A Trick of the Night

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"A Trick of the Night"
Single by Bananarama
from the album True Confessions
B-side	"A Cut Above the Rest" "Set on You"
Released	December 1986 (US) 2 February 1987 (UK)
Recorded	September 1985
Genre	Pop
Length	4:40 (Album Version) 4:22 (US Single Version) 4:06 (Single Version)
Label	London Records
Songwriter(s)	Jolley & Swain
Producer(s)	Jolley & Swain
Bananarama singles chronology
"More Than Physical" (1986) "A Trick of the Night" / "Set on You" (1986) "I Heard a Rumour" (1987)

"A Trick of the Night" is a mid-tempo ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions.

The song was re-recorded for UK single release, with new synthesizer tracks and vocal arrangement by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio, at the request of London Records for the UK release.^[1] The song was included on the CD version of Greatest Hits Collection as a bonus track; it was not included on the vinyl version nor their 2001 compilation The Very Best of Bananarama.

The Number One Mix, the single remix, and related variations interpolated the music of Princess' "Say I'm Your Number One". Lyrics from the Number One Mix, were sampled on Bananarama's "I Heard a Rumour" B-side song "Clean-Cut Boy".