"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 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 in 1980 and stayed atop the R&B charts for two weeks.[2] It also gave them their first hit in the United Kingdom in August 1979, peaking at number nine in the UK Singles Chart.
In 2003, Kool & the Gang asked English girl groupAtomic Kitten to re-record "Ladies Night" for their The Hits: Reloaded tribute album.[14] 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.[14] 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.[15] "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.[14] The song peaked at number three in Spain, and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, outperforming the original version of the track.[16]
Chart performance
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.[16] It stayed in the top 40 for eight weeks, three of which were in the top ten.[16] 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.[17]
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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]
Music video
A music video for "Ladies Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.[21] 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.
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.
^"Kool & the Gang – Ladies' Night" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Kool & The Gang". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021(PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 135. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Kool & the Gang" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
^"Kool & the Gang – Ladies' Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"Kool & the Gang – Ladies' Night". VG-lista. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"Kool & the Gang – Ladies' Night". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ abc"Full interview: Atomic Kitten". BBC Newsround. October 30, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ abLadies Night (UK CD album liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. 0724359562223.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Ladies Night (UK CD2 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINDX53, 0724354777301.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Ladies Night (Australian CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. 5478072.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night". Tracklisten. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & the Gang – Ladies Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. December 13, 2003. p. 23.
^"The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th January 2004" (PDF). ARIA. January 19, 2004. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^SwedishCharts.com "Ladies Night" (Spanner Banner) page Accessed: October 29, 2006
External links
Official Kool & the Gang site
Official Atomic Kitten site
January 09, 2023
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Ladies Night is a song by American band Kool amp 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 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 in 1980 and stayed atop the R amp B charts for two weeks 2 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 One of side A labels of US 7 inch singleSingle by Kool amp the Gangfrom the album Ladies NightB side If You Feel Like Dancin Too Hot ReleasedSeptember 6 1979 1 Recorded1979GenreDiscofunkR amp BLength6 25 LP version 3 32 single version LabelDeLiteSongwriter s Ronald BellClaydes Charles SmithGeorge BrownJames J T TaylorRobert BellEarl Toon Jr Dennis ThomasMeekaaeel MuhammadProducer s Eumir DeodatoKool amp the Gang singles chronology Slick Superchick 1978 Ladies Night 1979 Too Hot 1980 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Certifications 4 Atomic Kitten version 4 1 Chart performance 4 2 Music video 4 3 Track listings 4 4 Credits and personnel 4 5 Charts 4 5 1 Weekly charts 4 5 2 Year end charts 4 6 Release history 5 Other covers 6 Movies 7 References 8 External linksTrack listing EditLadies Night Too HotNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Ladies Night George M BrownKool and the GangEumir DeodatoKool and the Gang a 3 322 Too Hot BrownKool and the GangDeodatoKool and the Gang a 4 10 Ladies Night If You Feel Like Dancin No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Ladies Night BrownKool and the GangDeodatoKool and the Gang a 3 322 If You Feel Like Dancin Ronald BellKool and the GangDeodatoKool and the Gang a 5 05 Notes a denotes associate producerCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1979 80 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 3 18Finland Suomen virallinen lista 4 5Netherlands Dutch Top 40 5 14Netherlands Single Top 100 6 12Norway VG lista 7 10Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 8 7UK Singles OCC 9 9US Billboard Hot 100 10 8West Germany Official German Charts 11 18 Year end charts Edit Chart 1980 RankUS Billboard Hot 100 12 35Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 13 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Atomic Kitten version Edit Ladies Night Single by Atomic Kitten featuring Kool amp the Gangfrom the album Ladies Night and The Hits ReloadedReleasedDecember 15 2003 2003 12 15 Length3 