November 3, 20159 yr That was the norm in the 90s though - somehow the labels often thought the UK was more sophisticated or wouldn't like certain mixes. We've had examples of that already in this thread with the Bruce Forrest mix of 24-7's 'I Can't Stand It', the non-rap version of 'Get Ready for This' and that flaccid mix of 'Doop'. One record coming later in 1994 (if it's considered dance, which I think it is) probably would have been released as a slightly harder mix had so many Brits not heard it in its original Europop form during the summer of that year and perfected the, er, dance. Quite often the UK remixes were much better. I think The Rhythm Of The Night is a good example. The original would've already sounded out of date by late '94 I think. A lot of the time it was more about trimming the songs down. Radio would be more likely to playlist a dance record if it was closer to 3 minutes than 4. Then later on, they started cutting them down to about 2 and a half minutes! I remember when I did an intern at Universal this guy produced a UK edit of 2:10 and the boss told him he'd been too brutal!
November 3, 20159 yr Author Whigfield - Saturday Night http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/tonyttt31/WhigfieldSaturdayNight37675.jpg Date 11th Sept 1994 9 Weeks Official Chart Run 1-1-1-1-2-3-2-3-5-10-13-18-21-24-21-22-29-58 (18 weeks) *Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible. Alfredo Pignagnoli is the man responsible for this song. He's also been involved with the illustrious likes of Benny Benassi, Ann Lee and, er, Spagna. Alfredo wrote the song with Davide Riva and recruited Danish former model Sannie Charlotte Carlson to take care of vocals. Sannie is of course better known as Whigfield who worked with Pignagnoli for most of her career. Like the previous number 1, The Rhythm of the Night, Saturday Night dates back to 1993 when it was released in Spain where it topped the charts for 8 weeks at the turn of 1994. A spingtime number 1 in Italy brought more success and with that success it was released continent wide during late 1994. It became a widespread hit reaching the top spot in six countries and Top 10 in six more. Most prominently, in the UK the song took advantage of the holiday maker effect which was a phenomenon that often gave a significant boost to sales of a track that had been Summer hit on the continent but which didn't go on sale until September or October. Holiday makers wanting a reminder of their time in the Sun would go out and buy the newly released single in droves. It had the most pronounced effect on novelty songs. Demand for Saturday Night had mounted to such a degree when it was released it famously became the first debut single by any artist to enter the charts at number 1. It even had to overcome a surge in sales of an about-to-be-deleted Love is All Around, which it did with ease. Of course there was that dance which made it a club favourite, also driving sales and by the end of the year it had passed the famed 1 million sales mark, becoming just the third single by a female solo artist to do so at that point. She wasn't finished there, either. She followed that with 4 more hits of ever decreasing chart positions. Her last entry into the UK charts was in 1998 with Sexy Eyes. 8DNQRtmIMxk Edited November 3, 20159 yr by Cauldron
November 3, 20159 yr Such a classic. I also noticed how similar the chords sound between that song & Rihanna's "We Found Love". "Think Of You" is her best single though! Edited November 3, 20159 yr by Ne Plus Ultra
November 3, 20159 yr Saturday Night sold 150K in Week 1, compared with 100K for Love Is All Around (though that was a >50% increase on its previous sale after 15 weeks at #1). In Week 2 it increased to 220K to give the singles chart its biggest weekly sale since Band Aid in 1984. This song has become synonymous for me with the launch of the National Lottery and Noel Edmunds. Will 1994 end on a high? :D
November 3, 20159 yr Author Saturday Night sold 150K in Week 1, compared with 100K for Love Is All Around (though that was a >50% increase on its previous sale after 15 weeks at #1). In Week 2 it increased to 220K to give the singles chart its biggest weekly sale since Band Aid in 1984. I knew its opening sales and that it increased but I didn't know the Band Aid thing.
November 4, 20159 yr Saturday Night sold 150K in Week 1, compared with 100K for Love Is All Around (though that was a >50% increase on its previous sale after 15 weeks at #1). In Week 2 it increased to 220K to give the singles chart its biggest weekly sale since Band Aid in 1984. You might have forgotten about Queen at Christmas 1991 :D
November 4, 20159 yr Alfredo Pignagnoli is the man responsible for this song. He's also been involved with the illustrious likes of Benny Benassi, Ann Lee and, er, Spagna. Not sure Spagna deserves the embarrassed pause before her name there - 'Call Me' is a much cooler record than 'Two Times' or 'Satisfaction'!
November 4, 20159 yr Author Not sure Spagna deserves the embarrassed pause before her name there - 'Call Me' is a much cooler record than 'Two Times' or 'Satisfaction'! :D I think you have the age old problem of thinking that the music being released when you were a teenager being somehow better than the stuff that came afterwards. I prefer Call Me too. Edited November 4, 20159 yr by Cauldron
November 4, 20159 yr Whereas the original version of Another Day is basically Saturday Night redux, I remember Whigfield performing this version instead on TV appearances in my country. oONhYZHV6oE
November 4, 20159 yr You might have forgotten about Queen at Christmas 1991 :D How much did they sell?
November 4, 20159 yr Whoops! Oh yes, it sold 350K in 6 days at Christmas in 1991. That's weird.. Music Week at the time did say Whigfield was highest selling since Band Aid like you said http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1994/UK%2...01994.09.24.pdf
November 4, 20159 yr That's weird.. Music Week at the time did say Whigfield was highest selling since Band Aid like you said http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1994/UK%2...01994.09.24.pdf Oops Alan Jones in getting something wrong shocker :D
November 4, 20159 yr Author Oops Alan Jones in getting something wrong shocker :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :D :D :D
November 4, 20159 yr Only three number 1s left in 1994. Predix? i feel joy i feel pain, 'cause it's still the same, when the night is gone i'll be alone~ i'll fill your world with xtc~ his eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun~ :lol: :dance:
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