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"I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Samantha Fox
B-side	"The Best Is Yet to Come"
Released	13 July 1987
Studio	Battery, London
Genre	Dance-pop electronic rock
Length	3:56
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Jon Astrop Karen Moline Mark Shreeve
Producer(s)	Jon Astrop
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (1987) "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (1987) "I Promise You (Get Ready)" (1987)

"I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" is a song by English singer Samantha Fox from her self-titled second studio album (1987). The song was written by Jon Astrop, Karen Moline and Mark Shreeve and produced by Astrop. It was released in July 1987 as the album's second single. The single peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in most European countries inside the top 30. The single was not released in the United States.

Critical reception

In a review published in Smash Hits, Ro Newton stated that "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" "sounds like a huge hit" which she considered as a "loosely disguised version" of "Let's All Chant", but added that "it's been Sam Fox-ed up with thundering drums, growling guitar solos and plenty of woh-oh-ohs".

Track listings

• 7-inch single

A. "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (7″ version) – 3:00

B. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:50

• 12-inch single

A. "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (extended version) – 6:35

B1. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:50

B2. "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (7″ version) – 3:00

Charts

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 51.
2. Newton, Ro (29 July – 11 August 1987). "Singles reviewed by Ro Newton" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 15. p. 47. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
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7. "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 33. 22 August 1987. p. 14. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via World Radio History.
8. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
9. "Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Surrender". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
11. "Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
12. "Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
13. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
14. "Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
15. "Samantha Fox: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

• 1987 singles
• 1987 songs
• Jive Records singles
• Samantha Fox songs
• Songs written by Mark Shreeve