06LabelInnocentVirginSongwriter s Ronald BellKool amp the GangProducer s Khalis BayyanLeigh GuestAndy WhitmoreAsh HowesMartin HarringtonAtomic Kitten singles chronology If You Come to Me 2003 Ladies Night 2003 Someone like Me Right Now 2004 2004 Music video Ladies Night on YouTubeIn 2003 Kool amp the Gang asked English girl group Atomic Kitten to re record Ladies Night for their The Hits Reloaded tribute album 14 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 14 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 15 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 14 The song peaked at number three in Spain and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart outperforming the original version of the track 16 Chart performance Edit 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 16 It stayed in the top 40 for eight weeks three of which were in the top ten 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 Music video Edit A music video for Ladies Night was directed by Cameron Casey 21 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 discotheque 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 Edit UK CD1 22 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Ladies Night radio mix Ronald BellKool amp the GangKhalis BayyanLeigh GuestAndy Whitmore a Ash Howes b Martin Harrington b 3 062 The Tide Is High Get the Feeling radio mix John HoltHoward BarrettTyrone EvansBill PadleyJem GodfreyPadleyGodfreyCarrie Grant c 3 26 UK CD2 23 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Ladies Night radio mix BellKool amp the GangBayyanGuestWhitmore a Howes b Harrington b 3 062 Ladies Night Kurtis Mantronik 7 inch BellKool amp the GangBayyanGuestWhitmore a Howes b Harrington b Kurtis Mantronik b 3 223 Somebody Natasha HamiltonGary BarlowEliot KennedyTim WoodcockThe True North Music Company3 354 Ladies Night video lyrics and photo gallery 3 14 Australian CD single 24 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Ladies Night radio mix BellKool amp the GangBayyanGuestWhitmore a Howes b Harrington b 3 062 Ladies Night Kurtis Mantronik 7 inch BellKool amp the GangBayyanGuestWhitmore a Howes b Harrington b Kurtis Mantronik b 3 223 Be with You Todd Terry Remix Greg WilsonTracey CarmenMartin FosterJeff LynneHowesHarringtonTodd Terry b 6 064 Somebody Natasha HamiltonGary BarlowEliot KennedyTim WoodcockThe True North Music Company3 35 Notes a denotes co producer b denotes additional producer c denotes vocal producerCredits and personnel Edit Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ladies Night 15 Studio Recorded at KFTA Studios New Jersey Metropolis Studios London Unique Corp Studios LondonPersonnel Clifford Adams trumpet trombone Kaylis Bayyan producer saxophone keyboards Ronald Bell bass guitar writer George Funky Brown keyboard Reece Gilmore programming Leigh Guest arranger producer programming Martin Harrington additional producer Tim Horton drums Ash Howes additional producer James Loughrey U production engineer Sennie Skip Martin trumpet vocals Andrew Smith additional guitars Charles Smith guitars James J T Taylor vocals Dennis D T Thomas guitars Keith Uddin engineer Andy Whitmore co producer programming additional keyboards Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 2003 2004 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 20 39Austria O3 Austria Top 40 25 32Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 18Belgium Ultratip Wallonia 27 2Denmark Tracklisten 28 12France SNEP 29 54Germany Official German Charts 30 33Hungary Radios Top 40 31 40Hungary Dance Top 40 32 6Ireland IRMA 33 14Italy FIMI 34 30Netherlands Dutch Top 40 35 15Netherlands Single Top 100 36 16Romania Romanian Top 100 37 97Scotland OCC 38 9Spain PROMUSICAE 18 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 19 38UK Singles OCC 16 8UK Dance OCC 39 6 Year end charts Edit Chart 2003 PositionUK Singles OCC 40 157Chart 2004 PositionUK Singles OCC 41 130 Release history Edit Region Date Format s Label s Ref United Kingdom December 15 2003 2003 12 15 12 inch vinylCD InnocentVirgin 42 Australia January 19 2004 2004 01 19 CD 43 Other covers Edit Ladies Night was remade with Spanner Banner and Sean Paul in 2004 This song was a collaboration with Kool amp the Gang and reached 58 in the Swedish chart 44 One Way also known as Al Hudson and soul partners did as similar groove on the 1979 hit You Can Do It Leon Haywood s 1980 song Don t Push It Don t Force It has a similar groove San Francisco indie rock band Two Seconds performs the song at their live shows Rapper Lil Kim used a sample of this song for the remix of her song Not Tonight also called Not Tonight Ladies Night Remix which features Angie Martinez Da Brat Lisa Left Eye Lopes and Missy Elliott Samantha Mumba sings a portion of the song in Baby Come Over This Is Our Night C C Music Factory sampled the end of the song in the song I Found Love from the album Anything Goes Preston Reed did a blues rock instrumental cover South Korean Chinese Girl Group Miss A sampled a portion of the song in Come on Over on Hush 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 amp Hot Dog on a Stick the song is heard when the firefighters are holding the cases Movies EditIn 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 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