Boogie Nights (song)

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"Boogie Nights"
Boogie Nights by Heatwave US vinyl single.jpg
US 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Heatwave
from the album Too Hot to Handle
B-side "All You Do Is Dial"
Released1977
Recorded1976
Genre Disco
Length3:36 (single edit)
5:02 (album version)
Label GTO, Epic (US)
Songwriter(s) Rod Temperton
Producer(s) Barry Blue
Heatwave singles chronology
"Super Soul Sister"
(1976)
"Boogie Nights"
(1977)
"Too Hot to Handle"
(1977)
Official video
"Boogie Nights" (Official HD Video) on YouTube

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Gold75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Silver200,000^
United States (RIAA) [24] Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Sonia version

"Boogie Nights"
Single by Sonia
from the album Better the Devil You Know
B-side "My Light"
Released31 August 1992 (1992-08-31) [25]
Genre Dance-pop
Length3:40
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Rod Temperton
Producer(s) Mark Taylor, Tracy Ackerman
Sonia singles chronology
"We’ve Got the Power"
(1992)
"Boogie Nights"
(1992)
"Better the Devil You Know"
(1993)

In 1992, British singer Sonia recorded her take on the song, produced by Mark Taylor and Tracy Ackerman for her third studio album, Better the Devil You Know , in 1993. It was released in August 1992 and peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart in September. [26] The single's B-side is "My Light", which also appears on the album.

Track listings

Cassette and 7-inch single

  1. "Boogie Nights" – 3:40
  2. "My Light" – 3:55

CD single

  1. "Boogie Nights" – 3:40
  2. "Boogie Nights" (extended mix) – 5:42
  3. "My Light" – 3:55

12-inch single

  1. "Boogie Nights" (extended mix) – 5:42
  2. "Boogie Nights" (dub mix)
  3. "My Light" – 3:55

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