Night Air
{{Infobox song
| name = Night Air
| cover = Night_air_packshot.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jamie Woon
| album = Mirrorwriting
| released = {{Start date|2010|10|22|df=y}}
| recorded = {{ubl|The Way, River Recording|{{small|(London, England)}}}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:23
| label = {{hlist|Candent Songs|Polydor}}
| writer = {{hlist|Jamie Woon|John O'Kane}}
| producer = {{hlist|Jamie Woon|Burial}}
| prev_title = Wayfaring Stranger
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Lady Luck
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Night Air" is a song by British singer Jamie Woon released as the lead single from his debut album, Mirrorwriting.
Background
Woon described finishing the song as one of the highlights of the album-making process:
[...] I put the bass on Night Air, off this Casio keyboard my mate found in a skip. It just had this real gnarly, smooth, glidy bass. It was really nice to find a way of injecting weight into the tune without it being aggressive, that was exciting. That locked that track together. It was the first track where the mood and the sentiment fitted with the sound of the song, it was working as a whole.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Jamie_Woon_Interview_2011-13022/3|publisher=ILikeMusic|title=Jamie Woon Chats to I Like Music|accessdate=2011-04-26}}
Critical reception
David Drake from Pitchfork noted the song for being "impeccably crafted", recreating the nocturnal elements, which render the listener a "lonely midnight victim of fever or desire". He added that the "powerful" track's "exotic sexuality" is highlighted by Woon's vocals and seduction.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12033-night-air/|title=Jamie Woon "Night Air" (Co-Produced by Burial)|first=David|last=Drake|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=2010-11-05|accessdate=2011-04-11}} The Observer reviewer Kitty Empire called the track "otherworldly magic" and "dark".{{cite web|title=Jamie Woon – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/28/jamie-woon-review-kitty-empire|first=Kitty|last=Empire|work=The Observer|publisher=Guardian Media Group|date=2010-11-28|accessdate=2011-04-11}} NME described it as "antsily infectious, scratchy and edgy".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=140&title=jamie_woon_mirrorwriting_first_listen&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|magazine=NME|author=Emily Mackay|title=Jamie Woon, 'Mirrorwriting' - First Listen|date=2011-03-29|accessdate=2011-04-11}}
Formats and track listings
|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2011-04-11}}
- "Night Air" — 5:23
- "Night Air" (Ramadanman Refix) — 7:11
- "Night Air" (Becoming Real Remix) — 3:49
- "Night Air" (Blue Daisy Mixture) — 6:49
- "Night Air" — 5:23
- "Night Air" (Ramadanman Refix) — 7:11
Credits and personnel
- Main vocals – Jamie Woon
- Design, artwork – Duncan Bellamy
- Drums, handclaps – Dan See
- Electric bass – Dan Gulino
- Mastered by – Stuart Hawkes
- Producer (additional) – Will Bevan
- Producer, mixed by, vocals, percussion (claps), programmed by – Jamie Woon
- Recorded by (drums and bass) – Dan Clarke
- Recorded by (vocals) – Austin Ince, Luke Buttery
- Recorded by (vocals, assisted by) – Tristan Hackney
- Vocals (choir) – Mae McKenna
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2010–11) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Flanders|15|artist=Jamie Woon|song=Night Air}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia|29|artist=Jamie Woon|song=Night Air}} |
| {{singlechart|Denmark|21|artist=Jamie Woon|song=Night Air}} |
| {{singlechart|UKindie|5|artist=Jamie Woon|song=Night Air|date=2010-11-27}} |
| {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|67|artist=Jamie Woon|song=Night Air|songid=49695|artistid=6600}} |
= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|Chart (2011) !scope="col"|Position |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2011&cat=s|title=JAAROVERZICHTEN 2011|language=Dutch|accessdate=2011-12-29}}
| style="text-align:center;"|87 |
References
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