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Saturday Night (Whigfield song)

January 06, 2023

"Saturday Night" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, fronted by Danish-born Sannie Charlotte Carlson.[4][3] It was first released in 1992 in Italy and November 1993 in Spain through Prodisc. In 1994, it was released in the rest of Europe, and experienced worldwide success. The song was written by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva, and produced by Pignagnoli. In 1994, the song was included on Carlson's debut album, Whigfield.

"Saturday Night"
1994 European CD single
Single by Whigfield
from the album Whigfield
Released
  • 1992 (Italy)[1]
  • 1993 (Spain)[2]
  • 1994 (worldwide)
  • 1995 (USA and Japan)
StudioLabelle
Genre
Length3:40
LabelEnergy[3]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Larry Pignagnoli
Whigfield singles chronology
"Saturday Night"
(1992) 		"Another Day"
(1994)
Music video
"Saturday Night" on YouTube
Alternate cover
1994 German CD single

The single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making Whigfield the first artist to enter at the top in the UK with their debut single, dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15-week chart-topper "Love Is All Around". As of October 2015, "Saturday Night" has sold a total of 1.18 million copies in the UK.[5] It also reached number one in Germany, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, and it became a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In Spain the single spent 11 weeks at the top position. Outside Europe, it peaked at number three in Zimbabwe, number 19 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 78 in Australia.

NME magazine ranked "Saturday Night" at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994.[6] It was also nominated for Best Single, while Whigfield was nominated for Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995.[7]

Background and composition

Whigfield (AKA Sannie Charlotte Carlson) studied fashion design in Copenhagen and went to Bologna in Italy where she worked as a model by day and as a PR girl for clubs at night. One of the club DJs, Davide Riva, was part of a music production duo. He persuaded her to sing for them. She then visited Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli in his studio and performed a song sample. He hired her to record "Saturday Night" and she chose the name Whigfield after an old teacher in Denmark. Larry Pignagnoli already had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced "Saturday Night" with Whigfield. With lyrics written by Pignagnoli in three days, the duo did over 20 takes, then they spliced the best bits together.[8]

Reviews categorized "Saturday Night" as a melodic bubblegum-influenced pop-dance and Euro-pop track.[9][10][11] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update compared it to "Do Wah Diddy Diddy".[12] "Saturday Night" includes a rave-tinted rhythm section, chirpy female vocals, and a house piano at its fade-out.[9][13] According to Whigfield, "Saturday Night" is "like a nursery rhyme, with lyrics about what girls do when they're getting ready to go out, and about getting hot when they’re out dancing." The "Dee dee na na na" was initially done as a joke, before they incorporated it as a initial hook.[8] They chose to release the song for its simple, upbeat and club-ready nature, titling it "Saturday Night" to reflect that.[8] The lyrical subject led Simon Cowell to compare it to Rebecca Black's "Friday", stating that they are "what we call a 'hair-dryer song'; a song girls sing into their hair dryers as they're getting ready to go out".[14]

Release and commercial performance

Initially, no record companies were interested in publishing "Saturday Night". After it was played frequently in the Spanish radio show World Dance Music, interest in the song began to increase.[15] The first label to pick up the song was a small label, Prodisc in Valencia. It was first released in Italy in 1992,[1] then became a number-one hit in Spain at the end of 1993.[2][16] In the summer of 1994, it became a hit with British holidaymakers on the continent, leading to a huge demand for the track in the United Kingdom. Whigfield was signed for the UK in February 1994 by Christian Tattersfield and Ben Kahn who run London offshoot Systematic. The label decided to delay the release in order to capitalise on the inevitable buzz built up among British tourists returning from summer holidays in mainland Europe.[17] The single was not released in North America until February 1995.

