On a Night like This (Trick Pony song)

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"On a Night Like This"
Trick Pony - On a Night Like This cover.png
Single by Trick Pony
from the album Trick Pony
B-side "Pour Me" (acoustic version)
ReleasedMay 7, 2001 [1] [2]
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chuck Howard
Trick Pony singles chronology
"Pour Me"
(2000)		"On a Night Like This"
(2001)		"Just What I Do"
(2002)

"On a Night Like This" is a song by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released on May 7, 2001 as the second single from the group's debut studio album. It was written by Doug Kahan and Karen Staley and produced by Chuck Howard.

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It became a big hit for the group and their only top ten hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number four. [3] [4] The song also reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review saying, "The track swells nicely to a mid- to uptempo treatise on braving the pitfalls of love in an effort to reap the rewards. The interplay of vocals, spoken-word, and music is a little different and should stand out from the usual fare." [5]

Music video

A clip of the music video for "On a Night Like This". On a Night Like This video clip.jpg
A clip of the music video for "On a Night Like This".

Peter Zavadil, who also directed the video for "Pour Me", would return to direct the video for "On a Night Like This", filming it in Los Angeles, California. [6] The video would make its debut to CMT on June 3, 2001. [7]

The video for "On a Night Like This" was hugely popular, becoming the second most viewed video on CMT for the week of October 14, 2001. [8] The video received a nomination at the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards for "Best new artist clip of the year." [9]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On a Night Like This"
3:30
2."Pour Me" (acoustic version)
  • Heidi Newfield
  • Keith Burns
  • Ira Dean
  • Rory Waters Beighley
  • Sammy Harp Wedlock
2:44

Commercial performance

"On a Night Like This" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of May 5, 2001, at number 56. It reached its peak position of number 4 on October 27, 2001, where it stayed for four consecutive weeks, spending 33 weeks in total on the chart. The song also reached number 4 on the Radio & Records Country Top 50, [10] while topping that magazine's Country Indicator chart for two weeks. [11] [12] The song crossed over at number 47 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay chart.

Charts

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