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Still of the Night (song)

December 08, 2023

This article is about the song by Whitesnake. For other uses, see Still of the Night.

"Still of the Night" is a song by the English band Whitesnake. It was released as the first single from their self titled 1987 album. It reached #16 in the U.K.,[4] #18 on the U.S. Mainstream rock Tracks and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Still of the Night"
Single by Whitesnake
from the album Whitesnake
B-side"Here I Go Again" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"
Released16 March 1987 (UK)
Recorded1986
Genre
Length6:41 (album version)
3:58 (single version)
LabelGeffen, EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Slow an' Easy"
(1984) 		"Still of the Night"
(1987) 		"Here I Go Again 87"
(1987)
Music video
"Still of the Night" on YouTube

In 2003, Martin Popoff listed it as 58th in The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time.[5] In 2008, Guitar World considered it as "the best song that Led Zeppelin never wrote".[6] In 2009, the track was named the 27th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[7]

Background edit

The song was written by lead singer David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes, and proved to be one of the band's most popular songs. Both the current Whitesnake lineup and John Sykes play the song as their live encore.

In 2009, in an interview with Metal Hammer, Coverdale commented on the origins of the song:[8]

"When my mother died I was going through the stuff at her house and found some early demo cassettes. One of them was a song that Ritchie Blackmore and I had been working on which was the basic premise of what would become "Still of the Night". It was totally unrecognizable, so Ritchie doesn't have anything to worry about... neither do I! Ha ha ha! I took it as far as I could then I gave it to Sykes when we were in the south of France, and he put the big guitar hero stuff on there. John hated blues so I had to work within those parameters. I manipulated to be electric blues, but how he performed it was fabulous for his time and relatively unique because of the songs. There were a lot of people doing that widdly stuff but they didn't have the quality of those songs."

Music video edit

 
"Still of the Night"
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The director of the music video was Marty Callner. Initially the female role of the "Whitesnake woman" was planned for the pre-fame Claudia Schiffer, but the night before the shoot the plan fell apart. As such Callner called Coverdale to discuss changes on the story boards, but seeing the attractiveness of Coverdale's future wife Tawny Kitaen she was chosen to be play the role.[9][10] Part of the video's set design was Coverdale's idea inspired by Elvis Presley's movie Jailhouse Rock, but "it's like much more idealized prison cells, but this was done with a big full moon. And the band was fantastic – they sold the song brilliantly".[11] The band in the music video is not the same on the audio track. Of the original band that recorded the song, only vocalist David Coverdale appears. Studio bassist Neil Murray was replaced with Rudy Sarzo in the video. Likewise drummer Ansley Dunbar was replaced by Tommy Aldridge, and both guitarists Adrian Vandenberg and Vivian Campbell appear on the video, but do not play on the song.

Comparison to Led Zeppelin edit

The song sparked comparison with Led Zeppelin. Some have claimed Coverdale copied Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" and "Whole Lotta Love".[12][13] David Coverdale has denied this, stating that the song structure and the main riff were inspired by "Jailhouse Rock" and Jeff Beck's "Rice Pudding", respectively.[14] In 1987, responding to the claims Coverdale jokingly stated "I guess it's quite a compliment to be placed in a class like that."[15]

Track listing edit

  1. "Still of the Night" – 6:38
  2. "Here I Go Again" – 4:33
  3. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" – 4:11

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 79
US Billboard Albums Rock Tracks[19] 18

References edit

  1. ^ "A&R Legend John Kalodner Talks Aerosmith and Why Rock Won't Reach the Masses Again". LA Weekly. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2021. commemorating Whitesnake's self-titled 1987 album, which featured the band's epic pop-metal hits "Here I Go Again" and "Still of the Night"
  2. ^ "36 Essential '80s Pop Metal Tracks". Stereogum. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ Martin Popoff (15 August 2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal. Voyageur Press. p. 131.
  4. ^ "Whitesnake The Official Charts Company".
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (2003). The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 9781550225303.
  6. ^ . Guitar World. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  8. ^ Lawson, Dom (29 July 2009). "Whitesnake: The Story Behind 1987". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 6 December 2020 – via Louder Sound.
  9. ^ Hotten, Jon (June 2001). "Year of the snake". Classic Rock #28. p. 28.
  10. ^ "Actress Tawny Kitaen Looks Back On Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' Video". Blabbermouth.net. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  11. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (13 March 2019). "David Coverdale Tells the Story Behind Whitesnake's Iconic "Here I Go Again" Video". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via Yahoo!.
  12. ^ Popoff 2015, p. 141.
  13. ^ Epstein, Dan (23 June 2016). "12 Artists Who Ripped Off Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Whitesnake '87 Track by Track – Still Of The Night". Whitesnake TV. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Popoff 2015, pp. 141–142.
  16. ^ "Whitesnake – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ . Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Whitesnake Hot 100 chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Whitesnake Mainstream Rock Airplay chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links edit

  • Still of the Night 2020 HD at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV

