On a Night Like This
{{Short description|2000 single by Kylie Minogue}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = On a Night Like This
| cover = Kylie Minogue On a Night Like This cover.png
| alt = An image of a woman lying down on a marble-like surface, wearing a tan-coloured bikini. The name "Kylie" is superimposed on her.
| type = single
| artist = Kylie Minogue
| album = Light Years
| B-side = Ocean Blue
| released = {{start date|2000|9|11|df=y}}
| studio = Dreamhouse (London, England)
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=32}}
| label =
| writer =
- Steve Torch
- Graham Stack
- Mark Taylor
- Brian Rawling
| producer =
- Graham Stack
- Mark Taylor
| prev_title = Spinning Around
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Kids
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|jsoOtwPXpGE|"On a Night Like This"}}}}
}}
"On a Night Like This" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Parlophone and Mushroom Records as the second single for her seventh studio album, Light Years (2000), and was distributed in various formats. The track was originally recorded by Swedish singer Pandora and written by Steve Torch, Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, and Mark Taylor, while production was handled by the latter two, it was handed to Minogue to record. Musically, "On a Night Like This" is a Europop, dance-pop and house song that also incorporates elements of disco. Its lyrical content delves into experiencing unique, possibly sexual experiences during the night.
Upon its release, "On a Night Like This" received generally favourable reviews from music critics. Some of them complimented the production and its dance sound, whilst some noted that it did not stand out among other tracks from Light Years. Commercially, in Australia and the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number one and number two, respectively. Elsewhere, reached the top 40 in countries such as Sweden, Ireland, Finland, and New Zealand. An accompanying music video was shot by Douglas Avery, with its plot being inspired by the Martin Scorsese 1995 film Casino.
The song has been performed on all of Minogue's concert tours since its release, with the exception of the Anti Tour. Since its release, it has been selected by contemporary critics as one of her most recognizable and career-defining tracks. "On a Night Like This" was re-distributed as an orchestral version for her 2012 compilation album, The Abbey Road Sessions.
Background and release
File:Pandora (artist).JPG (pictured) initially recorded the single in 1999, but its rejection resulted in Minogue and Anna Vissi re-recording it.]]
After leaving her label Deconstruction Records in 1998, Minogue signed a deal with British label Parlophone that same year and began recording her album Light Years (2000). The following year, she released her comeback single, "Spinning Around", which garnered critical and commercial success in Australasia and Europe, and led to her releasing a follow-up single from Light Years.{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|title=Kylie Minogue - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/biography|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=9 December 2013}}{{cite magazine|last=Flick|first=Larry|title=Minogue Travels 'Light Years' on EMI|magazine=Billboard|date=17 June 2000|volume=112|issue=25|page=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8EAAAAMBAJ&q=kylie+minogue+spinning+around&pg=PA17|access-date=9 December 2013|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|issn=0006-2510}} "On a Night Like This" was originally written for Swedish recording artist Pandora by Steve Torch, Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, and Mark Taylor, with production being handled by the latter two.{{cite AV media notes|title=Light Years|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD Album; Liner notes|work=Parlophone, Mushroom Records, EMI Music|id=7243 5 28400 2 1|location=United Kingdom, Europe}} Pandora recorded it for her 1999 album, No Regrets, but its composers believed the result to not gain as much success as they had hoped.{{cite AV media notes|title=No Regrets|author=Pandora|year=1999|type=CD Album; Liner notes|work=Universal Music Group|id=MVCE-24219|location=Japan}} As a result, they handed the recording to Parlophone and suggested Minogue to record her vocals over the backing track, which she did. Greek recording artist Anna Vissi had also obtained rights to record the track, and her version appeared on her studio album Everything I Am (2000); both Pandora's and Minogue's version feature the same instrumental basis, while Vissi's had a significantly different production.{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything I Am|others=Anna Vissi|first=Anna|last=Vissi|year=2000|type=CD Album; Liner notes|work=Columbia Records|id=COL 498764 2|location=Greece}}
