"This Is My Night" is a song by
Chaka Khan
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from the album ''
I Feel for You''. The song went to number one for one week on the
''Billboard'' dance chart in 1985. The single also peaked at #60 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #11 on the
R&B chart
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.
"This Is My Night" was written by
Mic Murphy
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and
David Frank and produced by
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...
.
A variation of the song was used by
HBO
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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
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'', in a "lip sync battle" between contestants Widow Von'Du and Jan, while Khan served as a guest judge.
Track listing
7" Single
12" Single
Chart positions
References
External links
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1984 songs
1985 singles
Chaka Khan songs
Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin
Songs written by David Frank (musician)
Songs written by Mic Murphy
Warner Records singles