We Run the Night

"We Run the Night"
Cover for the main single version
Single by Havana Brown
from the album When the Lights Go Out and Flashing Lights
Released29 April 2011 (2011-04-29) (original release)

27 September 2011 (2011-09-27) (re-release for Pitbull)

17 December 2011 (2011-12-17) (international release)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:36
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)More Mega
Havana Brown singles chronology
"We Run the Night"
(2011) 		"Get It"
(2011)
Pitbull singles chronology
"U Know It Ain't Love"
(2011) 		"We Run the Night"
(2011) 		"Rock the Boat"
(2011)

"We Run the Night" is a song by Australian DJ and recording artist Havana Brown, written and produced by Cassie Davis and Snob Scrilla of production duo More Mega. It was released for digital download on by Island Records (Universal Music Australia) as Brown's debut single. The song was included on the EP When The Lights Go Out as well as Brown's debut studio album Flashing Lights.

"We Run the Night" received a mixed to positive reception from critics. The song peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart and the Official New Zealand Music Chart and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The RedOne remix of the song, featuring American rapper Pitbull, peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. "We Run the Night" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of 1,000,000 copies.[2] The remix also appeared on singles charts in Canada,[3] Czech Republic,[4] Norway,[5] and Slovakia.[6]

The accompanying music video for "We Run the Night" was directed by Benn Jae and Tony Prescott, and premiered on Vevo on 1 June 2011.[7] The music video for the RedOne remix premiered on Vevo on 7 March 2012.[8]

  1. ^ "We Run The Night / Havana Brown – TIDAL". Tidal. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Havana Brown: We Run The Night". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Havana Brown Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Radio Top 100 Oficiální: We Run the Night" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Havana Brown feat. Pitbull – We Run the Night". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Radio Top 100 Oficiálna: We Run the Night" (in Slovak). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Havana Brown - We Run the Night (Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  8. ^ Havana Brown – We Run the Night (Explicit) ft. Pitbull. Vevo. YouTube. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.