"A Night like This" is the second single by

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, taken from the album ''

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''. It was released on 11 December 2009 in the Netherlands after it was first presented in an online

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commercial on 16 October. Being released in 2010 in Europe, including the UK where it peaked at Number 65 in the UK Singles Chart. It was added to the 'A' list on BBC Radio One.

Writing and recording

The song was written by David Schreurs and Vince Degiorgio. Schreurs told

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he created the track for "A Night like This" while Degiorgio packed his bags to leave for his hometown Toronto, and then the two "sat down for an hour and knocked out the song". The lyrics are based on a specific scene in the 1967 Bond movie Casino Royale. "A Night Like This" was arranged by Schreurs and produced by Schreurs and Jan van Wieringen. A video for the song was shot in Amsterdam and Opatija, Lovran and Rijeka in Croatia. The song has been used in the sixth episode of season 3 of ''

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'', "Remains of the 'A and episode 16 of ''

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'', "Lucky". In season one of the TV series

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, it was used as the opening theme in one of the episodes. The song has also been used in advertising campaigns for Martini, Wrigley, Nestlé amongst others.

Track listing

;''A Night like This – EP'' # "A Night like This" – 3:46 # "A Night like This" (instrumental) – 3:46 # "A Night like This" (

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) – 3:36 # " Back It Up" (feat.

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) – 3:51 ;''A Night like This – Single (Tom Trago remix)'' # "A Night like This" (

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remix) – 3:51

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night like This 2009 singles Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Romania English-language Dutch songs Caro Emerald songs Songs written by David Schreurs 2009 songs Songs written by Vincent DeGiorgio