"Saturday Night" was released in the UK on 5 September 1994, and went straight to number one - dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15 week chart-topper "Love Is All Around" on 11 September,[18] despite that single increasing its sales from 65,000 the previous week to 104,000, when "Saturday Night" entered at number one with sales of 150,000. Whigfield was the first act to enter at number one in the United Kingdom chart with her début single.[19] It stayed at number one for a total of four weeks selling 680,000 in the process, went on to become the second best selling single of the year, and has sold a total of 1.18 million copies.[5] "Saturday Night" is also the 15th biggest-selling single by a female artist in the United Kingdom.[20] It also was a No. 1 hit in Germany, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, and a No. 2 hit in Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy and Norway. In Spain, the single spent a total of 11 weeks at number-one.[21] Additionally, it reached the top 10 also in Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden. Outside Europe, it peaked at number-one on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada, No. 3 in Israel and Zimbabwe, No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States and No. 78 in Australia.

Critical reception

"Saturday Night" was well-received by professional critics, both contemporaneous and retrospective pieces labeling the track as "irresistible", "catchy", and "infectious".[12][22][11][23][24] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that it "is a giddy pop/dance ditty that has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe. It also has gotten early spins on crossover stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville—and rightly so. The tune has a simple, but killer hook that is matched by a jumpy, rave-coated rhythm section and chirpy female vocals."[9] Another editor, Mark Dezzani, declared it an "teen anthem".[25] David Balls from Digital Spy noted its "feelgood Euro beats and memorable dance routine".[26] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger complimented it for being "one of those iconically simple pop hits" and for its "resistibility". He also added that the song is "charmingly unassuming, thanks mainly to Whigfield's matter-of-fact performance. If you do stick around, your reward is a lovely bit of house piano heading for the fade. But this song is never pushy. It's Saturday night. Whigfield is having a great time."[13] Gavin Hills from The Observer viewed it as "wonderful",[27] British magazine Music Week called it "delightful frothy pop",[28] and Stephen Meade from The Network Forty considered it as "exciting".[29]

Music video

The official music video for "Saturday Night" was directed by La La Land.[30] It features numerous different scenes of Whigfield standing in front of a mirror, getting ready to go out on Saturday night. She's blow-drying her wet hair, before she braids it and puts on make-up. In some scenes, she flips through pictures of different men and selects one of them, which she kisses and attaches to the mirror. In the video for her next single, "Another Day", the same image appears, this time in a frame. Other scenes also show the singer trying to decide which clothes to wear, before she goes for a black singlet. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in September 1994.[31] In December 2022, it had generated more than 111 million views on YouTube.[32]

Associated dance routine

There is a dance routine which is commonly performed to the song (particularly at parties and nightclubs in the United Kingdom),[33] the origins of which are uncertain.[34] Some suggest that it began as an aerobic routine created by a gym instructor to accompany the song at a holiday resort, and followed the song back to the UK.[34][35] The dance does not appear in the music video for the song, however it was performed by backing dancers during Whigfield's performance on Top of the Pops on 15 September 1994.[36]

Whigfield stated in an interview with Justin Myers for the Official Charts Company, "I remember I did some promotion in this place north of Madrid and when I was doing the track [I] saw everybody doing this thing and they all jumped at the same time. I hadn’t even known about the dance until then... I still remember the dance, but I didn’t do it. I thought it was kind of nice that it was just the people doing it."[34]

Allegations of plagiarism

Two claims of plagiarism were made. It was alleged that the track ripped off both "Rub a Dub Dub" by the Equals and "Fog on the Tyne" by Lindisfarne. Both claims were dismissed.[19]

Impact and legacy

The Guardian ranked "Saturday Night" number 91 in their list of The 100 greatest UK No. 1s in 2020.[37] NME placed it at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994.[38] Smash Hits nominated the song and act in the categories for Best New Single and Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995.[39] The song was played in the British TV series Everything I Know About Love (2022–present).[40]

Track listings

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release dates for "Saturday Night"
Country Release date
Italy 1992 (1992)
Spain 29 November 1993 (1993-11-29)
Germany 24 January 1994 (1994-01-24)
Rest of Europe 21 May 1994 (1994-05-21)
United Kingdom 5 September 1994 (1994-09-05)
Japan 21 January 1995 (1995-01-21)
United States February 1995 (1995-02)

