One of Those Nights

"One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Steve Glen, Mike Burns and Dave Most, it was the group's third single and their third UK top 20 hit.

Background

The song was released in August 1981 and was the group's third single, following on from their win at the Eurovision Song Contest earlier in the year. The single reached No.20 in the UK Charts and remained in the top 75 for 10 weeks.^[1] "One of Those Nights" featured on the group's debut album, Bucks Fizz, which was released two weeks earlier. In the US and Canada, the song was included on their debut release there in 1982. The Montreal Gazette singled this song out for praise calling it "stunning" and commended its use of "full four-part harmony as its main theme".^[2] In 2015 Music-News.com said that it was "classy".^[3]

David Van Day of the pop duo, Dollar stated that they were offered the song some months earlier, but declined it.^[4] In a curious twist, Dollar were at No.19, while this song was at No.20 in the charts.^[5]

The song centres around a man who is pining for a former lover who has left him, despite him doing everything he could to please her. ^[6] "One of Those Nights" was a change of pace for the group, after two upbeat singles, this one was more slow-paced and dramatic. Its lead vocal was performed by member Bobby G. Unlike their other releases, the group didn't record a Promotional Video for this single.

A demo version of this song was recently released on the 2008 album, The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut.^[7]

Track listing

"One of Those Nights" (Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most) (4.27)
"Always Thinking of You" (Andy Hill / Nichola Martin) (3.51)

Chart positions

Country	Peak position
UK^[1]	20
France ^[8]	2
Austria	6
Ireland ^[9]	29

References

Bucks Fizz

Bobby G Cheryl Baker Mike Nolan Jay Aston Shelley Preston

Singles	"Making Your Mind Up" "Piece of the Action" "One of Those Nights" "The Land of Make Believe" "My Camera Never Lies" "Now Those Days Are Gone" "If You Can't Stand the Heat" "Run for Your Life" "When We Were Young" "London Town" "Rules of the Game" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Golden Days" "I Hear Talk" "You and Your Heart So Blue" "Magical" "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" "Love the One You're With" "Keep Each Other Warm" "Heart of Stone"

Albums	Bucks Fizz Are You Ready Hand Cut Greatest Hits I Hear Talk Writing on the Wall The Story So Far Live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon The Ultimate Anthology The Lost Masters The Very Best of Bucks Fizz The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut The Lost Masters 3

Related pages	Bucks Fizz discography Songs Andy Hill Peter Sinfield Ian Bairnson Co-Co Brooks Eurovision Song Contest 1981 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest What's Love Got to Do with It (song)

Record labels	RCA Polydor Sony BMG Jet

Book:Bucks Fizz - the group

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