"Night Is Young" is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado. It was written by Furtado, Salaam Remi and StayBent Krunk-a-Delic, and produced by the latter pair for Furtado's greatest hits compilation album, The Best of Nelly Furtado (2010). The song follows a dance and electronic style, which Furtado said that she is happy with because she never had a straightforward dance-pop song. The lyrics to the song were written by Furtado, who said it is "not necessarily a love song" but is about "having a good time and enjoying life."
The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on October 3, 2010, and was released for digital downloading on October 12, 2010. The song itself received positive critical reception. It was described as being a "feel good dance-pop" song and for having a "having a rather infectious beat and a great sing-along chorus." The song was most successful in Slovakia, peaking at number seven on its charts. It also reached the top twenty on the Canadian Hot 100 and was moderately successful elsewhere, where it charted. The music video for the song was directed by Alan Ferguson and was filmed for two days in the downtown area of Toronto in Canada.
"Night Is Young" was written by Nelly Furtado, Salaam Remi and StayBent Krunk-a-Delic, and produced by the latter pair.[1] It was one of two songs that had not been properly finished and had leaked onto the internet. In response to the leaks, Furtado said that she decided to "finish them and put them out properly on the greatest hits album." In an interview with Beatweek, Furtado said that a conversation between her and a friend about the "past, present & future" is what inspired the concept of the song.[2] Furtado said that the song is not necessarily a love song, adding that it is about relationships in many different forms [...] and having a good time and enjoying life.[3] Furtado said that she was happy with the song because she never had a "straightforward song that has been dance-pop." She cited "[I]t’s definitely a pop track, but it’s obviously quite a high BPM. I think it’s 130 or something. It’s a really fast song." When writing the song, Furtado said that it started out as a poem before she presented the lyrics to Salaam Remi. She recalled, "I wrote all the lyrics and then I came to the studio and Salaam had this really great beat."[2] It was mixed by Robert Orton, and recorded by Franklin Socorro and Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo studio in Miami, Florida.[1]
Critical receptionedit
Amar Toor of AOL Radio characterized the song as "electrically charged pulse that persists from jolting start to glorious finish."[4]Digital Spy's Nick Levine gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "feel good dance-pop" song. Levine also commended Furtado's vocals, saying that her "ever-distinctive vocals and a chorus as stealthily catchy as a self-mutating virus."[5]About.com described the song as "having a rather infectious beat and a great sing-along chorus."[6] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine described the song as a "four-four stomp, swirling electronic effects, and club-and-party lyrics." He also mentioned that the song "signals another outward shift in Furtado's style."[7]
Commercial performanceedit
"Night Is Young" was most commercially successful in Slovakia, peaking at number seven in its sixth week on the Radio Top 100 chart.[8] The song was a commercial failure in Austria, debuting on the charts at number 72. It then peaked at number 69 the next week and fell off the charts the following week after that.[9] "Night Is Young" was moderately successful in the Czech Republic, entering the charts at number 37 and peaking at number 36 two weeks later. The song spent three more weeks on the chart before dropping out at number 54.[10]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Night Is Young" was directed by Alan Ferguson and filmed in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the days of October 13 and 14 in 2010.[11][12]Fefe Dobson appears in the video, playing a DJ.[13] The video begins with Furtado conducting a choir. During this, a male and female member of the choir look at each other while performing. For the video shoot, fans of Furtado were cast to be featured as cyclists, dancers and party-goers.[11] After the choir performs, Furtado and the members of the choir, including the night cyclists, dancers, skaters and young people are seen going to a party. At the end of the video, the male and female, previously seen at the beginning of the video, kiss as the clip ends.[14]
Other versionsedit
Furtado has recorded a live acoustic version of "Night Is Young" for Walmart Soundcheck, and a video was recorded and released.[15] A remix was released, which has been played on BBC Radio 1Xtra, and was produced by Sketch iz Dead. It features grime recording artist Wiley.[16] A remix EP of "Night Is Young" has been released on iTunes. The remixes were produced by Burns and Manhattan Clique.[17] In early January, remixes produced by Jamaican producer The Wizard were released, entitled, "Night Is Young (Psychadelic Remix)" and "Night Is Young (Drum Groove Remix)".[18]
^ abcThe Best of Nelly Furtado (CD liner notes) Nelly Furtado. Geffen Records.