"On a Night Like This" was released on 11 September 2000 by Parlophone as the second single Light Years and was distributed in various formats.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-09-09.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting September 11, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=9 September 2000|access-date=4 August 2021}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone, Mushroom Records, EMI Music|id=MUSH019722|location=Australia and New Zealand}} In Australia and New Zealand, where Mushroom Records issued the single, the first CD features the original recording, three remixes of the song and the enhanced music video, while the second CD includes the original mix of "On a Night Like This", one remix of the song, a remix of her single "Your Disco Needs You", and the B-side track "Ocean Blue".{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone, Mushroom Records, EMI Music|id=MUSH019725|location=Australia and New Zealand}} The British and European physical editions have a similar track list but omit one remix from each format.{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone, Mushroom Records, EMI Music|id=CDRS 6546|location=United Kingdom and Europe}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone, Mushroom Records, EMI Music|id=CDR 6546|location=United Kingdom and Europe}} A cardboard sleeve was issued only in France, including "On a Night Like This" and "Ocean Blue", while the Australian and New Zealand formats were re-released in Taiwan by EMI Music.{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=7243 8 89481 2 8|location=France}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=EMI Music|id=7243 889310 07|location=Taiwan}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=EMI Music|id=724388933704|location=Taiwan}}
Near the end of 2000, record label Dance Factory distributed the single as a 12-inch vinyl that included the original track list from the first Australian and New Zealand CD single, while two vinyl discs were released in the United Kingdom.{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=12" Vinyl; Liner notes|work=Dance Factory|id=7243 8 89481 6 6|location=Italy}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=12" Vinyl; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=12R 6546|location=United Kingdom}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=12" Vinyl; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=12MINDJ 002|location=United Kingdom}} The final format was a cassette tape distributed in Europe; it included the single and two remixes on both sides.{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=Cassette Tape; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=TCR 6546|location=United Kingdom}} An accompanying cover sleeve was shot by Vincent Peters in Ibiza, and features Minogue laying down on a marble surface in front of a sea front; the shot also appeared in the booklet of Light Years. According to Minogue, she believed it intertwined with the message of "sunshine, beach, fun, glamour", a concept she wanted to experiment with on the parent album. British fashion designer and friend of Minogue William Baker felt the image was of a "mystical quality".{{cite book |last1=Minogue|first1=Kylie|last2=Baker|first2=William|last3=Peters|first3=Vincent|date=12 November 2012|title=Kylie/Fashion|work=Thames & Hudson|page=61}}
Composition and lyrics
Musically, "On a Night Like This" is a Europop,{{cite news|author=Matusavage, Philip|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions|title=Kylie Minogue – The Abbey Road Sessions|work=MusicOMH|date=29 October 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} dance-pop{{cite news|author=Levine, Nick|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a229821/kylie-revisited-7-light-years/|title=Kylie: Revisited #7: Light Years|work=Digital Spy|date=21 June 2010|access-date=19 August 2016}} and house{{Cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=5 November 2020|title=Every Kylie Minogue Album Ranked|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/every-kylie-minogue-album-ranked/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207085740/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/every-kylie-minogue-album-ranked/2/|archive-date=7 December 2020|access-date=28 July 2021|website=Slant Magazine|quote=And contemporary house tracks like "On a Night Like This" and "Butterfly"...}} song that incorporates elements of disco in its instrumentation.{{cite news|author=Pandora Radio Staff|url=http://www.pandora.com/kylie-minogue/light-years/on-night-like-this|title=On a Night Like This|work=Pandora Radio|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013041751/http://www.pandora.com/kylie-minogue/light-years/on-night-like-this|archive-date=13 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Minogue recorded the track at Dreamhouse Studios in London, United Kingdom during early 2000, and it was mixed by Mark Taylor and Graham Stack. A staff member of Pandora Radio commented the recording's instrumentation as consisting of string sections, acoustic guitars, keyboards and synthesisers managed by Taylor and Stack; the pre-chorus and chorus sections feature background vocals. According to the sheet music published by Universal Music, the song is written in the key of C minor and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 130 beats per minute.{{cite news|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0115206|title=On a Night Like This by Kylie Minogue|work=Musicnotes.com|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}} Minogue's vocals span from B♭3 to C5, whilst the recording has a sequence of Cm-B♭-Fm7-B♭-Cm-B♭-FM7-B♭-Cm-B♭/C-Fm7/C-B♭/C in the verses, and Cm-B♭/C-A♭-B♭ in the chorus as its chord progression. Lyrically, "On a Night Like This" focuses on a person enjoying unique experiences on night time, but also approaches themes of relationships and love.