"A Night to Remember" is a song by American R&B group

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. It was released in 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album, ''

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''. The song was written by Nidra Beard of

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, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of

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911 version

English boy band

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covered "A Night to Remember" (retitled as "Night to Remember") as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1997). It was released on April 29, 1996, and peaked at number 38 on the

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Liberty X version

English-Irish pop group

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covered "A Night to Remember" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, '' X'' (2005). The single was released in the UK on November 14, 2005, as the official ''

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'' charity single, charting at number six on the

Track listings

UK CD1 # "A Night To Remember" (Radio Edit) - 3:02 # "Everybody Dance" (Radio Edit) - 3:07 UK CD2 # "A Night to Remember" (Full Length Version) - 5:04 # "Everybody Dance" (Full Length Version) - 5:01 # "A Holy Night" (Unplugged Acoustic) - 3:11 # "A Night to Remember" (Video) - 3:02

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Popular culture

*The Shalamar recording is also famously associated with the introduction of the

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by Shalamar member

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on the UK music show ''

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'' in June 1982. *In the UK this song has also been used for a television advert featuring the Harvester restaurant chain.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night To Remember 911 (English group) songs 1982 singles 1982 songs 1996 debut singles 2005 singles Liberty X songs Shalamar songs SOLAR Records singles Virgin Records singles