Bless the Night

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"Bless the Night"
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Single by Wig Wam
from the album Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
A-side "Bless the Night"
B-side "Dschingshis Khan"
Released8 August 2005
Genre Glam metal
Length3:01
Label Voices of Wonder
Songwriter(s) Trond Holter, Åge Sten Nilsen
Wig Wam singles chronology
"In My Dreams"
(2005)
"Bless the Night"
(2005)
"Gonna Get You Someday"
(2006)

"Bless the Night" is the fourth single by Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam, and the third single from Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller , a renamed reissue of their debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast . The CD single features the title track and a live performance of the cover song "Dschingshis Khan" by the band of same name. "Dschingshis Khan" was later included as one of three bonus tracks for the Japanese reissue of the album, Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Tokyo!

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bless the Night" 
2."Dschingshis Khan (Live) (Dschinghis Khan cover)" 

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista) [1] 11

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