{{cite AV media notes|title=Interview|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2000|type=CD Album; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=MININT001|location=United Kingdom, Europe}} According to New Zealand Herald{{'}}s Scott Kara, the composition is "a swirling, late night club pop tune."{{cite news|author=Kara, Scott|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10843163|title=Album review: Kylie Minogue, The Abbey Road Sessions|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=27 October 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} A reviewer from British tabloid NME compared the "disco" sound to the 2000 track "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller, and to the work of English recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor.{{cite news|author=NME Staff|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews//2942|title=Light Years|work=NME|date=12 September 2005|access-date=19 August 2016}}
Critical reception
"On a Night Like This" received generally favourable reviews from most music critics. Writing for Stylus Magazine, Mark Edwards said that the recording was one of the singer's songs from Ultimate Kylie that "cemented her comeback". He referred it to as a "mega-song".{{cite news|author=Edwards, Mark|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kylie-minogue/ultimate-kylie.htm|title=Kylie Minogue – Ultimate Kylie – Parlophone|work=Stylus Magazine|date=6 December 2004|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-date=15 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515235342/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kylie-minogue/ultimate-kylie.htm|url-status=dead}} Similarly, Jason Shawahn from About.com noted it as "a blessing for domestic music consumers".{{cite news|author=Shawahn, Jason|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/KylieUltimate.htm|title=Kylie Minogue – Ultimate Kylie|work=About.com|date=6 December 2004|access-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172203/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/KylieUltimate.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016}} AllMusic's Chris True favored "On a Night Like This" as one of the better cuts on the parent album, and selected the track as some of Minogue's best work.{{cite news|author=True, Chris|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/light-years-mw0000464935|title=Kylie Minogue – Light Years|work=AllMusic|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{cite news|author=True, Chris|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/songs|title=Kylie Minogue – Song Highlights|work=AllMusic|date=2014|access-date=19 August 2016}} Nick Levine from Digital Spy called it a "catchy" number, and pointed it out as a highlight from the record. While likening the recording to the track "Groovejet" by Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, a reviewer from British tabloid NME felt the comparison "works because it doesn't revolve awkwardly round a random disco beat".
In a review of Minogue's greatest hits album, The Best of Kylie Minogue (2012) by PopMatters' Matt James, he described "On a Night Like This" as a "bedroom-eyed nightclubber", further adding it was "still hot enough to melt large glaciers."{{cite news|author=James, Matt|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/161246-kylie-minogue-the-best-of/|title=Kylie Minogue – The Best of|work=PopMatters|date=25 July 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} Billboard{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz felt it was "more propulsive, with an even more enjoyable bridge" than previous single "Spinning Around".{{cite magazine|last1=Jason|first1=Lippshutz|title=Kylie Minogue Primer: The Top 10 Past Hits You Need To Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5937619/kylie-minogue-primer-the-top-10-past-hits-you-need-to-know|magazine=Billboard|access-date=21 January 2017|date=17 March 2014}} Guillermo Alonso, from the Spanish edition of Vanity Fair, wrote: "paying homage to the different sounds of the decades she had already lived through. ["On a Night Like This"] was this huge song that drank from 90s Europop, filled with a euphoric chorus and sensual whispers".{{cite web |last1=Alonso |first1=Guillermo |title=Todos los singles de Kylie Minogue, ordenados de peor a mejor |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/kylie-minogue-todos-los-singles-de-peor-a-mejor/31328 |work=Vanity Fair |access-date=26 February 2021 |location=Spain |language=Spanish |date=28 May 2018}} On a more mixed note, NME{{'s}} Stevie Chick believed that Minogue lacked genuine "passion" throughout the song and labelled it "unremarkable".{{cite news|author=Chick, Stevie|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews//2869|title=Kylie Minogue – 'On a Night Like This'|work=NME|date=12 September 2005|access-date=19 August 2016}} Similarly, Hunter Felt from PopMatters enjoyed the song, but felt disappointed by Parlophone and the public for not releasing the single in the United States, commenting "'On a Night Like This', a track that is meant to go right to number one on the Billboard Club Tracks list and while being completely ignored by the general public."{{cite news|author=Felt, Hunter|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/minoguekylie-ultimate/|title=Kylie Minogue: The Ultimate Kylie|work=PopMatters|date=21 March 2005|access-date=19 August 2016}}
Chart performance
File:Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once Tour - Sheffield - 13.11.14. - 092 (15898608610).jpg in 2014.]]