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January 06, 2023
saturday, night, whigfield, song, saturday, night, song, italian, eurodance, project, whigfield, fronted, danish, born, sannie, charlotte, carlson, first, released, 1992, italy, november, 1993, spain, through, prodisc, 1994, released, rest, europe, experienced. Saturday Night is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield fronted by Danish born Sannie Charlotte Carlson 4 3 It was first released in 1992 in Italy and November 1993 in Spain through Prodisc In 1994 it was released in the rest of Europe and experienced worldwide success The song was written by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva and produced by Pignagnoli In 1994 the song was included on Carlson s debut album Whigfield Saturday Night 1994 European CD singleSingle by Whigfieldfrom the album WhigfieldReleased1992 Italy 1 1993 Spain 2 1994 worldwide 1995 USA and Japan StudioLabelleGenreEuropop dance popLength3 40LabelEnergy 3 Songwriter s Larry Pignagnoli Davide RivaProducer s Larry PignagnoliWhigfield singles chronology Saturday Night 1992 Another Day 1994 Music video Saturday Night on YouTubeAlternate cover1994 German CD singleThe single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart making Whigfield the first artist to enter at the top in the UK with their debut single dethroning Wet Wet Wet s 15 week chart topper Love Is All Around As of October 2015 Saturday Night has sold a total of 1 18 million copies in the UK 5 It also reached number one in Germany Ireland Spain and Switzerland and it became a top 10 hit in Austria Denmark France Iceland Italy the Netherlands Norway and Sweden In Spain the single spent 11 weeks at the top position Outside Europe it peaked at number three in Zimbabwe number 19 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 78 in Australia NME magazine ranked Saturday Night at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994 6 It was also nominated for Best Single while Whigfield was nominated for Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995 7 Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Release and commercial performance 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Associated dance routine 6 Allegations of plagiarism 7 Impact and legacy 8 Track listings 9 Charts and certifications 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Certifications 10 Release history 11 ReferencesBackground and composition EditWhigfield AKA Sannie Charlotte Carlson studied fashion design in Copenhagen and went to Bologna in Italy where she worked as a model by day and as a PR girl for clubs at night One of the club DJs Davide Riva was part of a music production duo He persuaded her to sing for them She then visited Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli in his studio and performed a song sample He hired her to record Saturday Night and she chose the name Whigfield after an old teacher in Denmark Larry Pignagnoli already had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced Saturday Night with Whigfield With lyrics written by Pignagnoli in three days the duo did over 20 takes then they spliced the best bits together 8 Reviews categorized Saturday Night as a melodic bubblegum influenced pop dance and Euro pop track 9 10 11 James Hamilton from the magazine s RM Dance Update compared it to Do Wah Diddy Diddy 12 Saturday Night includes a rave tinted rhythm section chirpy female vocals and a house piano at its fade out 9 13 According to Whigfield Saturday Night is like a nursery rhyme with lyrics about what girls do when they re getting ready to go out and about getting hot when they re out dancing The Dee dee na na na was initially done as a joke before they incorporated it as a initial hook 8 They chose to release the song for its simple upbeat and club ready nature titling it Saturday Night to reflect that 8 The lyrical subject led Simon Cowell to compare it to Rebecca Black s Friday stating that they are what we call a hair dryer song a song girls sing into their hair dryers as they re getting ready to go out 14 Release and commercial performance EditInitially no record companies were interested in publishing Saturday Night After it was played frequently in the Spanish radio show World Dance Music interest in the song began to increase 15 The first label to pick up the song was a small label Prodisc in Valencia It was first released in Italy in 1992 1 then became a number one hit in Spain at the end of 1993 2 16 In