This Is My Night

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"This Is My Night"
This Is My Night Chaka Khan Single.jpg
Single by Chaka Khan
from the album I Feel for You
B-side "Caught in the Act"
Released1985 (1985)
Recorded1984
Genre R&B
Length3:56(7" version)
6:11(12" version)
4:38(Album version)
5:07(1989 remix album version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Arif Mardin
Chaka Khan singles chronology
"I Feel for You"
(1984)
"This Is My Night"
(1985)
"Through the Fire"
(1985)
Music video
"This Is My Night" on YouTube

"This Is My Night" is a song by Chaka Khan from the album I Feel for You . The song went to number one for one week on the Billboard dance chart in 1985. [1] The single also peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart. [2]

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"This Is My Night" was written by Mic Murphy and David Frank and produced by Arif Mardin.

A variation of the song was used by HBO as its theme music for Next On bumpers and promos from May to November 1985 (as the centerpiece of the Make the Magic Shine campaign). It also appeared on the twelfth season of the drag competition series RuPaul's Drag Race , in a "lip sync battle" between contestants Widow Von'Du and Jan, while Khan served as a guest judge.

Track listing

7" Single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is My Night"David Frank, Mic Murphy3:56
2."Caught In The Act"Alec Milstein, Joe Mardin3:47
Total length:7:43

12" Single

No.TitleLength
1."This Is My Night (Extended Version)"6:11
2."Caught In The Act"3:47
Total length:9:58

Chart positions

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop)12
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart) [3] 85
Germany (GfK Entertainment)47
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)20
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Charts)34
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)14
US Billboard Hot 100 60
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 11

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 144.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 321.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 16, 1985" (PDF).