"Champagne Night" is a song recorded by American

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(then known as Lady Antebellum). It was released on April 13, 2020, following the group's appearance on an episode of the television series ''

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''. "Champagne Night" is a re-worked version of the song "I'll Drink to That" by

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, with additional writing from the group members and its producer,

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. This is the final single released under the name Lady Antebellum, before the band changed to Lady A, in June 2020. "Champagne Night" was included on the digital only deluxe edition re-issue of the trio's eighth studio album, ''

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''.

Background

Lady A appeared on the first episode of the second season of American songwriting competition series, ''

'', which aired April 13, 2020. Canadian singer-songwriter

presented the episode's winning song, "I'll Drink to That", which she co-wrote with Tina Parol, David Thomson,

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. After opting to record the song, the members of Lady A made adjustments to the lyrics with its producer,

, and the title was changed to "Champagne Night". Following its digital release alongside the airing of the episode, the song hit number one on the American iTunes all-genre sales chart and remained in the top ten the following week. On April 20, 2020, the group released the song to country radio. This made "Champagne Night" the first winning song from ''Songland'' to be promoted as an official radio single.

Accolades

Live performances

On May 11, 2020, Lady A performed "Champagne Night" for the first time in at home edition of ''

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''. Another at-home performance of the song was broadcast during the Season 18 finale of ''

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'' on May 19, 2020. On June 3, they played the song in a television special ''CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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