Commercially, the single experienced success in Australia and the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, making it her sixth number-one in that region; it also gave her the record for having the most singles debuting at number one with five entries. Subsequently, "On a Night Like This" fell to number three and number five in its second and third week, respectively, giving Minogue the distinction of having the lowest week drops for a single debuting atop the chart.{{cite news|author=Minogue, Kylie|url=http://www.kylie.com/discography/singles/on-a-night-like-this/|title=On a Night Like This|work=Kylie Minogue's official website|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415125418/http://www.kylie.com/discography/singles/on-a-night-like-this/|archive-date=15 April 2012 }} "On a Night Like This" topped the chart during its fourth week in and spent an overall 17 weeks in the top 50, one of Minogue's longest-spanning releases in that region.{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2000&date=20001015&cat=s|title=Australian Charts Portal – Australian Singles Chart|work=Australian-Charts.com|date=15 October 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}} It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for physical shipments of 70,000 units. On the UK Singles Chart, the single debuted at number two, having been stalled from the top position by the song "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by French duo Modjo. It descended outside the top ten the following week, had three non-consecutive chart runs, and lasted 13 weeks inside the top 100.{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on%20a%20night%20like%20this/|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=The Official Charts Company|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}} As of March 2014, "On a Night Like This" had sold 170,000 units in that region, as confirmed by the Official Charts Company.{{cite news|author=Myers, Justin|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-s-official-number-2-singles-sales-revealed__3876/|title=Kylie Minogue's Official Number 2 Singles' Sales Revealed|work=The Official Charts Company|date=22 March 2014|access-date=19 August 2016}} Elsewhere, it reached number two on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 16 on the Irish Singles Chart.{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20000917/41/|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=The Official Charts Company|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=37|title=Irish Singles Chart|work=IRMA|date=14 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032250/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=37|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead}}
The single performed moderately around Europe and Australasia. "On a Night Like This" entered at number 39 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and reached its peak position at 34 the following week; this resulted in marking one of Minogue's lowest-charting singles in that region, with it spending a total of nine weeks within the top 50.{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=charts.nz|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}} "On a Night Like This" further reached number 69 on the French Singles Chart and remained for a total of five weeks inside the chart.{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Lescharts.com|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=fr}} It had a similar chart run in the Netherlands, where it peaked at number 64 and lasted four weeks.{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Dutchcharts.nl|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=nl}} The track additionally reached the top 40 in both Sweden and Finland, whilst in the latter it only lasted a sole week in the top 20,{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Swedishcharts.com|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=sv}}{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Finnishcharts.com|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=fi}} and managed to enter the top 70 and 50 in both Germany and Switzerland.{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=On+A+Night+Like+This&cat=s|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Germancharts.de|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=de}}{{cite news|author=Hung Medien|url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Kylie-Minogue/On-A-Night-Like-This-4439|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Hitparade.ch|date=11 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016|language=de}} The single fared slightly better in Belgium's Flanders and Wallonia, where it peaked at number 29 on the former chart and at number three on the Bubbling Under chart in Wallonia, thus failing to enter the region's official charts.
Music video
File:OdFest hauer.jpg's (pictured) mistress in the music video.]]
