Long Night (The Corrs song)

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"Long Night"
CorrsLongNightCD1.jpg
Single by the Corrs
from the album Borrowed Heaven
B-side "Hideaway" (acoustic)
Released6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
Length3:47
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) The Corrs
Producer(s) Olle Romo
The Corrs singles chronology
"Angel"
(2004)
"Long Night"
(2004)
"Heart Like a Wheel/Old Town"
(2005)

"Long Night" is a single by Irish family band the Corrs, taken as the third single from their fourth studio album, Borrowed Heaven (2004). The song was written by Sharon Corr and released on 6 December 2004 in the United Kingdom. Even though it was not a hit around Europe or Australia, it became popular in Brazil after its use on a famous prime time national soap opera Senhora do Destino .[ citation needed ]

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Music video

The video for "Long Night" only features Andrea and, very briefly, Sharon during her violin solo. Apart from that, we see different versions of Andrea moving backwards through a love affair with a young man. It was shot on 29 October 2004.

The location for the video shooting was Chicheley Hall in Buckinghamshire, which was built in the 18th century and is still open for public today. You can spot a picture of the entrance hall here.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 86
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 48
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 40
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 36
Scotland (OCC) [10] 29
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 31

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom6 December 2004CD Atlantic [12]

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