Remember the Nights

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"Remember the Nights"
The Motels Remember the Nights 1983 single cover.jpg
Single by The Motels
from the album Little Robbers
B-side "Killing Time"
Released1983
Length3:05
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Val Garay
The Motels singles chronology
"Suddenly Last Summer"
(1983)		"Remember the Nights"
(1983)		"Footsteps"
(1984)

"Remember the Nights" is a song by American new wave band The Motels, which was released in 1983 as the second single from their fourth studio album Little Robbers . The song was written by Martha Davis and Scott Thurston, and produced by Val Garay. "Remember the Nights" peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [1]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Val Garay and produced by Tony Basile. [2] [3] It achieved heavy rotation on MTV. [4]

Critical reception

On its release, Billboard listed the song as one of their "Pop picks" and wrote, "Still torchy and dramatic, but the beat is peppier than in 'Suddenly Last Summer'." [5] Cash Box felt the song took a "tougher stance" in comparison to the band's previous chart successes. They noted that it "recalls the band's earlier rock sound" and added that Davis "nearly steps into Pat Benatar territory". They considered the "tight arrangement and cool saxophone" to make the song a "Top 10 natural" and also noted that "faint synths provide an airy touch". [6]

Track listing

7–inch single [7] [8] [9]

  1. "Remember the Nights" – 3:05
  2. "Killing Time" – 3:37

7–inch single (Brazil) [10]

  1. "Remember the Nights" – 3:05
  2. "Suddenly Last Summer" – 3:45

7–inch promotional single (US) [11]

  1. "Remember the Nights" – 3:05
  2. "Remember the Nights" – 3:05

12–inch promotional single (US) [12]

  1. "Remember the Nights" – 3:11
  2. "Remember the Nights" – 3:11

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Little Robbers LP inner sleeve notes and 7-inch single sleeve notes. [13] [7]

The Motels

Production

Charts

Chart (1983–84)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 36
US Rock Top Tracks ( Billboard ) [14] 12
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles [15] 37

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References

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  2. ↑ "The Motels' Martha Davis talks about releasing their lost album Apocalypso, David Fincher, and love scenes with nerds". The Golden Age of Music Video. August 12, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Studio Update: Audio/Video Update - Western Activity". Recording Engineer/Producer. Vol. 15, no. 2. April 1984. p. 134.
  4. ↑ "Video Music Programming". Billboard . Vol. 96, no. 5. Billboard Publications, Inc. February 4, 1984. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. ↑ "Singles Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 95, no. 50. Billboard Publications, Inc. December 10, 1983. p. 63. ISSN   0006-2510.
  6. ↑ "Reviews: Singles - Feature Picks". Cash Box . Vol. 45, no. 28. December 10, 1983. p. 7. ISSN   0008-7289.
  7. 1 2 Remember the Nights (US and Canada 7-inch single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. B-5246.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Remember the Nights (Australia 7-inch single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. CP-1163.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Remember the Nights (Japan 7-inch single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. ECS-17441.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Remember the Nights (Brazil 7-inch single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. 31C 006200021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Remember the Nights (US 7-inch promotional single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. P-B-5246.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ Remember the Nights (US 12-inch promotional single sleeve). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. SPRO-9048.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ Little Robbers (US vinyl LP inner sleeve notes). The Motels. Capitol Records. 1983. ST-12288.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  15. ↑ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993 . Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. p.  240. ISBN   1563083167 . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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