An accompanying music video was directed by Douglas Avery, and was filmed in Monte Carlo in July 2000.{{cite news|author=Avery, Douglas (director)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fadQz8Kl-jw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/fadQz8Kl-jw|archive-date=21 December 2021|url-status=live|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This (music video)|publisher=Parlophone|via=YouTube|date=16 January 2015|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|author=Hauer, Rutger|url=http://www.rutgerhauer.org/plots/ona.php|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This|work=Rutger Hauer's official website|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The plot was loosely based on Martin Scorsese's 1995 crime drama movie Casino, with Minogue herself portraying a character using aspects of Sharon Stone's bored trophy wife. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer served as Minogue's on-screen mob partner and husband.{{cite book |last=Baker |first=William |date=7 November 2002 |title=Kylie: La La La |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |page=223 |isbn=0-340-73439-6 }} According to Hauer, no one from the set—including the singer, and apart from Avery—knew he was appearing as a cameo. Regarding the on-screen relationship, the singer stated; "In my opinion, the Rutger Hauer character is kind of like a minder or he's in charge of her, although there is that kind of strong sexual tension." The artist wore three outfits in the video—a multi-coloured dress by Versace at the start of the visual, a black dress during her appearance at a casino in Monte Carlo, and a final blue cocktail dress by Roland Mouret.{{cite web|url=https://collections.artscentremelbourne.com.au/#details=ecatalogue.26748|title=Roland Mouret collections|publisher=collections.artscentremelbourne.com.au|date=2018}} She had sported an estimated $2 million worth of jewellery and diamonds during filming, with a few security guards having to accompany her on the set.{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Sean |date=13 March 2014 |title=Kylie |url=http://www.seansmithceleb.com/kylie-minogue.htm |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher=Simon & Schuster Ltd. |page=175 |isbn=978-1-4711-3580-4|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406064851/http://www.seansmithceleb.com/kylie-minogue.htm |archive-date=6 April 2015}}
The music video opens with a group of mob members plotting a scheme whilst Hauer is seen drinking an unspecified alcohol. Subsequently, the song starts and Minogue is seen on a diving board, jumping into a pool, presumably dead. Mob members look towards her body in distance, but then look away towards Hauer. She starts singing the track in the pool, gets out of it, and walks towards the mob members who seem disinterested of her presence. The singer undresses herself and throws the dress out of the window, which captures their attention. She subsequently drives in a limousine and puts on accessories whilst the driver takes her to the Monte Carlo Casino. The artist enters the casino, and plays poker with several members, eventually winning. Minogue appears in the limousine again, sporting the blue cocktail dress. Hauer, who is by himself at home, hears Minogue walking into the apartment, but she pushes over a large green vase and smashes it; disinterested, he looks towards in distance. The final scene has Minogue undressing herself and walking down steps.
British author Sean Smith, who wrote a biography about Minogue, described the video and scenery as "broody" and "atmospheric." According to Smith, an original version had shown footage of her both full-frontal and back nude. NME had reportedly published an article regarding the nude scene, but Avery stated that no nude shots were ever created.
Promotion
=Live performances and other usage=
File:Kylie Minogue - Golden Tour - Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham - 20.09.18. - ( 38 ) (46464745491) (cropped).jpg of "New York City", "Raining Glitter" and "On a Night Like This" during the Golden Tour (2018–19).]]
