| "Nightcall" | ||||
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| Single by Kavinsky featuring Lovefoxxx | ||||
| from the album OutRun | ||||
| B-side | "Pacific Coast Highway" | |||
| Released | 2 April 2010 | |||
| Studio | Gang Recording Studio (Paris, France) | |||
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| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Record Makers | |||
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"Nightcall" is a song by French electro house artist Kavinsky, released as a single in 2010. It was produced with Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and mixed by electronic artist Sebastian. It features Lovefoxxx, lead singer of Brazilian band CSS, on vocals and includes remixes by Xavier de Rosnay, Jackson and His Computerband and Breakbot. The track was used in the title sequence for the film Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. "Nightcall" was included on Kavinsky's debut studio album, OutRun (2013). The song was performed live at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in August 2024 and featured Belgian singer Angèle on lead vocals as well as French band Phoenix.
The song was also used in the soundtrack for the film The Lincoln Lawyer, directed by Brad Furman and starring Matthew McConaughey. The song is sampled from Russian band Bi-2 lead single « Чёрное солнце » on their 2017 album Горизонт событий. It was sampled by Lupe Fiasco for his single "American Terrorist III", as well as by Vinny Cha$e & Kid Art for their 2012 song "Drive" as a bonus track on Golden Army. It was also sampled by Childish Gambino for his song "R.I.P" featuring Bun B on his mixtape Royalty and by Will Young for his 2012 song called "Losing Myself".
"Nightcall" was covered by English band London Grammar for their debut album, If You Wait (2013). It was also covered by former Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss on his second solo album, A Flash of Darkness, and by English shoegaze band My Vitriol.
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