Bu Gece
Encyclopedia
"Bu Gece" ("Tonight") was originally formed part of Tarkan's 1997 album Ölürüm Sana
(I'd Die For You) under the title of "Kır Zincirlerini". The song was written and composed by Tarkan. It was reproduced by Laurent Marimbert and re-mixed by Jeeb at ADS Studios for the European music market and included in Tarkan's compilation album
Tarkan
in 1998. It was released as a single after his previous two singles "Şımarık
" and "Şıkıdım
" in 1999. Other releases of this single only had two tracks, "Bu Gece" and "Unut Beni," as a B-side
.
Ölürüm Sana
Ölürüm Sana is Tarkan's third Turkish release and his most commercially successful album in Turkey. It sold close to 4.5 million copies..-Track listing:# Şımarık 3:55# İkimizin Yerine 4:42# Ölürüm Sana 4:05# Salına Salına Sinsice 4:23...
(I'd Die For You) under the title of "Kır Zincirlerini". The song was written and composed by Tarkan. It was reproduced by Laurent Marimbert and re-mixed by Jeeb at ADS Studios for the European music market and included in Tarkan's compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Tarkan
Tarkan (album)
Tarkan is a 1999 compilation album by Tarkan, composed of songs released in his 1994 A-Acayipsin and 1997 Ölürüm Sana albums. It was initially released in France in 1998 but due to the success of his single "Şımarık", it was given a wider European release on 1 April 1999, with 14 tracks. Due to its...
in 1998. It was released as a single after his previous two singles "Şımarık
Simarik
Şımarık is a 1997 song by Turkish singer Tarkan. Its lyrics were written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan, Aksu and Ozan Çolakoğlu at the time. However, Tarkan later admitted in a 2006 interview that this had been done without Aksu's consent, who was the true copyright owner...
" and "Şıkıdım
Sikidim
"Şıkıdım" was originally from Tarkan's 1994 album lending its title to the album's name, A-Acayipsin . It is a Sezen Aksu song, reproduced by Laurent Marimbert and re-mixed by Yves Jaget for the European music market and included in Tarkan's compilation album Tarkan in 1998...
" in 1999. Other releases of this single only had two tracks, "Bu Gece" and "Unut Beni," as a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
.
Track listing
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini), 1999
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Clubheroes Mix (5:33)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Radio Version (3:53)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) DJ Tomcraft Mix (6:10)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Smash Vocal Mix (3:48)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Extended Version(5:29)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Acoustic Version (3:49)
- Bu Gece(Kır Zincirlerini) Original Version (5:25)
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Russian Singles Chart | 4 |
| French Singles Chart | 19 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 29 |
| German Singles Chart | 71 |