| "Saturday Night" | ||
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| Single by Whigfield | ||
| Released | September 5, 1994 (UK) | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1994 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:09 | |
| Label | Systematic (UK) | |
| Writer | Larry Pignagnoli Davide Riva |
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| Producer | Larry Pignagnoli | |
"Saturday Night" was the debut single by Danish singer Whigfield, released to huge success in 1994.
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Song information
Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli had already had success with Spagna in the late 80s before he produced Saturday Night with Danish former model Sannie Carlson aka Whigfield. The track was a huge hit with UK holidaymakers on the continent over the Summer of 1994, leading to a huge demand for the track back in the UK.
Dance Moves
The song famously had its own dance routine: [1].
- Both arms bent at 90 degrees, elbows held at waist, both pushing to the right then to the left
- Left arm stationary, supporting right elbow, right upper arm twiddles. Then reversed.
- Bend over forwards rolling arms around each other
- Hands on waist, step forwards then backwards
- Four jumps, whilst rotating body gradually by 90 degrees.
The end of the cycle is marked by a clap, and leaves the body facing 90 degrees from the beginning.
Chart Information
It was released in the UK on September 5th 1994 and the pent-up demand saw the track sail straight in at number one - dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15 week chart-topper Love Is All Around, despite that single increasing its sales from 65,000 the previous week to 104,000, when Saturday Night entered at number 1 with sales of 150,000. Whigfield was the first act to debut at number one in the UK charts with their debut single. [2] It stayed at number one for a total of four weeks selling 680,000 in the process, sold a total of 1,092,250 copies and is currently the 65th best selling single in UK chart history. [3]
Controversy
Two claims of plagiarism were made. It was alleged that the track ripped off both "Rub A Dub Dub" by The Equals and "Fog on the Tyne" by Lindisfarne. Both claims were dismissed. [4]
Track Listing
- UK CD Single [SYSCD3]
- Radio Mix
- Extended Nite Mix
- Nite Mix
- Beagle Mix
- Dida Mix
- Deep Nite Mix
- Trance Beat Mix
- Australian CD Single (NOTE: This was released in 1997 in Australia)
- Saturday Night (Radio Mix)
- Saturday Night (Euro Beagle Mix - Radio Edit)
- Saturday Night (Euro Beagle Mix - Extended)
- Saturday Night (Classic Vocal Remix - US Remix)
- Saturday Night (Nite Mix)
- Saturday Night (Radio Edit)
- Saturday Night (Beagle MIx)
- Saturday Night (Deep Nite Mix)
- Saturday Night (Dida Mix)
- Saturday Night (Deep Nite Extra Mix)
- Saturday Night (Fishbone Beat's Trance Beat Mix)
- Saturday Night (Fishbone Beat's Afternoon Mix)
| Preceded by "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single by Whigfield September 11 1994 for 4 weeks |
Succeeded by "Sure" by Take That |