the summer of 1994 it became a hit with British holidaymakers on the continent leading to a huge demand for the track in the United Kingdom Whigfield was signed for the UK in February 1994 by Christian Tattersfield and Ben Kahn who run London offshoot Systematic The label decided to delay the release in order to capitalise on the inevitable buzz built up among British tourists returning from summer holidays in mainland Europe 17 The single was not released in North America until February 1995 Saturday Night was released in the UK on 5 September 1994 and went straight to number one dethroning Wet Wet Wet s 15 week chart topper Love Is All Around on 11 September 18 despite that single increasing its sales from 65 000 the previous week to 104 000 when Saturday Night entered at number one with sales of 150 000 Whigfield was the first act to enter at number one in the United Kingdom chart with her debut single 19 It stayed at number one for a total of four weeks selling 680 000 in the process went on to become the second best selling single of the year and has sold a total of 1 18 million copies 5 Saturday Night is also the 15th biggest selling single by a female artist in the United Kingdom 20 It also was a No 1 hit in Germany Ireland Spain and Switzerland and a No 2 hit in Denmark France Iceland Italy and Norway In Spain the single spent a total of 11 weeks at number one 21 Additionally it reached the top 10 also in Austria the Netherlands and Sweden Outside Europe it peaked at number one on the RPM Dance Urban chart in Canada No 3 in Israel and Zimbabwe No 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States and No 78 in Australia Critical reception Edit Saturday Night was well received by professional critics both contemporaneous and retrospective pieces labeling the track as irresistible catchy and infectious 12 22 11 23 24 Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that it is a giddy pop dance ditty that has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe It also has gotten early spins on crossover stations in Los Angeles Chicago and Nashville and rightly so The tune has a simple but killer hook that is matched by a jumpy rave coated rhythm section and chirpy female vocals 9 Another editor Mark Dezzani declared it an teen anthem 25 David Balls from Digital Spy noted its feelgood Euro beats and memorable dance routine 26 Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger complimented it for being one of those iconically simple pop hits and for its resistibility He also added that the song is charmingly unassuming thanks mainly to Whigfield s matter of fact performance If you do stick around your reward is a lovely bit of house piano heading for the fade But this song is never pushy It s Saturday night Whigfield is having a great time 13 Gavin Hills from The Observer viewed it as wonderful 27 British magazine Music Week called it delightful frothy pop 28 and Stephen Meade from The Network Forty considered it as exciting 29 Music video EditThe official music video for Saturday Night was directed by La La Land 30 It features numerous different scenes of Whigfield standing in front of a mirror getting ready to go out on Saturday night She s blow drying her wet hair before she braids it and puts on make up In some scenes she flips through pictures of different men and selects one of them which she kisses and attaches to the mirror In the video for her next single Another Day the same image appears this time in a frame Other scenes also show the singer trying to decide which clothes to wear before she goes for a black singlet The video was A listed on Germany s VIVA in September 1994 31 In December 2022 it had generated more than 111 million views on YouTube 32 Associated dance routine EditThere is a dance routine which is commonly performed to the song particularly at parties and nightclubs in the United Kingdom 33 the origins of which are uncertain 34 Some suggest that it began as an aerobic routine created by a gym instructor to accompany the song at a holiday resort and followed the song back to the UK 34 35 The dance does not appear in the music video for the song however it was performed by backing dancers during Whigfield s performance on Top of the Pops on 15 September 1994 36 Whigfield stated in an interview with Justin Myers for the Official Charts Company I remember I did some promotion in this place north of Madrid and when I was doing the track I saw everybody doing this thing and they all jumped at the same time