^ ab"Nelly Furtado interview: First decade, greatest hits, what's next - Beatweek Magazine". www.beatweek.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^"Nelly Furtado Explores Fun & Relationships With 'Night Is Young'". Popdirt. November 14, 2010.
^Amar Toor, "Nelly Furtado, 'Night Is Young' -- New Song" AOL Radio Blog. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^(Posted: December 6, 2010) Nick Levine, "Music - Singles Review - Nelly Furtado: 'Night Is Young' - Digital Spy" Digital Spy. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
^(Posted: November 23, 2010) DJ Ron Slomowicz, "Song of the Day: Nelly Furtado - 'Night Is Young'" 2011-08-07 at the Wayback MachineAbout.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
^(Posted: November 14, 2010) Jonathan Keefe, "Nelly Furtado | The Best of Nelly Furtado|Music Review" Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
^SNS IFPI - "Night Is Young". Radio Top100. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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^"ČNS IFPI - Night Is Young" Radio Top100. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^ abNight Is Young - Casting Call 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
^(Posted: Oct. 18, 2010) Bestfan Exclusive: On the Set of "Night is Young" with Nelly Furtado 2010-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan.com. Ar Solutions. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^"Nelly Furtado strips down 'Night Is Young' for Soundcheck" Idolator.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
^(Posted: November 4, 2010) Steve Wellman, "Nelly Furtado Feat. Wiley - 'Night Is Young' - Single Review" Stereoboard.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
^(Posted: November 10, 2010) Jared, "Nelly Furtado releases 'Night Is Young' Remix EP". 2010-11-18 at the Wayback MachinePopinstereo.com. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^(Posted: January 11, 2011) "Listen up: Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young (Remixes)" 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan Blog. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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^"Nelly Furtado – Night Is Young" (in French). Ultratip.
^"Canadian Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
^"Nelly Furtado Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^"Nelly Furtado Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^"Nelly Furtado Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201044 into search.
^. Radio538.nl. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
^"Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^. Billboard. 2010-11-27. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
^"Top Hit Weekly Audience Choice: наивысшая позиция" (in Russian). TopHit. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
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Night Is Young is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado It was written by Furtado Salaam Remi and StayBent Krunk a Delic and produced by the latter pair for Furtado s greatest hits compilation album The Best of Nelly Furtado 2010 The song follows a dance and electronic style which Furtado said that she is happy with because she never had a straightforward dance pop song The lyrics to the song were written by Furtado who said it is not necessarily a love song but is about having a good time and enjoying life Night Is Young Single by Nelly Furtadofrom the album The Best of Nelly FurtadoReleasedOctober 12 2010 2010 10 12 RecordedInstrument Zoo Miami Florida GenreDance popLength3 32LabelGeffenSongwriter s Nelly Furtado Salaam Remi Hernst BellevueProducer s Salaam Remi StayBent Krunk a DelicNelly Furtado singles chronology Hot n Fun 2010 Night Is Young 2010 Is Anybody Out There 2012 Music video Night Is Young on YouTubeThe song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on October 3 2010 and was released for digital downloading on October 12 2010 The song itself received positive critical reception It was described as being a feel good dance pop song and for having a having a rather infectious beat and a great sing along chorus The song was most successful in Slovakia peaking at number seven on its charts It also reached the top twenty on the Canadian Hot 100 and was moderately successful elsewhere where it charted The music video for the song was directed by Alan Ferguson and was filmed for two days in the downtown area of Toronto in Canada Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Music video 5 Other versions 6 Formats and track listings 7 Personnel 8 Charts 9 