On 22 September 2000, Minogue performed the recording live for the first time on Top of the Pops, wearing the same pink and beige dress from the music video.{{cite news|author=BBC UK|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/videoclips/artist/index_m.shtml|title=Top of the Pops UK|work=Top of the Pops; published through BBC UK|date=22 September 2000|access-date=19 August 2016}} At the 2000 Sydney Olympics closing ceremony, Minogue performed ABBA's "Dancing Queen" and "On a Night Like This".{{cite news|work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/951094.stm | title=Sydney says goodbye|date= 1 October 2000| access-date=27 July 2009}} In November 2012, the singer performed the song as part of the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall.{{cite news|author=Sinha, Sanskrity |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/royal-variety-performance-2012-queen-elizabeth-photos-406691|title=Queen Attends 100th Anniversary of Royal Variety Performance|work=International Business Times|date=20 November 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} Since its release, "On a Night Like This" has been featured on nearly all of Minogue's concert tours, except the Anti Tour and For You, for Me North American tour. It was one of the headlining songs of the On a Night Like This Tour, which was launched to promote Light Years in 2001. Minogue had been lowered from an anchor up until performing the song.{{cite news|author=Robinson, Peter|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews//4161|title=Kylie Minogue: Glasgow Clyde Auditorium|work=NME|date=2 February 2014|access-date=19 August 2016}} The single was additionally performed during the "Sex in Venice" act of the KylieFever2002 tour,{{cite news|author=Robinson, Peter|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kylie-minogue/2002/wembley-arena-london-england-3bd27c34.html|title=Kylie Minogue Setlist at Wembley Arena, London, England|work=Setlist.fm|date=2 February 2014|access-date=19 August 2016}} and in 2005 on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour.{{cite magazine|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|title=Kylie Minogue - Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/dvds/kylie-minogue_1105.htm|magazine=MusicOMH|access-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014073201/http://www.musicomh.com/music/dvds/kylie-minogue_1105.htm|archive-date=14 October 2013}} Minogue was unable to complete the tour as she was diagnosed with early breast cancer and had to cancel the Australian leg of the tour.{{cite web|title=Kylie diagnosed with breast cancer, cancels aussie leg of showgirl tour|url=http://www.fridae.asia/gay-news/2005/05/18/1422.kylie-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-cancels-aussie-leg-of-showgirl-tour|publisher=Fridae|access-date=20 June 2013|date=18 May 2005}}
After undergoing treatment and recovery, she resumed the concert tour in the form of Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in 2007, and performed "On a Night Like This" on the "Homecoming" segment.{{cite web|last=Mawer|first=Sharon|title=Showgirl Homecoming Live- Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/showgirl-homecoming-live-mw0000488336|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=5 October 2013}} The song was performed as part of the "Black Versus White" act of the KylieX2008 tour. Minogue performed "On a Night Like This" during her Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour in 2011, which contained elements of DJ Sammy's single "Heaven".{{cite web |url=http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/47007 |title=Kylie Minogue Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning |author=Nygaard, Kristian |date=19 February 2011 |work=Gaffa |access-date=20 February 2011|language=da}}{{cite web |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/koncert_anmeldelser/article4755086.ece |title=Kylies kedelige kostumefest|trans-title= Kylie's boring costume party|author=Sjørvad, Rune Melchior |date=20 February 2011 |work=Ekstra Bladet |access-date=19 February 2011|language=da}} In December 2012, she performed the song on the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} "On a Night Like This" was also included on 2014's Kiss Me Once Tour, where it was performed "amid a kaleidoscope of lasers".{{cite web|last1=Paine|first1=Andre|title=Kylie Minogue: Kiss Me Once tour, O2 Arena - concert review: 'Kylie's perky show proves she's still the princess of pop'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/kylie-minogue-o2-arena-music-review-kylies-perky-show-proves-shes-still-the-princess-of-pop-9763875.html|work=London Evening Standard|access-date=20 March 2017|date=30 September 2014}} It was also performed on Minogue's 2015 Summer Tour, which featured her in a glittery black and white dress.{{cite news|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kylie-minogue/2002/wembley-arena-london-england-3bd27c34.html|title=Kylie Minogue Setlist at Wembley Arena, London, England|work=Setlist.fm|access-date=19 August 2016}} For 2018's Golden Tour, "On a Night Like This" was performed in a medley with unreleased track "New York City" and "Raining Glitter", a song from her fourteenth studio album Golden; it was performed in a Studio 54 setting and found Minogue, dressed in a sparkly golden dress, surrounded by dancers.{{cite web |last1=Spring |first1=Alexandra |title=Kylie Minogue review – a golden performance from Australia's favourite tinsel fairy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/06/kylie-minogue-review-a-golden-performance-from-australias-favourite-tinsel-fairy |work=The Guardian |access-date=19 March 2019 |date=6 March 2019}} Minogue also performed the song at her 2025 Tension Tour, with it being preceded by an interlude featuring the song
