"9 PM (Till I Come)" is a song by German DJ and producer

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from his debut studio album, ''

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'' (1999). It was co-written by ATB, Angel Ferrerons, Julio Posadas and Yolanda Rivera. It features vocals by Spanish model Yolanda Rivera and a

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created on guitar. The track's

would later be reworked into the single " Don't Stop!" in 1999, which also featured on ''Movin' Melodies'' and also proved very popular. "9 PM (Till I Come)" was released by

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and

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on 26 October 1998 as ATB's debut single. The song topped the

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and

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, charting within the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, and Norway. A

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with German DJ producer

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and Swedish singer

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was released by

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on 15 January 2021.

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also released a remix of the remake.

Background

The original draft of the song was titled "9 PM" after ATB overran time spent in studio creating it. The song was written and produced solely by ATB. It is composed in the

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with a

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of 130 beats per minute.

Critical reception

In ''

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'', Barney Hoskyns cited the song's "purring titillation" as an example of

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sublimating sexuality. ''

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''s Sarah Anderson called it "the woozy sound of

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when it's just too hot" and described Rivera's vocals as "suitably breathy".

Chart performance

"9 PM (Till I Come)" peaked at number 14 on the

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. Internationally, the song was also successful. The single entered at number one in the United Kingdom for the week ending 3 July 1999 becoming the first trance song to top the UK charts, and stayed there for two weeks, becoming the country's fifth best-selling single of 1999. As of July 2014, it has sold over 890,000 copies in the UK. The song was also number one in the

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for four consecutive weeks. It reached number three in Denmark, Italy, and Norway, number five in

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, and number 10 in Australia.

Track listings

* 9 PM (Till I Come) (Amir Sattarpour Release_Iran Release) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:14 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:25 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9 PM Mix) – 6:07 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Gary D's Northern Light Remix) – 7:29 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Spacekid Remix) – 6:40 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Signum Remix) – 7:34 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Germany Release 1) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:19 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:25 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9 PM Mix) 6:10 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Germany Release 2) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:14 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:25 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9 PM Mix) – 6:07 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Gary D's Northern Light Remix) – 7:29 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Spacekid Remix) – 6:40 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (The UK Mixes) (Germany Release) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Mix UK) – 2:43 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Signum Remix) – 7:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One 1999 Remix) – 6:33 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (U.S. Release) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Mix) – 3:16 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:27 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Gary D's Northern Light Remix) – 7:26 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Signum Remix) – 7:33 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (UK Release 1) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:14 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:25 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (UK Release 2) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 2:43 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One 1999 Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Signum Remix) – 7:33 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Australia Release) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:17 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:27 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9pm Mix) – 6:09 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Signum Remix) – 7:34 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One 1999 Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Original Remix) – 6:10 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Netherlands Release 1) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:14 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9PM Mix) – 6:06 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Netherlands Release 2) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:14 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9PM Mix) – 6:07 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:25 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Remix) – 6:33 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Gary D's Northern Light Remix) – 7:28 * 9 PM (Till I Come) (Italy Release) # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Radio Edit) – 3:19 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Club Mix) – 5:28 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (9 PM Mix) – 6:10 # "9 PM (Till I Come)" (Sequential One Remix) – 6:33

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Certifications

Release history

"Your Love (9PM)"

of the song titled "Your Love (9PM)" by ATB, German DJ and producer

and Swedish singer

was released by

on 15 January 2021. It was written by the three artists and produced by ATB, Rudi Dittmann and Topic. ATB approached Topic through a mutual acquaintance about the idea of a remake after being inspired by the melancholic sound of his 2020 single "

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". They met in a studio in Germany for the collaboration and worked with A7S on the lyrics and vocals via

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. The lyrics were written in one take. It is composed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 126 beats per minute. A remix by Dutch DJ

was released on 26 March 2021. "Your Love (9PM)" peaked at number nine on US

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, becoming the first top 10 single on the chart for ATB and the second for Topic and A7S. The song reached number eight in its tenth week on the

with sales of 26,909 units, making it ATB's fourth UK top 10 and first since his 2000 single "

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". In Germany, the remake charted higher than the ATB original at number six. It was

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in Germany and platinum in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Your Love (9PM)" was directed by German director Martin Ströter and live premiered

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on 25 January 2021, preceded by a live chat with ATB and Topic. The video portrays the two DJs as judges at a dance performance audition. According to ATB, it has a message of unity; he said, "It was important for us to show that we often work better together than alone. Like the two main dancers, who only really harmonise when they dance together."

Track listing

*Digital download and streaming # "Your Love (9PM)" – 2:30 *Digital download and streaming –

remix # "Your Love (9PM)" (Tiësto remix) – 3:06 # "Your Love (9PM)" – 2:30

Personnel

– production, drums, mastering, guitar, bass, synthesizer, programming * Rudi Dittmann – production, mastering *

– production, drums, mastering, bass, synthesizer, programming *

– vocals, vocal programming

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1998 debut singles 1998 songs ATB songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Scotland Songs written by André Tanneberger UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in the Commonwealth of Independent States Kontor Records singles Ministry of Sound singles Virgin Records singles