 287 }}</ref> It also gave them their first hit in the United Kingdom in August 1979, peaking at number nine in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"'''Ladies' Night'''" is a song by American band [[Kool & the Gang]], released as the first single from their eleventh [[Ladies' Night (album)|album of the same name]] (1979). It is a play on the popular use of "Ladies Nights" at bars and clubs that were meant to draw in more female patrons in order to draw in even more male clientele.
The single was a big success and became a radio staple. It was a chart success, reaching #4 on the [[Cash Box]] Top 100 and #8 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in early 1980. It hit #1 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]] where it held for three weeks.<ref name=Dean>{{cite book |title= Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last= Dean |first= Maury |author-link= Maury Dean |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |page= 287 }}</ref> The 45 had passed a million in American sales by December and was certified [[Gold]] by the [[RIAA]]. This was also their first hit in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at #9 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1979.

''[[Record World]]'' called it a "startling shot of funky motion music."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 1, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-11|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-09-01.pdf}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Chart (1980) !! Rank
!Chart (1980)
!Rank
|-
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!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1980|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 20, 1980 |title=1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT63 |page=TIA-10 |magazine=Billboard |volume=92 |issue=51|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1980|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 20, 1980 |title=1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT63 |page=TIA-10 |magazine=Billboard |volume=92 |issue=51|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Kool & The Gang|title=Ladies Night|award=Gold|relyear=1979|certyear=1979|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Kool & the Gang|title=Ladies Night|award=Gold|relyear=1979|certyear=1980|access-date=April 25, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Kool & the Gang|title=Ladies Night|award=Gold|relyear=1979|certyear=1979|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==Atomic Kitten version==
==Atomic Kitten version==
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Ladies Night
| name = Ladies Night
| cover = Atomic Kitten Ladies Night single cover.jpg
| cover = Atomic Kitten Ladies Night single cover.jpg
| border = yes
| border = yes
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Atomic Kitten]] featuring [[Kool & the Gang]]
| artist = [[Atomic Kitten]] featuring [[Kool & the Gang]]
| album = [[Ladies Night (Atomic Kitten album)|Ladies Night]] {{noitalic|and}} [[The Hits: Reloaded]]
| album = [[Ladies Night (Atomic Kitten album)|Ladies Night]] {{noitalic|and}} [[The Hits: Reloaded]]
| released = {{start date|2003|12|15}}
| released = {{start date|2003|12|15}}
| length = 3:06
| length = 3:06
| label = {{hlist|[[Innocent Records|Innocent]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Innocent Records|Innocent]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|Kool & the Gang}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]|Kool & the Gang}}
| producer = {{hlist|Khalis Bayyan|Andy Whitmore}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Khalis Bayyan]]|Leigh Guest|[[Andy Whitmore]]|Ash Howes|[[Martin Harrington]]}}
| chronology = [[Atomic Kitten]]
| chronology = [[Atomic Kitten]]
| prev_title = [[If You Come to Me]]
| prev_title = [[If You Come to Me]]
| prev_year = 2003
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Someone like Me]]
| next_title = [[Someone like Me (song)|Someone like Me]]
| next_title2 = [[Right Now (Atomic Kitten song)#2004 version|Right Now 2004]]
| next_title2 = [[Right Now (Atomic Kitten song)#2004 version|Right Now 2004]]
| next_year = 2004
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tIEY85so1fY|"Ladies Night"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|E5anKqWBuyM|"Ladies Night"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
}}