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On 24 February 2012, Minogue uploaded an orchestral version of "On a Night Like This" on her official YouTube channel.{{cite news|author=Minogue, Kylie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7umeythh24 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M7umeythh24|archive-date=21 December 2021|url-status=live|title=Kylie Minogue – On a Night Like This (Released February 2012)|publisher=Parlophone|via=YouTube|date=24 February 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{cbignore}} It was released three months after Minogue announced a new album that focused on re-worked versions of her previous singles, commenting, "I've been at Abbey Road for about two weeks in total."{{cite news|author=Westbrock, Caroline|url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/11/11/kylie-minogue-makes-live-comeback-216242/|title=Kylie Minogue makes live comeback at Abbey Road studios|work=Metro.co.uk|date=11 November 2011|access-date=19 August 2016}} The song was confirmed in September 2012 to appear on her orchestral compilation album The Abbey Road Sessions as the second track on the album, and was globally released on 24 October 2012.{{cite news|author=Corner, Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a403999/kylie-minogue-announces-new-album-the-abbey-road-sessions/|title=Kylie Minogue announces new album 'The Abbey Road Sessions'|work=Digital Spy|date=5 September 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} Alongside "On a Night Like This", the album was part of a commemoration of Minogue's 25th career anniversary that spanned through the entire 2012.{{cite news|author=Adams, Cameron|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/kylie-minogue-reinvents-hits-with-new-album-the-abbey-road-sessions/story-e6frfn09-1226502597154|title=Kylie Minogue reinvents hits with new album The Abbey Road Sessions|work=News.com.au|date=25 October 2012|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-date=29 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229232102/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/kylie-minogue-reinvents-hits-with-new-album-the-abbey-road-sessions/story-e6frfn09-1226502597154|url-status=dead}} Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club described the composition as a "brassy R&B torch song thanks to a soaring gospel choir and dramatic strings [...]".{{cite news|author=Zaleski, Annie|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/kylie-minogue-emthe-abbey-road-sessionsem-88273|title=Kylie Minogue: The Abbey Road Sessions|work=The A.V. Club|date=6 November 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} Writing for The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan noted the track to "[transform] the teenage-crush fervour of the original into a cool, big-band seduction".{{cite news|author=Sullivan, Caroline|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/oct/25/kylie-the-abbey-road-session-review|title=Kylie: The Abbey Road Sessions – review|work=The Guardian|date=25 October 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} To promote the track, Minogue's label Parlophone distributed a CD single in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2012, which featured the re-worked recording and its instrumental version.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/this-weeks-new-releases-17-12-2012-1761/ |title=New Music Releases in the United Kingdom |work=Official Charts Company|date=17 December 2012 |access-date=17 December 2012}}{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|first=Kylie|last=Minogue|year=2012|type=CD single; Liner notes|work=Parlophone|id=50999 7 23603 2 3|location=United Kingdom}}
Reaction towards the re-worked version of "On a Night Like This" was positive amongst music critics. Scott Kara from the New Zealand Herald highlighted the track as one of the two standouts on the album, and praised its composition; he called it a "sweeping and grand serenade". Similarly, Digital Spy's Robert Copsey selected the track as one of the better cuts and commended how the orchestral quality allowed to emphasise the lyrical content more than the original.{{cite news|author=Copsey, Robert|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/review/a433692/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-album-review/|title=Kylie Minogue: 'The Abbey Road Sessions' - Album review|work=Digital Download|date=29 October 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}} Jeff Katz from the American music website Idolator was very positive, stating "Many of the cuts—including 'On A Night Like This,' 'Finer Feelings' and 'Confide in Me' — sound ready for placement in a Bond film. Driving drums and suspenseful strings breathe new life into the old favorites."{{cite news|author=Katz, Jeff|url=http://www.idolator.com/7204181/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-album-review|title=Kylie Minogue's 'The Abbey Road Sessions': Album Review|work=Idolator|date=6 November 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Philip Matusavage from MusicOMH enjoyed the "re-invented" and "advertous" track, and selected it as a "confident" highlight from the album. To promote the single, Minogue performed the orchestral version as part of the BBC Proms in the Park London 2012 in December.{{cite news|author=BBC UK Staff|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17868695|title=Kylie Minogue to headline Proms in the Park concert|work=BBC UK|date=27 April 2012|access-date=19 August 2016}}
