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"Ladies' Night"
Song

"Ladies' Night" is the hit title track single on the album Ladies' Night released in 1979 by Kool and the Gang. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple. It was also a chart success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.[1]

Track lists

Side Title Length
Ladies' Night / Too Hot
A "Ladies' Night" 3:34
B "Too Hot" 5:02
Ladies' Night / If You Feel Like Dancin'
A "Ladies' Night" 3:34
B "If You Feel Like Dancin'" 5:04

Charts

Chart Date Position
Billboard Hot 100 1980 8
United Kingdom October 1979 9
Switzerland March 16, 1980 8 [2]
The Netherlands March 22, 1980 14 [3]
Austria April 1, 1980 18 [4]
Germany March 1980 19 [5]
Preceded by Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (Kool & the Gang version)
November 3–17, 1979 		Succeeded by

Atomic Kitten collaboration

"Ladies' Night"
Song

"Ladies' Night" was rerecorded in 2003 by Atomic Kitten.

Kool and the Gang asked them to collaborate with them for their Odyssey album because they wanted an updated version of the song and were looking for a girl group to sing the lyrics.

Atomic Kitten liked the idea and enquired whether they could use it for their next album as well which was subsequently named Ladies Night in honor of this collaboration.[6]

The single peaked at #8 on the UK Singles chart, outpeaking the original version of the track. It peaked at #39 in Australia on February 2004.

Track lists

# Title Length
1. "Ladies Night (Radio Mix)" 3:06
2. "Ladies Night (Kurtis Mantronik 7 inch)" 3:25
3. "Somebody" 6:11
4. "Ladies Night" video 3:15

Remixes for Ladies Night were made by Shanghai Surprise (Radio Edit - 3:32) (Club Mix - 6:57).

Music video

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 kittens 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 kittens 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.

Exactly 0:37 into the video, drag queens are spotted, who are first featured at 0:50. They appear repeatedly throughout the video, including in the women's washroom, near the video's conclusion. The metrosexual or homosexual bartender, bearing resemblance to Boy George, appears throughout the video. At 1:54, Jen 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 Lil, he is in turn hit on by another man, at 1:10. There is also a man dancing in a cage with a round top; there is no suggestion if this is to entertain the straight or homosexuals in attendance, or both.

At 1:27, the Kittens 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, at 2:16, instantly stripping three men down to pink lycra underwear. The men, in their skivvies, visit the girls at their booth. Tash 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 Jen blows a kiss, lip marks appear on the screen as a graphic.

The video itself is 3:09 long, but it is preceded with the following white text on a black background:

no men were hurt during
the making of this
video...
(that happened later!)

There is a 1 s fade to black at 3:15.

The video director was Cameron Casey.

Chart Performance

The single peaked and debuted at #8 in the United Kingdom. Despite "Ladies Night" being Atomic Kitten's first single to not reach the top 5 in over two years since Whole Again topped the charts, it still managed to sell 84,192 copies in the United Kingdom, making it their 7th best selling single in the United Kingdom. It stayed in the top 40 for 8 weeks, 3 of which were in the top 10, making Ladies Night a success in their homeland.

Ladies Night peaked at No.14 on the European charts, making it a success. In Spain, it was their only top 10 hit over there, peaking at #3, and lasting 3 weeks in the top 10. The song became a top 20 hit in Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia) and Denmark. It also became a top 40 hit in German speaking Europe, peaking at No. 33 in Germany, No. 32 in Austria, and No.38 in Switzerland.

The song was a huge success in south-east Asia. It debuted at No. 6 in China, and in its second week rose to No. 2 - Its peak position in that country. It last 5 weeks in the top 20, 4 of which were in the top 10. In Taiwan, the song debuted at No. 10, and peaked at No. 4. It lasted 9 weeks in the top 10, making it a huge success in that country.

In Oceania, the song didn't do as well as their previous singles. "Ladies Night" was never released in New Zealand, and it only managed to peak at No. 39 in Australia. It lasted 5 weeks in the top 50. This is due to low promotion of the single over there.

Charts

Chart Date Position
China March 13, 2004 2[7]
Belgium (Wallonia) January 31, 2004 2[8]
Spain January 19, 2004 3[7]
Taiwan January 3, 2004 4[7]
Hungary dance top 40 January, 2004 6[9]
United Kingdom December 2003 8[8]
Denmark January 24, 2004 12[8]
Ireland December 27, 2003 14[8]
Europe February 14, 2004 14[10]
The Netherlands February 2004 15[11]
Belgium (Flanders) January 31, 2004 18[8]
Austria February 15, 2004 32[8]
Germany February 7, 2004 33[8]
Switzerland February 22, 2004 38[8]
Australia February 7, 2004 39[8]
France April 25, 2004 54[12]

Personnel

Atomic Kitten featuring Kool and the Gang

Published by EMI

  • Written by Ronald Bell of Kool and the Gang
  • Produced by Kaylis Bayyan and Leigh Guest for Unique Corp Ltd
  • Co-Produced by Andy Whitmore
  • Additional production and mix: Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
  • Engineered by Keith Uddin
  • Programming by Reece Gilmore, Leigh Guest, Andy Whitmore
  • Vocal arranger: Anthony Thompson
  • Additional keyboard: Andy Whitmore
  • Additional guitar: Andrew Smith
  • Musical arranger: Leigh Guest
  • Recorded at KFTA Studios, New Jersey, Metropolis Studios, London, Unique Corp Studios, London
  • UK production engineer: James Loughrey
  • Executive producers: Alan Bellman, Les Molloy, Richard Mayes for Unique Corp

Other covers

Movies

  • In the movie "The Wedding Singer", the character played by John Lovitz performs the song in his wedding singer audition.

References

  1. ^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 287. ISBN 0-87586-207-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ SwissCharts "Ladies' Night" page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  3. ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 13, 1980. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  4. ^ AustrianCharts.at Kool & The Gang "Ladies' Night" page. Note: This is a biweekly chart. Accessed: October 28, 2006
  5. ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of March 1980 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  6. ^ CBBC Full interview: Atomic Kitten. Accessed: September 26, 2006
  7. ^ a b c [1] Chart for Ladies Night.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i http://acharts.us/song/30235
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ [3]
  11. ^ Top4000.nl Chart for week 5, 2004. Accessed: October 1, 2006
  12. ^ LesCharts "Ladies Night" (Atomic Kitten) page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  13. ^ SwedishCharts.com "Ladies Night" (Spanner Banner) page Accessed: October 29, 2006
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