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This article is about the song by Whitesnake For other uses see Still of the Night Still of the Night is a song by the English band Whitesnake It was released as the first single from their self titled 1987 album It reached 16 in the U K 4 18 on the U S Mainstream rock Tracks and 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 Still of the Night Single by Whitesnakefrom the album WhitesnakeB side Here I Go Again and You re Gonna Break My Heart Again Released16 March 1987 UK Recorded1986GenreGlam metal 1 2 heavy metal 3 Length6 41 album version 3 58 single version LabelGeffen EMISongwriter s David Coverdale John SykesProducer s Mike Stone Keith OlsenWhitesnake singles chronology Slow an Easy 1984 Still of the Night 1987 Here I Go Again 87 1987 Music video Still of the Night on YouTubeIn 2003 Martin Popoff listed it as 58th in The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time 5 In 2008 Guitar World considered it as the best song that Led Zeppelin never wrote 6 In 2009 the track was named the 27th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Comparison to Led Zeppelin 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe song was written by lead singer David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes and proved to be one of the band s most popular songs Both the current Whitesnake lineup and John Sykes play the song as their live encore In 2009 in an interview with Metal Hammer Coverdale commented on the origins of the song 8 When my mother died I was going through the stuff at her house and found some early demo cassettes One of them was a song that Ritchie Blackmore and I had been working on which was the basic premise of what would become Still of the Night It was totally unrecognizable so Ritchie doesn t have anything to worry about neither do I Ha ha ha I took it as far as I could then I gave it to Sykes when we were in the south of France and he put the big guitar hero stuff on there John hated blues so I had to work within those parameters I manipulated to be electric blues but how he performed it was fabulous for his time and relatively unique because of the songs There were a lot of people doing that widdly stuff but they didn t have the quality of those songs Music video edit nbsp Still of the Night source source Problems playing this file See media help The director of the music video was Marty Callner Initially the female role of the Whitesnake woman was planned for the pre fame Claudia Schiffer but the night before the shoot the plan fell apart As such Callner called Coverdale to discuss changes on the story boards but seeing the attractiveness of Coverdale s future wife Tawny Kitaen she was chosen to be play the role 9 10 Part of the video s set design was Coverdale s idea inspired by Elvis Presley s movie Jailhouse Rock but it s like much more idealized prison cells but this was done with a big full moon And the band was fantastic they sold the song brilliantly 11 The band in the music video is not the same on the audio track Of the original band that recorded the song only vocalist David Coverdale appears Studio bassist Neil Murray was replaced with Rudy Sarzo in the video Likewise drummer Ansley Dunbar was replaced by Tommy Aldridge and both guitarists Adrian Vandenberg and Vivian Campbell appear on the video but do not play on the song Comparison to Led Zeppelin editThe song sparked comparison with Led Zeppelin Some have claimed Coverdale copied Led Zeppelin s Black Dog and Whole Lotta Love 12 13 David Coverdale has denied this stating that the song structure and the main riff were inspired by Jailhouse Rock and Jeff Beck s Rice Pudding respectively 14 In 1987 responding to the claims Coverdale jokingly stated I guess it s quite a compliment to be placed in a class like that 15 Track listing edit Still of the Night 6 38 Here I Go Again 4 33 You re Gonna Break My Heart Again 4 11Personnel editDavid Coverdale vocals John Sykes guitar bowed guitar Neil Murray bass guitar Aynsley Dunbar drums Don Airey keyboardsCharts editChart 1987 PeakpositionUK Singles The Official Charts Company 16 16Ireland IRMA 17 23US Billboard Hot 100 18 79US Billboard Albums Rock Tracks 19 18References edit A amp R Legend John Kalodner Talks Aerosmith and Why Rock Won t Reach the Masses Again LA Weekly 13 June 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2021 commemorating Whitesnake s self titled 1987 album which featured the band s epic pop metal hits Here I Go Again and Still of the Night 36 Essential 80s Pop Metal Tracks Stereogum 5 April 2017 Retrieved 11 April 2021 Martin Popoff 15 August 2014 The Big Book of Hair Metal Voyageur Press p 131 Whitesnake The Official Charts Company Popoff Martin 2003 The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Toronto ECW Press ISBN 9781550225303 Guitar World Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties Guitar World 12 December 2008 Archived from the original on 4 October 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2021 spreadit org music Archived from the original on 4 January 2009 Retrieved 7 February 2009 Lawson Dom 29 July 2009 Whitesnake The Story Behind 1987 Metal Hammer Retrieved 6 December 2020 via Louder Sound Hotten Jon June 2001 Year of the snake Classic Rock 28 p 28 Actress Tawny Kitaen Looks Back On Whitesnake s Here I Go Again Video Blabbermouth net 4 June 2020 Retrieved 5 December 2020 Kaufman Spencer 13 March 2019 David Coverdale Tells the Story Behind Whitesnake s Iconic Here I Go Again Video Consequence of Sound Retrieved 5 December 2020 via Yahoo Popoff 2015 p 141 Epstein Dan 23 June 2016 12 Artists Who Ripped Off Led Zeppelin Rolling Stone Retrieved 23 February 2021 Whitesnake 87 Track by Track Still Of The Night Whitesnake TV 2 December 2017 Archived from the original on 30 October 2021 Retrieved 24 February 2021 via YouTube Popoff 2015 pp 141 142 Whitesnake Official Charts Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 August 2021 The Irish Charts All there is to know Irishcharts ie Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 17 October 2012 Whitesnake Hot 100 chart Billboard Retrieved 27 August 2021 Whitesnake Mainstream Rock Airplay chart Billboard Retrieved 27 August 2021 Popoff Martin 2015 Sail Away Whitesnake s Fantastic Voyage Soundcheck Books LLP ISBN 978 0 9575 7008 5 External links editStill of the Night 2020 HD at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Still of the Night song amp oldid 1186319931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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