In 2003, American R&B band [[Kool & the Gang]] asked English [[girl group]] [[Atomic Kitten]] to re-record "Ladies Night" for their ''The Hits: Reloaded'' tribute album.<ref name="bbc_newsround">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3223000/3223341.stm|title= Full interview: Atomic Kitten|work=[[BBC Newsround]]|date=October 30, 2003|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> The band subsequently asked them if they could include it on [[Ladies Night (Atomic Kitten album)|their then-untitled third album]] which they eventually named after the song in honour of the collaboration following Kool's approval.<ref name="bbc_newsround"/> The re-recording was produced by Khalis Bayyana and Andy Whitmore; [[Andy Whitmore]] is credited as a co-producer, while [[Ash Howes]] and [[Martin Harrington]] served as additional prodcuers.<ref name="liner notes"/> "Ladies Night" was released as the lead single from ''The Hits: Reloaded'' and served as the second single from Atomic Kitten's ''Ladies Night'' album.<ref name="bbc_newsround"/> The song peaked at number three in Spain, and reached number eight on the [[UK Singles Chart]], outpeaking the original version of the track.<ref name="UK"/>
In 2003, Kool & the Gang asked English [[girl group]] [[Atomic Kitten]] to re-record "Ladies Night" for their ''The Hits: Reloaded'' tribute album.<ref name="bbc_newsround">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3223000/3223341.stm|title= Full interview: Atomic Kitten|work=[[BBC Newsround]]|date=October 30, 2003|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> The band subsequently asked them if they could include it on [[Ladies Night (Atomic Kitten album)|their then-untitled third album]] which they eventually named after the song in honour of the collaboration following Kool's approval.<ref name="bbc_newsround"/> The re-recording was produced by Khalis Bayyana and Leigh Guest; [[Andy Whitmore]] is credited as a co-producer, while [[Ash Howes]] and [[Martin Harrington]] served as additional producers.<ref name="liner notes"/> "Ladies Night" was released as the lead single from ''The Hits: Reloaded'' and served as the second single from Atomic Kitten's ''Ladies Night'' album.<ref name="bbc_newsround"/> The song peaked at number three in Spain, and reached number eight on the [[UK Singles Chart]], outperforming the original version of the track.<ref name="UK"/>


===Chart performance===
===Chart performance===
The song debuted and peaked at number 8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming Atomic Kitten's first single to not reach the top 5 in over two years.<ref name="UK"/> It stayed in the top 40 for eight weeks, three of which were in the top ten.<ref name="UK"/> In 2021, the [[Official Charts Company]] ranked the song as the band's eight seventh-selling single in the United Kingdom – ahead of previous single "[[If You Come to Me]]," making it the biggest-selling single from ''Ladies Night''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Copsey|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/atomic-kittens-official-top-10-biggest-songs-revealed__33537/|title=Atomic Kitten's Official Top 10 biggest songs revealed |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=July 7, 2021|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
The song debuted at its peak at number 8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming Atomic Kitten's first single to not reach the top 5 in over two years.<ref name="UK"/> It stayed in the top 40 for eight weeks, three of which were in the top ten.<ref name="UK"/> In 2021, the [[Official Charts Company]] ranked the song as the band's seventh-best-selling single in the United Kingdom – ahead of previous single "[[If You Come to Me]]," making it the biggest-selling single from ''Ladies Night''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Copsey|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/atomic-kittens-official-top-10-biggest-songs-revealed__33537/|title=Atomic Kitten's Official Top 10 biggest songs revealed |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=July 7, 2021|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>


In Spain, "Ladies Night" was Atomic Kitten's only top ten hit peaking at number three; it lasted three weeks in the top ten of the [[Spanish Singles Chart]].<ref name="Spain"/> The song reached the top twenty in the [[Republic of Ireland]], the Netherlands, [[Flanders]] and Denmark, and became a top-40 hit in [[German language|German]]-speaking Europe, peaking at number 33 in Germany, number 32 in Austria and number 38 in Switzerland.<ref name="Switzerland"/> In Oceania, the song did not do as well as their previous singles. "Ladies Night" was not released in New Zealand, where their previous single "If You Come to Me" had reached the top 10, and it managed to peak at only number 39 in Australia, becoming their last single to reach the top 50 there.<ref name="Australia"/>
In Spain, "Ladies Night" was Atomic Kitten's only top ten hit peaking at number three; it lasted three weeks in the top ten of the [[Spanish Singles Chart]].<ref name="Spain"/> The song reached the top twenty in the [[Republic of Ireland]], the Netherlands, [[Flanders]] and Denmark, and became a top-40 hit in [[German language|German]]-speaking Europe, peaking at number 33 in Germany, number 32 in Austria and number 38 in Switzerland.<ref name="Switzerland"/> In Oceania, the song did not do as well as their previous singles. "Ladies Night" was not released in New Zealand, where their previous single "If You Come to Me" had reached the top 10, and it managed to peak at only number 39 in Australia, becoming their last single to reach the top 50 there.<ref name="Australia"/>
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A [[music video]] for "Ladies Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/n/cameron-casey/videography-by-position/dir|title=Director Videography|website=imvdb.com|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> The video begins with many people anxiously crowded around the entrance of a club, trying to get in. Suddenly a pink plasma waves sweeps through the middle of the crowd, from the door, pushing them off to either side. The group head into the Kitten Club, and the crowd follows them in, until only the bouncer is left standing outside. In the well-lit club, the group groove about and sing, a great deal of which is on a pure white [[discothèque]] dance floor. They primarily dance in a row, with two rows of men behind them, though occasionally they are straddling the fellows, or performing other dance moves with them.
A [[music video]] for "Ladies Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/n/cameron-casey/videography-by-position/dir|title=Director Videography|website=imvdb.com|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> The video begins with many people anxiously crowded around the entrance of a club, trying to get in. Suddenly a pink plasma waves sweeps through the middle of the crowd, from the door, pushing them off to either side. The group head into the Kitten Club, and the crowd follows them in, until only the bouncer is left standing outside. In the well-lit club, the group groove about and sing, a great deal of which is on a pure white [[discothèque]] dance floor. They primarily dance in a row, with two rows of men behind them, though occasionally they are straddling the fellows, or performing other dance moves with them.