Release history 10 ReferencesBackground and writing edit Night Is Young was written by Nelly Furtado Salaam Remi and StayBent Krunk a Delic and produced by the latter pair 1 It was one of two songs that had not been properly finished and had leaked onto the internet In response to the leaks Furtado said that she decided to finish them and put them out properly on the greatest hits album In an interview with Beatweek Furtado said that a conversation between her and a friend about the past present amp future is what inspired the concept of the song 2 Furtado said that the song is not necessarily a love song adding that it is about relationships in many different forms and having a good time and enjoying life 3 Furtado said that she was happy with the song because she never had a straightforward song that has been dance pop She cited I t s definitely a pop track but it s obviously quite a high BPM I think it s 130 or something It s a really fast song When writing the song Furtado said that it started out as a poem before she presented the lyrics to Salaam Remi She recalled I wrote all the lyrics and then I came to the studio and Salaam had this really great beat 2 It was mixed by Robert Orton and recorded by Franklin Socorro and Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo studio in Miami Florida 1 Critical reception editAmar Toor of AOL Radio characterized the song as electrically charged pulse that persists from jolting start to glorious finish 4 Digital Spy s Nick Levine gave the song 4 out of 5 stars calling it a feel good dance pop song Levine also commended Furtado s vocals saying that her ever distinctive vocals and a chorus as stealthily catchy as a self mutating virus 5 About com described the song as having a rather infectious beat and a great sing along chorus 6 Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine described the song as a four four stomp swirling electronic effects and club and party lyrics He also mentioned that the song signals another outward shift in Furtado s style 7 Commercial performance edit Night Is Young was most commercially successful in Slovakia peaking at number seven in its sixth week on the Radio Top 100 chart 8 The song was a commercial failure in Austria debuting on the charts at number 72 It then peaked at number 69 the next week and fell off the charts the following week after that 9 Night Is Young was moderately successful in the Czech Republic entering the charts at number 37 and peaking at number 36 two weeks later The song spent three more weeks on the chart before dropping out at number 54 10 Music video editThe music video for Night Is Young was directed by Alan Ferguson and filmed in Downtown Toronto Ontario Canada on the days of October 13 and 14 in 2010 11 12 Fefe Dobson appears in the video playing a DJ 13 The video begins with Furtado conducting a choir During this a male and female member of the choir look at each other while performing For the video shoot fans of Furtado were cast to be featured as cyclists dancers and party goers 11 After the choir performs Furtado and the members of the choir including the night cyclists dancers skaters and young people are seen going to a party At the end of the video the male and female previously seen at the beginning of the video kiss as the clip ends 14 Other versions editFurtado has recorded a live acoustic version of Night Is Young for Walmart Soundcheck and a video was recorded and released 15 A remix was released which has been played on BBC Radio 1Xtra and was produced by Sketch iz Dead It features grime recording artist Wiley 16 A remix EP of Night Is Young has been released on iTunes The remixes were produced by Burns and Manhattan Clique 17 In early January remixes produced by Jamaican producer The Wizard were released entitled Night Is Young Psychadelic Remix and Night Is Young Drum Groove Remix 18 Formats and track listings editDigital download Night Is Young 3 32Digital download UK Version Night Is Young 3 32 The Best of Nelly Furtado Minimix 4 51Digital download The Remixes Night Is Young Burns Dub Remix 6 17 Night Is Young Burns Vocal Remix 6 48 Night Is Young Manhattan Clique Remix 6 50 Digital download The Remixes Part 2 Night Is Young Eclectic Dancehall Mix 3 59 Night Is Young Psychadelically Wiz Mix 3 59Digital download UK Remixes Version Night Is Young Sketch Iz Dead Radio Remix featuring Wiley 3 27 Night Is Young Remix by FrankMusik Montreal Mist Edit 4 29 Night Is Young Manhattan Clique Remix Edit 3 38Personnel editCredits are adapted from the liner notes of The Best of Nelly Furtado 1 Nelly Furtado lead vocals background vocals Salaam Remi producer arranger drums