Ritmo de la noche

"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Chocolate
from the album Rhythmflowerbeats
Released	1990
Format	CD maxi
Genre	House
Length	3:37
Writer(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" 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 and Lorca.

Background

The melody of the opening piano riff of the song was sampled from "I Go to Rio" by Australian artist Peter Allen. It has been re-used by Coldplay in "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".

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

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1]	30
Germany (Official German Charts)[2]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3]	8

Lorca version

"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Lorca
Released	1990
Format	CD maxi
Genre	House
Length	3:48
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. "Come On" - 5:05

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	1
France (SNEP)[5]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	29

Mystic version

"Ritmo de la noche"
Single by Mystic
Released	1990
Format	CD maxi
Genre	House
Length	3:51
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)[7]	24
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8]	2

References

1. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
2. "Musicline.de – Chocolate Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chocolate search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Lorca – Ritmo de la noche" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Lescharts.com – Lorca – Ritmo de la noche" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lorca search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mystic search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
8. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. Fernando Salaverri. Fundación Autor-SGAE (2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002".