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"'''Night of Fear'''" is the title of [[The Move]]'s debut [[single (music)|single]]. The main [[riff]] |
"'''Night of Fear'''" is the title of [[The Move]]'s debut [[single (music)|single]]. The main [[riff]] and the bass line in the chorus derived from [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]''. |
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At one point, it was intended that its [[B-side]] "Disturbance" would be The Move's first A-side, but "Night of Fear" was eventually chosen as it was deemed to be more commercial. It was released in 1966, and reached number 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] the following year. The song features all four of The Move's vocalists: [[Carl Wayne]], [[Trevor Burton]], [[Ace Kefford]] and [[Roy Wood]] in four-part harmony, primarily featuring Wayne and Wood with Kefford singing the chorus "''Just about to flip your mind, just about to trip your mind''". |
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As was typical of all the group's singles, it received no significant airplay in the US, despite being issued there. |
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The song was featured in the 2007 film ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' and included on its [[Hot Fuzz (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]]. |
The song was featured in the 2007 film ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' and included on its [[Hot Fuzz (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]]. |
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"Night of Fear" is the title of The Move's debut single. The main riff and the bass line in the chorus derived from Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
At one point, it was intended that its B-side "Disturbance" would be The Move's first A-side, but "Night of Fear" was eventually chosen as it was deemed to be more commercial. It was released in 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart the following year. The song features all four of The Move's vocalists: Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton, Ace Kefford and Roy Wood in four-part harmony, primarily featuring Wayne and Wood with Kefford singing the chorus "Just about to flip your mind, just about to trip your mind".
As was typical of all the group's singles, it received no significant airplay in the US, despite being issued there.
The song was featured in the 2007 film Hot Fuzz and included on its soundtrack album.
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