Drag queens are spotted in the video, and appear repeatedly, including in the women's washroom, near the video's conclusion. A bartender, bearing resemblance to [[Boy George]], appears throughout the video. [[Jenny Frost]] starts to flirt with him, as if going in for a kiss; in actuality, she's stealing his drink from behind him. While a man hits on [[Liz McClarnon]], he is in turn hit on by another man. The group repeatedly flip their hands in the air, creating pink plasma as appeared earlier in the video. This transports them to the opposite side of the club, where they appear on [[rollerskates]], in different outfits. They use their magic again, instantly stripping three men down to pink lycra underwear. The men, in their [[Undergarment|skivvies]], visit the girls at their booth. [[Natasha Hamilton|Tash]] is so amused at the provided crotch view that she brings out [[United States dollar|American money]] which she waves around; money is never actually transferred. At the very start of the video, when [[Jenny Frost|Jen]] blows a kiss, lip marks appear on the screen as a graphic.
Drag queens are spotted in the video, and appear repeatedly, including in the women's washroom, near the video's conclusion. A bartender, bearing resemblance to [[Boy George]], appears throughout the video. [[Jenny Frost]] starts to flirt with him, as if going in for a kiss; in actuality, she is stealing his drink from behind him. While a man hits on [[Liz McClarnon]], he is in turn hit on by another man. The group repeatedly flip their hands in the air, creating pink plasma as appeared earlier in the video. This transports them to the opposite side of the club, where they appear on [[rollerskates]], in different outfits. They use their magic again, instantly stripping three men down to pink lycra underwear. The men, in their [[Undergarment|skivvies]], visit the girls at their booth. [[Natasha Hamilton]] is so amused at the provided crotch view that she brings out [[United States dollar|American money]] which she waves around; money is never actually transferred. At the very start of the video, when Frost blows a kiss, lip marks appear on the screen as a graphic.


===Track listings===
===Track listings===
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| note4 = video, lyrics, and photo gallery
| note4 = video, lyrics, and photo gallery
| length4 = 3:14
| length4 = 3:14
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK 12-inch [[picture disc]]<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ladies Night|others=Atomic Kitten|year=2003|type=UK 12-inch picture disc|publisher=Innocent Records, Virgin Records|id=SINT53, 0724354777363}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Ladies Night
| note1 = Kurtis Mantronik 12-inch
| writer1 = {{hlist|Bell|Kool & the Gang}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bayyan|Guest|Whitmore{{ref|a|[a]}}|Howes{{ref|b|[b]}}|Harrington{{ref|b|[b]}}|[[Kurtis Mantronik]]{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| title2 = Ladies Night
| note2 = radio mix edit
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bell|Kool & the Gang}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bayyan|Guest|Whitmore{{ref|a|[a]}}|Howes{{ref|b|[b]}}|Harrington{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| title3 = [[Be with You (Atomic Kitten song)|Be with You]]
| note3 = [[Todd Terry]] 12-inch
| writer3 = {{hlist|Greg Wilson|Tracey Carmen|Martin Foster|[[Jeff Lynne]]}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Howes|Harrington|Todd Terry{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| title4 = Be with You
| note4 = Todd edit
| writer4 = {{hlist|Wilson|Carmen|Foster|Lynne}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Howes|Harrington|Terry{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
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| note2 = Kurtis Mantronik 7-inch
| note2 = Kurtis Mantronik 7-inch
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bell|Kool & the Gang}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bell|Kool & the Gang}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bayyan|Guest|Whitmore{{ref|a|[a]}}|Howes{{ref|b|[b]}}|Harrington{{ref|b|[b]}}|[[Kurtis Mantronik]]{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bayyan|Guest|Whitmore{{ref|a|[a]}}|Howes{{ref|b|[b]}}|Harrington{{ref|b|[b]}}|Mantronik{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length2 = 3:22
| length2 = 3:22


