"Boogie Nights" is a 1977

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by international funk- disco group

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. It was written by keyboardist

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and was included on Heatwave's debut album, '' Too Hot to Handle''. Harpist Carla Skanger (a pseudonym of Sheila Bromberg of the London Symphony Orchestra) played harp and American actor and singer

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performed backing vocals on the recording.

History

The song became one of the best-known disco songs by a British group and charted at #2 on the

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. In the US, "Boogie Nights" also peaked at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 behind " You Light Up My Life" by

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. It appeared on US ''Billboard'' R&B and dance charts during 1977. "Boogie Nights" reached #1 in

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. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the United Kingdom, the song was #2, and entered on March 5, 1977, only behind

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with "

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". "Boogie Nights" has been

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many times by artists such as KC and the Sunshine Band,

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and

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. British boy-band

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also performed the tune in their live shows. The song made an appearance in the films ''

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,'' ''

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'' and '' The Stud'', though it was not featured in the 1997 film titled after it: '' Boogie Nights''. Apparently the group's lead singer, Johnnie Wilder Jr., a devout born-again Christian, refused to allow the use of the recording in the film because the song was about

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, not pornography, while the film was about the latter.

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, right-fielder for the

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, famously uses the song as his walk-up.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Sonia version

In 1992, British singer

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recorded her take on the song, produced by Mark Taylor and

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for her third studio album, ''

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'', in 1993. It was released in August 1992 and peaked at #30 on the

in September.Official Singles Chart Top 75 (06 September 1992 – 12 September 1992)
/ref> The single's B-side is "My Light", which also appears on the album.

Track listings

Cassette and 7-inch single # "Boogie Nights" – 3:40 # "My Light" – 3:55 CD single # "Boogie Nights" – 3:40 # "Boogie Nights" (extended mix) – 5:42 # "My Light" – 3:55 12-inch single # "Boogie Nights" (extended mix) – 5:42 # "Boogie Nights" (dub mix) # "My Light" – 3:55

References

External links

Heatwave U.S. 7" single release info at Discogs
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