Track listings
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- Australian CD1 and European CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=On a Night Like This|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2000|type=European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=7243 889337 0 4}}
- "On a Night Like This" – 3:34
- "On a Night Like This" (Rob Searle mix) – 7:58
- "On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini mix) – 6:35
- "On a Night Like This" (Motiv 8 Nocturnal vocal mix) – 7:32
- "On a Night Like This" (video)
- "On a Night Like This" – 3:34
- "On a Night Like This" (Halo mix) – 8:06
- "Ocean Blue" – 4:22
- "Your Disco Needs You" (Almighty remix) – 8:20
- "On a Night Like This" – 3:34
- "Ocean Blue" – 4:22
- "Your Disco Needs You" (Almighty remix) – 8:20
- "On a Night Like This" (video)
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- "On a Night Like This" – 3:34
- "On a Night Like This" (Rob Searle mix) – 7:58
- "On a Night Like This" (Motiv 8 Nocturnal vocal mix) – 7:32
- "On a Night Like This" (Rob Searle mix) – 7:58
- "On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini mix) – 6:35
- "On a Night Like This" (Halo mix) – 8:06
- "On a Night Like This" – 3:34
- "Ocean Blue" – 4:22
- "On a Night Like This" (video)
- Digital download (2005){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/on-a-night-like-this-ep/726154024 |title=On a Night Like This - EP by Kylie Minogue on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=17 May 2021}}
- "On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini dub mix) – 6:33
- "On a Night Like This" (Halo mix) – 8:03
- "On a Night Like This" (live at Manchester Arena, 4 May 2002) – 3:54
- "On a Night Like This" (Motiv 8 Nocturnal vocal mix) – 7:31
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Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from liner notes of Light Years.
Recording
- Recorded at Dreamhouse Studios, London, United Kingdom.
Credits
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- Kylie Minogue – vocals, background vocals
- Steve Torch – songwriting
- Graham Stack – songwriting, composing, production, arrangement, mixing
- Mark Taylor – songwriting, composing, production, arrangement, mixing
- Brian Rawling – songwriting, composing
- Douglas Avery – music video director
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- Rob Erye – programming
- Terry Blamey – management
- Vincent Peters – photography
- Rob Searle – remixer
- Bini & Martini – remixer
- Motiv 8 – remixer
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "On a Night Like This" ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm|title=End of year charts|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|year=2000|access-date=31 July 2010}}
| 27 |
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| scope="row"| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/3010431?iabr=on#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=5 January 2001|access-date=8 February 2020}}
| 97 |
| scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100)
| 85 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Kylie Minogue|title=On a Night Like This|award=Silver|relyear=2000|certyear=2018|id=14969-430-1|salesamount=170,000|salesref=|access-date=19 May 2018}}
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United DJs vs. Pandora remix
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| name = On a Night Like This
| cover = On_a_Night_Like_This_by_United_DJs_vs_Pandora.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = United DJs vs Pandora
| album = Celebration
| released = November 2007
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:14
| label = Capitol
| writer = {{hlist|Steve Torch|Graham Stack|Mark Taylor|Brian Rawling}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Tell the World
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Call Me
| next_year = 2008
}}
"On a Night Like This" was recorded by United DJs vs Pandora and released in November 2007 as the fourth and final single from United DJs vs. Pandora's album, Celebration (2007). The song peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart.
=Track listing=
- "On a Night Like This" (JS16 Radio Edit) – 3:14
- "On a Night Like This" (JS16 L8 Nite Radio Edit) – 6:10
- "On a Night Like This" (Playmaker's Mix) – 3:41
=Charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "On a Night Like This" ! scope="col"| Chart (2007–2008) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=United DJs vs. Pandora|song=On a Night Like This|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2017}} |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110219034904/http://www.kylie.com/discography/singles/on-a-night-like-this-3/ "On a Night Like This"] - Song page on Kylie's official website.
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