Night in Motion

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"Night in Motion"
Night in Motion.jpg
Single by U96
from the album Replugged
B-side "Remix"
Released1993
Genre
Length3:19(Video Version)
Label Urban
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex Christensen
  • Matiz
U96 singles chronology
"Love Sees No Colour"
(1993)
"Night in Motion"
(1993)
"Inside Your Dreams"
(1994)
Music video
"Night in Motion" on YouTube

"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German act U96, released in 1993 as the second single from their second album, Replugged (1993). It was successful on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 25 in October 1993. Outside Europe, the song was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number-one in August 1993.

Contents

Critical reception

Raùl Cairo from Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Night in Motion" (Video Version) – 3:19
  2. "Night in Motion" (12" Version) – 4:54
  3. "Night in Motion" (12" Version 2) – 5:19
  4. "Night in Motion" (70's Mix) – 5:13
  1. "Night in Motion" (Bass Bumpers Remix) – 5:57
  2. "Brainkiller" – 4:32

Charts

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