Lady of the Night (song)
"Lady of the Night" is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer for her self-titled debut studio album. The song was written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and produced by the latter.
"Lady of the Night" | ||||
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Single by Donna Summer | ||||
from the album Lady of the Night | ||||
B-side | "Wounded" | |||
Released | November 1974 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Groovy | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Bellotte | |||
Donna Summer singles chronology | ||||
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The song was released as the second single from the album in November 1974. The song "Wounded" was used as the B-side. In the Netherlands, "Lady of the Night" reached the fourth place.[2] In 1975, the song was released in West Germany, Austria and Belgium, in the latter countries the song also managed to get into the top ten.[3][4][5]
Critical reception
Christian John Wikane from PopMatters noted that the song featured Summer's bell-clear belt ringing high above the Phil Spector-styled wall of sound.[6] GQ's David Levesley, when compiling a list of Donna Summer's "songs that changed the way we dance", placed the song in second place and described it as "stone-cold objective bop" and added that "it's so Frankie Valli and yet has a sensibility completely different from anything you'd have found on Tin Pan Alley".[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1974–76) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] | 4 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 40 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1974) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 96 |
Chart (1975) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 29 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 60 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 60 |
Chart (1976) | Position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 96 |
References
- Molanphy, Chris (November 27, 2017). "Queen of Disco Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- "Donna Summer – Lady of the Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Donna Summer – Lady of the Night" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Donna Summer – Lady of the Night" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Donna Summer – Lady of the Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- Wikane, Christian John (May 18, 2012). "She's a Rainbow: A Tribute to Donna Summer". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- Levesley, David (May 14, 2020). "16 Donna Summer songs that changed the way we dance". GQ. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Donna Summer – Lady of the Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1974" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1975" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Jahreshitparade Singles 1976" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
- "Lady of the Night" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Donna Summer – Lady Of The Night (TopPop) on YouTube
- Donna Summer – Lady Of The Night (Van Oekel’s Discohoek) on YouTube