A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)

"A Night to Remember"
Artwork for 1982 UK vinyl single
Single by Shalamar
from the album Friends[1]
B-side	"On Top of the World"
Released	1982
Genre	Post-disco, R&B[2]
Length	5:08
Label	SOLAR
Songwriter(s)	Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers[3]
Producer(s)	Leon Sylvers III
Shalamar singles chronology
"I Can Make You Feel Good" (1982) "A Night to Remember" (1982) "There It Is" (1982)
Music video
"A Night to Remember" on YouTube

"A Night to Remember" is a song by American R&B group Shalamar. It was released in 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Friends. The song was written by Nidra Beard of Dynasty, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of the Sylvers.

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	44
US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[7]	15
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[8]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

911 version

"Night to Remember"
Single by 911
from the album The Journey
Released	April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)
Length	4:00
Label	Ginga
Songwriter(s)	Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers
Producer(s)	John McLaughlin
911 singles chronology
"Night to Remember" (1996) "Love Sensation" (1996)
Music video
"Night to Remember" on YouTube

English boy band 911 covered "A Night to Remember" (retitled as "Night to Remember") as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album, The Journey (1997). It was released on April 29, 1996, and peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.^[10]

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[11]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	38

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	29 April 1996	CD cassette	Ginga	[12]

Liberty X version

"A Night to Remember"
Single by Liberty X
from the album X
B-side	"Everybody Dance" "A Holy Night" (acoustic)
Released	November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14)
Length	3:02
Label	Virgin, Unique Corp
Songwriter(s)	Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers
Producer(s)	Rod Gammons
Liberty X singles chronology
"Song 4 Lovers" (2005) "A Night to Remember" (2005) "X" (2006)
Music video
"A Night to Remember" on YouTube

English-Irish pop group Liberty X 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 Children in Need 2005 charity single,^[13] charting at number six on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1^[14]

1. "A Night to Remember" (radio edit) – 3:02
2. "Everybody Dance" (radio edit) – 3:07

UK CD2^[15]

1. "A Night to Remember" (full length version) – 5:07
2. "Everybody Dance" (full length version) – 5:03
3. "A Holy Night" (unplugged acoustic) – 3:12
4. "A Night to Remember" (video)

Australian CD single^[16]

1. "A Night to Remember" (radio edit)
2. "A Night to Remember" (Methods of Flow club mix)
3. "A Night to Remember" (full length version)
4. "Everybody Dance" (full length version)
5. "Song 4 Lovers" (radio edit)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[17]	94
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18]	42
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	19
Scotland (OCC)[20]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[21]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)[22]	135

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
Ireland	November 14, 2005	Digital download	Virgin Unique Corp	[23]
United Kingdom		CD digital download		[24][25]
Australia	February 20, 2006	CD	Rajon Music	[26]

Popular culture

• The Shalamar recording is also famously associated with the introduction of the Moonwalk dance by Shalamar member Jeffrey Daniel on the UK music show Top of the Pops in June 1982, several months before Michael Jackson performed the move on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special.^[27]
• For the Season 3 Finale of Girlfriends, the Dance scene at the end of the episode originally aired with the Shalamar version of this song as background music, though for streaming and DVD releases, the rights to this song couldn't be secured.
• In the UK this song has also been used^[when?] for a television advert featuring the Harvester restaurant chain.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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3. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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6. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. May 29, 1982. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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8. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. May 8, 1982. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 27, 1996. p. 35.
13. Masterton, James (November 20, 2005). "Week Ending November 26th 2005". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
14. Liberty X (2005). A Night to Remember (UK CD1 liner notes). Virgin Records, Unique Corp. VTSCD 9, 00946 3 47774 2 1.
15. Liberty X (2005). A Night to Remember (UK CD2 liner notes). Virgin Records, Unique Corp. VTSCDX 9.
16. Liberty X (2006). A Night to Remember (Australian CD single liner notes). Rajon Music. BIGS025.
17. "Issue 834" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 23, 3030.
18. "Liberty X – A Night to Remember" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Night to Remember". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
22. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
23. "A Night to Remember – Single". Apple Music. November 14, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
24. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 12, 2005. p. 37.
25. "A Night to Remember – Single". Apple Music. November 14, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
26. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20th February 2006" (PDF). ARIA. February 20, 2006. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
27. "Mixmag is 40: An interview with our first ever cover star, Shalamar".