"Remember the Nights" is a song by American new wave band

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, which was released in 1983 as the second single from their fourth studio album ''

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''. The song was written by Martha Davis and

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, and produced by

Val Garay Val Garay (born May 9, 1942, in San Francisco, California, United States) is an American recording engineer and record producer who has worked with Kim Carnes, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, and others. Garay also co-founded Los An ...

. "Remember the Nights" peaked at number 36 on the US ''

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Music video

The song's music video was directed by Val Garay and produced by Tony Basile. It achieved heavy rotation on

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Critical reception

On its release, ''

'' listed the song as one of their "Pop picks" and wrote, "Still torchy and dramatic, but the beat is peppier than in 'Suddenly Last Summer'." ''

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'' felt the song took a "tougher stance" in comparison to the band's previous chart successes. They noted that it "recalls the band's earlier rock sound" and added that Davis "nearly steps into

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territory". They considered the "tight arrangement and cool saxophone" to make the song a "Top 10 natural" and also noted that "faint synths provide an airy touch".

Track listing

7–inch single #"Remember the Nights" – 3:05 #"Killing Time" – 3:37 7–inch single (Brazil) #"Remember the Nights" – 3:05 #"Suddenly Last Summer" – 3:45 7–inch promotional single (US) #"Remember the Nights" – 3:05 #"Remember the Nights" – 3:05 12–inch promotional single (US) #"Remember the Nights" – 3:11 #"Remember the Nights" – 3:11

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Little Robbers'' LP inner sleeve notes and 7-inch single sleeve notes. The Motels * Martha Davis – vocals * Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone * Michael Goodroe – bass *

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– drums * Guy Perry – guitar *

– keyboards, guitar Production *

– producer

Charts

References

{{authority control 1983 songs 1983 singles The Motels songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Martha Davis (musician) Song recordings produced by Val Garay