I hadn t even known about the dance until then I still remember the dance but I didn t do it I thought it was kind of nice that it was just the people doing it 34 Allegations of plagiarism EditTwo claims of plagiarism were made It was alleged that the track ripped off both Rub a Dub Dub by the Equals and Fog on the Tyne by Lindisfarne Both claims were dismissed 19 Impact and legacy EditThe Guardian ranked Saturday Night number 91 in their list of The 100 greatest UK No 1s in 2020 37 NME placed it at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994 38 Smash Hits nominated the song and act in the categories for Best New Single and Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995 39 The song was played in the British TV series Everything I Know About Love 2022 present 40 Track listings EditCD single UK SYSCD3 Saturday Night radio mix Saturday Night extended nite mix Saturday Night nite mix Saturday Night beagle mix Saturday Night dida mix Saturday Night deep nite mix Saturday Night trance beat mix CD single Australia 1997 41 Saturday Night radio mix 4 06 Saturday Night Nite Mix 5 29 Saturday Night Extended Nite Mix 5 54 Saturday Night classic vocal remix US remix 9 15 Mega Pix Mix 4 28 CD maxi Remixes Saturday Night trance beat remix 4 44 Saturday Night afternoon 4 40 Saturday Night deep night remix 5 45 Saturday Night extended nite remix 5 55 Saturday Night radio mix 4 07CD US maxi single Saturday Night Remix 5 55 Saturday Night Deep Nite Mix 5 45 Saturday Night Beagle Mix 4 55 Saturday Night Classic Vocal Mix remixed by Darrin Friedman amp Hex Hector 9 15 Saturday Night Spike Vocal Mix remixed by Darrin Friedman amp Hex Hector 7 28 Saturday Night Dida Mix 4 36Charts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Saturday Night Chart 1993 1997 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 42 78Austria O3 Austria Top 40 43 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 44 14Canada Retail Singles The Record 45 11Canada Top Singles RPM 46 31Canada Dance Urban RPM 47 1Denmark IFPI 48 2Europe European Hot 100 Singles 49 1Europe MTV European Top 20 50 4Europe Dance Music amp Media 51 1France SNEP 52 2Germany Official German Charts 53 1Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 54 2Ireland IRMA 55 1Italy Musica e dischi 56 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 57 7Netherlands Single Top 100 58 17Norway VG lista 59 2Scotland OCC 60 1Spain AFYVE 16 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 61 9Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 1UK Singles OCC 63 1UK Dance OCC 64 2UK Dance Music Week 65 2US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 66 19Zimbabwe ZIMA 67 3 Year end charts Edit 1994 year end chart performance for Saturday Night Chart 1994 PositionCanada Dance Urban RPM 68 23Europe Eurochart Hot 100 69 8France SNEP 70 30Germany Official German Charts 71 16Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 72 28Netherlands Dutch Top 40 73 37Sweden Sverigetopplistan 74 91Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 75 23UK Singles OCC 76 21995 year end chart performance for Saturday Night Chart 1995 PositionCanada Dance Urban RPM 77 44Europe Eurochart Hot 100 78 79France SNEP 79 52Norway VG lista Winter Period 80 19Certifications Edit Certifications for Saturday Night Region Certification Certified units salesFrance SNEP 81 Gold 250 000 Germany BVMI 82 Platinum 500 000 Norway IFPI Norway 83 Gold United Kingdom BPI 84 2 Platinum 1 180 000 5 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates for Saturday Night Country Release dateItaly 1992 1992 Spain 29 November 1993 1993 11 29 Germany 24 January 1994 1994 01 24 Rest of Europe 21 May 1994 1994 05 21 United Kingdom 5 September 1994 1994 09 05 Japan 21 January 1995 1995 01 21 United States February 1995 1995 02 References Edit a b Whigfield Biography OLDIES com Retrieved 31 March 2014 a b Balls David 30 March 2009 Whatever happened to Whigfield Digital Spy Retrieved 8 March 2014 a b Italy Nuova Musica page 68 Billboard 2 July 1994 Retrieved 19 March 2020 Italian Acts page 75 Billboard 1 July 1995 Retrieved 19 March 2020 a b c Myers Justin 23 June 2016 EU referendum special The biggest selling singles by European acts Official Charts Company Retrieved 9 March 2017 Albums and Tracks of the Year NME Retrieved 4 May 2021 The 7th Annual Smash Hits PDF Music Week 10 December 1994 p 2 Retrieved 26 April 2021 a b c Whigfield how we made Saturday Night 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