| title3 = [[Be with You (Atomic Kitten song)|Be with You]]
| title3 = Be with You
| note3 = Todd Terry Remix
| note3 = Todd Terry remix
| writer3 = {{hlist|Greg Wilson|Tracey Carmen|Martin Foster|[[Jeff Lynne]]}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Wilson|Carmen|Foster|Lynne}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Howes|Harrington|[[Todd Terry]]{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Howes|Harrington|Terry{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length3 = 6:06
| length3 = 6:06


| title4 = Somebody
| title4 = Somebody
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Natasha Hamilton]]|[[Gary Barlow]]|[[Eliot Kennedy]]|Tim Woodcock}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Hamilton|Barlow|Kennedy|Woodcock}}
| extra4 = The True North Music Company
| extra4 = The True North Music Company
| length4 = 3:35
| length4 = 3:35
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* The song is heard and "rabbidizied" by the rabbids for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''.
* The song is heard and "rabbidizied" by the rabbids for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''.
* On the game show ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'', episode "Ladies Night & [[Hot Dog on a Stick]]", the song is heard when the firefighters are holding the cases.
* On the game show ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'', episode "Ladies Night & [[Hot Dog on a Stick]]", the song is heard when the firefighters are holding the cases.

==Movies==
* In the 1998 film ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'', the character played by [[Jon Lovitz]] performs the song in his audition.
* In the 2000 film ''[[Little Nicky]]'', the peeper (again played by Lovitz) sings the song while looking at a woman undress. Later, when he is sent to Hell, the song plays while a bird rapes him.
* In the 2002 film ''[[Sorority Boys]]'', the song is played when the three main characters Adam, Dave, and Doofer go to a party in drag at their former fraternity house.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1979 singles]]
[[Category:1979 singles]]
[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:Disco songs]]
[[Category:Kool & the Gang songs]]
[[Category:Atomic Kitten songs]]
[[Category:Atomic Kitten songs]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Rod Temperton]]
[[Category:Songs written by James "J.T." Taylor]]
[[Category:Songs written by James "J.T." Taylor]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell]]
[[Category:De-Lite Records singles]]
[[Category:De-Lite Records singles]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith]]
[[Category:Innocent Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs about parties]]
[[Category:Songs about dancing]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 8 December 2024

"Ladies' Night"
One of side-A labels of US 7-inch single
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Ladies' Night
B-side
  • "If You Feel Like Dancin'"
  • "Too Hot"
ReleasedAugust 21, 1979[1] (Charted on September 8)
Recorded1979
Genre
Length
  • 6:25 (LP version)
  • 3:32 (single version)
LabelDeLite
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Slick Superchick"
(1978) 		"Ladies' Night"
(1979) 		"Too Hot"
(1980)

"Ladies' Night" is a song by American band Kool & the Gang, released as the first single from their eleventh album of the same name (1979). It is a play on the popular use of "Ladies Nights" at bars and clubs that were meant to draw in more female patrons in order to draw in even more male clientele.

The single was a big success and became a radio staple. It was a chart success, reaching #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980. It hit #1 on the R&B charts where it held for three weeks.[3] The 45 had passed a million in American sales by December and was certified Gold by the RIAA. This was also their first hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #9 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979.

Record World called it a "startling shot of funky motion music."[4]

Track listing

[edit]
Ladies' Night/Too Hot
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies' Night"
  • George M. Brown
  • Kool and the Gang
  • Eumir Deodato
  • Kool and the Gang[a]
3:32
2."Too Hot"
  • Brown
  • Kool and the Gang
  • Deodato
  • Kool and the Gang[a]
4:10
Ladies' Night/If You Feel Like Dancin'
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies' Night"
  • Brown
  • Kool and the Gang
  • Deodato
  • Kool and the Gang[a]
3:32
2."If You Feel Like Dancin'"
  • Deodato
  • Kool and the Gang[a]
5:05

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes associate producer

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Atomic Kitten version

[edit]
"Ladies Night"
Single by Atomic Kitten featuring Kool & the Gang
from the album Ladies Night and The Hits: Reloaded
ReleasedDecember 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"If You Come to Me"
(2003) 		"Ladies Night"
(2003) 		"Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004"
(2004)
Audio video
"Ladies Night" on YouTube