keyboards StayBent Krunk a Delic producer arranger drums keyboards Franklin Emmanuel Socorro recording engineer Gleyder Disla recording engineer Robert Orton mixing engineer Greg Calbi masteringCharts editChart 2010 11 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 19 69Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 20 10Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 21 32Canada Canadian Hot 100 22 20Canada AC Billboard 23 44Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 24 13Canada Hot AC Billboard 25 9Czech Republic Radio Top 100 26 36Netherlands Dutch Top 40 27 33Polish Dance Chart ZPAV 28 41Portugal Portugal Digital Songs 29 9Russia Top Hit Weekly Audience Choice 30 69Slovakia Radio Top 100 31 7Release history editCountry Date Format Label Ref United States October 19 2010 Digital download Geffen 32 November 9 2010 Digital download The Remixes 33 United Kingdom December 5 2010 Digital download UK Version Polydor 34 Digital download UK Remixes Version 35 United States December 7 2010 Digital download The Remixes Part 2 Geffen 36 References edit a b c The Best of Nelly Furtado CD liner notes Nelly Furtado Geffen Records a b Nelly Furtado interview First decade greatest hits what s next Beatweek Magazine www beatweek com Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2022 Nelly Furtado Explores Fun amp Relationships With Night Is Young Popdirt November 14 2010 Amar Toor Nelly Furtado Night Is Young New Song AOL Radio Blog Retrieved March 12 2011 Posted December 6 2010 Nick Levine Music Singles Review Nelly Furtado Night Is Young Digital Spy Digital Spy Retrieved March 17 2011 Posted November 23 2010 DJ Ron Slomowicz Song of the Day Nelly Furtado Night Is Young Archived 2011 08 07 at the Wayback Machine About com Retrieved March 17 2011 Posted November 14 2010 Jonathan Keefe Nelly Furtado The Best of Nelly Furtado Music Review Slant Magazine Retrieved March 17 2011 SNS IFPI Night Is Young Radio Top100 Retrieved April 20 2011 Nelly Furtado Night Is Young austriancharts at Hung Medien Retrieved April 20 2011 CNS IFPI Night Is Young Radio Top100 Retrieved April 22 2011 a b Night Is Young Casting Call Archived 2010 10 14 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan com Retrieved October 15 2010 http www bestfan com blog 2010 10 bestfan exclusive on the set of night is young with nelly furtado Archived 2010 10 22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 20 2011 http www bestfan com blog 2010 10 watch this nelly furtado night is young Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 20 2011 Posted Oct 18 2010 Bestfan Exclusive On the Set of Night is Young with Nelly Furtado Archived 2010 10 22 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan com Ar Solutions Retrieved October 19 2010 Nelly Furtado strips down Night Is Young for Soundcheck Idolator com Retrieved March 17 2011 Posted November 4 2010 Steve Wellman Nelly Furtado Feat Wiley Night Is Young Single Review Stereoboard com Retrieved March 17 2011 Posted November 10 2010 Jared Nelly Furtado releases Night Is Young Remix EP Archived 2010 11 18 at the Wayback Machine Popinstereo com Retrieved April 17 2011 Posted January 11 2011 Listen up Nelly Furtado Night Is Young Remixes Archived 2011 05 18 at the Wayback Machine Bestfan Blog Retrieved April 20 2011 oe3 ORF at woche 47 2010 Charts orf at Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Retrieved October 12 2010 Nelly Furtado Night Is Young in Dutch Ultratip Nelly Furtado Night Is Young in French Ultratip Canadian Hot 100 Billboard com Retrieved October 12 2010 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 Nelly Furtado Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved January 1 2020 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ RADIO TOP 100 and insert 201044 into search Top 40 Hitlijst Radio 538 102 FM Radio538 nl Archived from the original on April 27 2010 Retrieved October 12 2010 Dance Chart Listy bestsellerow wyroznienia Zwiazek Producentow Audio Video in Polish Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry 2010 12 16 Retrieved 2011 09 23 Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 2010 11 27 Archived from the original on September 27 2019 Retrieved 2019 09 27 Top Hit Weekly Audience Choice naivysshaya poziciya in Russian TopHit 2011 01 24 Retrieved 2014 12 01 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 201044 into search https www amazon com gp product B0046DVL28 dead link Night is Young Amazon Night is Young Amazon UK Night is Young Amazon UK Night is Young Amazon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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