| "Saturday Night" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Whigfieldsaturdaynight.jpg) 1994 European CD single | ||||
| Single by Whigfield | ||||
| from the album Whigfield | ||||
| Released | 1992[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Extreme | |||
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| Producer(s) | Larry Pignagnoli | |||
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| "Saturday Night" on YouTube | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Saturday_Night_(Whigfield_song_-_cover_art).jpg) 1994 German CD single | ||||
"Saturday Night" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, fronted by Danish-born Sannie Charlotte Carlson.[2][3] It was first released in 1992 in Italy and 1993 in Spain through Prodisc. Throughout 1994, it was released across the rest of Europe and experienced worldwide success. The song was written by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva and produced by Pignagnoli. In 1995, the song was included on Whigfield's debut album, Whigfield.
The single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making Whigfield the first artist to enter at the top in the UK with their debut single, dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15-week chart-topper "Love Is All Around". As of October 2015, "Saturday Night" has sold a total of 1.18 million copies in the UK.[4] It also reached number one in Germany, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, and it became a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In Spain the single spent 11 weeks at the top position. Outside Europe, it peaked at number three in Zimbabwe, number 19 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 78 in Australia.
NME magazine ranked "Saturday Night" at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994.[5] It was also nominated for Best Single, while Whigfield was nominated for Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Italy: Nuova Musica (page 68)". Billboard. 2 July 1994. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Myers, Justin (23 June 2016). "EU referendum special: The biggest selling singles by European acts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "The 7th Annual Smash Hits" (PDF). Music Week. 10 December 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2021.