In 2003, Kool & the Gang asked English girl group Atomic Kitten to re-record "Ladies Night" for their The Hits: Reloaded tribute album.[17] The band subsequently asked them if they could include it on their then-untitled third album which they eventually named after the song in honour of the collaboration following Kool's approval.[17] The re-recording was produced by Khalis Bayyana and Leigh Guest; Andy Whitmore is credited as a co-producer, while Ash Howes and Martin Harrington served as additional producers.[18] "Ladies Night" was released as the lead single from The Hits: Reloaded and served as the second single from Atomic Kitten's Ladies Night album.[17] The song peaked at number three in Spain, and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, outperforming the original version of the track.[19]

Chart performance

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The song debuted at its peak at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Atomic Kitten's first single to not reach the top 5 in over two years.[19] It stayed in the top 40 for eight weeks, three of which were in the top ten.[19] In 2021, the Official Charts Company ranked the song as the band's seventh-best-selling single in the United Kingdom – ahead of previous single "If You Come to Me," making it the biggest-selling single from Ladies Night.[20]

In Spain, "Ladies Night" was Atomic Kitten's only top ten hit peaking at number three; it lasted three weeks in the top ten of the Spanish Singles Chart.[21] The song reached the top twenty in the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Flanders and Denmark, and became a top-40 hit in German-speaking Europe, peaking at number 33 in Germany, number 32 in Austria and number 38 in Switzerland.[22] In Oceania, the song did not do as well as their previous singles. "Ladies Night" was not released in New Zealand, where their previous single "If You Come to Me" had reached the top 10, and it managed to peak at only number 39 in Australia, becoming their last single to reach the top 50 there.[23]

Music video

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A music video for "Ladies Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.[24] The video begins with many people anxiously crowded around the entrance of a club, trying to get in. Suddenly a pink plasma waves sweeps through the middle of the crowd, from the door, pushing them off to either side. The group head into the Kitten Club, and the crowd follows them in, until only the bouncer is left standing outside. In the well-lit club, the group groove about and sing, a great deal of which is on a pure white discothèque dance floor. They primarily dance in a row, with two rows of men behind them, though occasionally they are straddling the fellows, or performing other dance moves with them.

Drag queens are spotted in the video, and appear repeatedly, including in the women's washroom, near the video's conclusion. A bartender, bearing resemblance to Boy George, appears throughout the video. Jenny Frost starts to flirt with him, as if going in for a kiss; in actuality, she is stealing his drink from behind him. While a man hits on Liz McClarnon, he is in turn hit on by another man. The group repeatedly flip their hands in the air, creating pink plasma as appeared earlier in the video. This transports them to the opposite side of the club, where they appear on rollerskates, in different outfits. They use their magic again, instantly stripping three men down to pink lycra underwear. The men, in their skivvies, visit the girls at their booth. Natasha Hamilton is so amused at the provided crotch view that she brings out American money which she waves around; money is never actually transferred. At the very start of the video, when Frost blows a kiss, lip marks appear on the screen as a graphic.

Track listings

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UK CD1[25]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies Night" (radio mix)
3:06
2."The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" (radio mix)
3:26
UK CD2[26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies Night" (radio mix)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
3:06
2."Ladies Night" (Kurtis Mantronik 7-inch)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
3:22
3."Somebody"
The True North Music Company3:35
4."Ladies Night" (video, lyrics, and photo gallery)  3:14
UK 12-inch picture disc[27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies Night" (Kurtis Mantronik 12-inch)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
 
2."Ladies Night" (radio mix edit)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
 
3."Be with You" (Todd Terry 12-inch)
  • Howes
  • Harrington
  • Todd Terry[b]
 
4."Be with You" (Todd edit)
  • Wilson
  • Carmen
  • Foster
  • Lynne
  • Howes
  • Harrington
  • Terry[b]
 
Australian CD single[28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ladies Night" (radio mix)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
3:06
2."Ladies Night" (Kurtis Mantronik 7-inch)
  • Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
3:22
3."Be with You" (Todd Terry remix)
  • Wilson
  • Carmen
  • Foster
  • Lynne
  • Howes
  • Harrington
  • Terry[b]
6:06
4."Somebody"
  • Hamilton
  • Barlow
  • Kennedy
  • Woodcock
The True North Music Company3:35

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes co-producer
  • ^[b] denotes additional producer
  • ^[c] denotes vocal producer

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ladies Night.[18]

Studio

  • Recorded at KFTA Studios, New Jersey; Metropolis Studios, London; Unique Corp Studios, London

Personnel

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[46]
Australia January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19) CD [47]

Other covers

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