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Song written by AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, and Wycombe Not to be confused with The Rhythm of the Night.
"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Chocolate
from the album Rhythmflowerbeats
Released1990
GenreHouse
Length3:37
LabelTeldec
Songwriter(s)AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, Wycombe
Producer(s)Matiz, AC 16
Chocolate singles chronology
"Ritmo de la noche"
(1990) 		"Brazil! Brazil!"
(1990)

"Ritmo de la noche" (Rhythm of the Night) is a song written by AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, and Wycombe, and originally recorded by German house group Chocolate in 1990. It was covered and released in the same year by Mystic, The Sacados, Lorca, and ten other producers.

Background

The opening piano riff of the song was sampled from "I Go to Rio" by Australian artist Peter Allen.

Track listing

CD maxi
  1. "Ritmo de la noche" (Brazilmix) - 5:11
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" (Single-Edit) - 3:37
  3. "Ritmo de la noche" (New Age House-Mix) - 5:56
7" single
  1. "Ritmo de la noche" (Single-Edit) - 3:37
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" (New Age Edit) - 3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 74
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 30
Germany (GfK) 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Germany (Official German Charts) 95
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 85

Lorca version

"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Lorca
Released1990
GenreHouse
Length3:48
LabelCarrere
Songwriter(s)AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, Wycombe
Producer(s)Jean-Jacques Huet, Pascal Rivaton
Lorca singles chronology
"Ritmo de la noche"
(1990) 		"Los ninos del soul"
(1990)

In 1990, French house group Lorca covered the song and it reached number-one in Belgium and peaked in the top 30 in France and the Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Ritmo de la noche" (Radio Mix) - 3:48
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" (Sun Maxi Mix) - 6:17
  3. "Come On" - 5:06

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 56
France (SNEP) 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 23

Mystic version

"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Mystic
Released2 July 1990 (UK)
GenreHouse
Length3:51
LabelFanfare
Songwriter(s)AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, Wycombe
Producer(s)Mystic Productions, Night Wright
Mystic singles chronology
"Ritmo de la noche"
(1990) 		"Yo te quiero"
(1991)

In 1990, German house group Mystic covered the song and reached number 2 in Spain and the top 30 in the Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Ritmo de la noche" (Radio Mix) - 3:51
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" (Club Edit) - 3:03

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 17
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 2
UK Singles (OCC) 77

Other versions

In 1990, Argentine group The Sacados covered the song. Unlike the original version, this added a rap-style lyric. It was used as the opening tune for Telefe program Ritmo de la Noche.

See also

References

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  2. "September 15, 1990" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Music & Media.
  3. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. "Chocolate – Ritmo de la noche" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chocolate" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. "Chocolate – Ritmo de la noche" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. "Lorca – Ritmo de la noche" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. "November 17, 1990" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Music & Media.
  11. "Lorca – Ritmo de la noche" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lorca" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. "Lorca – Ritmo de la noche" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. Music Week - July 7, 1990, page 42 worldradiohistory.com
  15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mystic" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. "Mystic – Ritmo de la noche" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. Fernando Salaverri. Fundación Autor-SGAE (2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. Cantilo 101.9, Radio (3 July 2019). ""Ritmo de la noche": Cuando The Sacados y Coldplay se "inspiraron" en el mismo artista". Radio Cantilo 101.9 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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