Into the Nightlife
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"Into the Nightlife" is a song written by Cyndi Lauper
, Peer Åström
, Johan Bobäck
and Max Martin
, and produced by Lauper, Åström and Bobäck, for Lauper's tenth studio album Bring Ya to the Brink
. It peaked at #1 on the U.S Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play and on the Cashbox Top Dance Singles. It became Lauper's first Australian chart single in fourteen years.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly
, Lauper says that the song title was inspired by Henry Miller
's book Into the Night Life that inspired Lawrence Ferlinghetti
's A Coney Island of the Mind, which inspired her to describe the images of nightlife in New York City
.
The single was released to UK radio stations early September 2008. As of August 2008, the song has sold 16,000 downloads in the U.S. It has had over 175,000 plays on the Last.fm
by 21.566 users.
for the song which was directed by Lauper herself and produced by 44 Productions was partly filmed at Splash Bar in New York City
on 20 May 2008. Fans were invited to come be extras in the video.
Ari Gold and Colton Ford
appear in the video dancing behind Lauper in the night club. Lucas Silveira
appears kissing an unidentified woman in the club.
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, Peer Åström
Bagge & Peer
Bagge & Peer is a songwriter-producer partnership made up of two Swedish music producers Anders Bagge and Peer Åström. They are also majour contributors for the Stockholm-based Murlyn Music Group as Bagge is co-founder and co-owner of the music enterprose.Bagge & Peer have together written and...
, Johan Bobäck
Johan Bobäck
Johan Bobäck also known as "Kermit" is a record producer and songwriter from Sweden. "Kermit" has written and produced songs for many artists like Garou, Chris Norman, Darin, Troy This, Jeanette Biedermann , Linda Sundblad, Play, Ola Svensson, Elin Lanto etc...
and Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
, and produced by Lauper, Åström and Bobäck, for Lauper's tenth studio album Bring Ya to the Brink
Bring Ya to the Brink
Bring Ya to the Brink is Cyndi Lauper's tenth studio album and was released on May 27, 2008 in the United States. The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promo-only single in Japan in early 2008 and "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released worldwide on May 6, 2008...
. It peaked at #1 on the U.S Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Play and on the Cashbox Top Dance Singles. It became Lauper's first Australian chart single in fourteen years.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, Lauper says that the song title was inspired by Henry Miller
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel' that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is...
's book Into the Night Life that inspired Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers...
's A Coney Island of the Mind, which inspired her to describe the images of nightlife in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
The single was released to UK radio stations early September 2008. As of August 2008, the song has sold 16,000 downloads in the U.S. It has had over 175,000 plays on the Last.fm
Last.fm
Last.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
by 21.566 users.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song which was directed by Lauper herself and produced by 44 Productions was partly filmed at Splash Bar in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on 20 May 2008. Fans were invited to come be extras in the video.
Ari Gold and Colton Ford
Colton Ford
Colton Ford is the stage name of Glenn Soukesian, a former same-sex adult film star, singer and actor. As of May 2007, he resides in New York City.-Film career:...
appear in the video dancing behind Lauper in the night club. Lucas Silveira
Lucas Silveira
Lucas Silveira is the Canadian vocalist/guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Cliks. He has recently released his first solo effort "MOCKINGBIRD" since founding The Cliks and is currently touring the US and Canada promoting it....
appears kissing an unidentified woman in the club.
Official mixes
- Album version – 4:00
- Jody Den Broeder Club Mix – 7:19
- Jody Den Broeder Dub – 7:49
- Jody Den Broeder Mixshow – 5:08
- Jody Den Broeder Radio Mix – 4:03
- Soul SeekerzSoul SeekerzSoul Seekerz are a dance music group and remix/production outfit based in the UK, consisting of DJs and producers Julian Napolitano, Simon Langford and Andrew Galea.-Members:...
Dub – 7:41 - Soul Seekerz Radio Mix – 3:52
- Soul Seekerz Vocal Club Mix – 7:41
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
82 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
168 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Dance Club Play |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay | 5 |
| Brasil Hot 100 | 88 |
| Spanish Hot 100 | 94 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
September 22, 2008 | Paid download, airplay |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
August 8, 2008 | Paid download |