A Night like This (song) explained

A Night like This
Cover:	A Night like This cover.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Caro Emerald
Album:	Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor
Released:	(The Netherlands)
Genre:	Jazz pop
Length:	3:47
Label:	Grandmono
Producer:	David Schreurs, Jan van Wieringen
Prev Title:	Back It Up
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	That Man
Next Year:	2010

"A Night like This" is the second single by Caro Emerald, taken from the album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor. It was released on 11 December 2009 in the Netherlands after it was first presented in an online Martini commercial on 16 October.^[1] Being released in 2010 in Europe, including the UK where it peaked at Number 65 in the UK Singles Chart. It was added to the 'A' list on BBC Radio One.

Writing and recording

The song was written by David Schreurs and Vince Degiorgio. Schreurs told HitQuarters he created the track for "A Night like This" while Degiorgio packed his bags to leave for his hometown Toronto, and then the two "sat down for an hour and knocked out the song".^[2] The lyrics are based on a specific scene in the 1967 Bond movie Casino Royale. "A Night Like This" was arranged by Schreurs and produced by Schreurs and Jan van Wieringen. A video for the song was shot in Amsterdam and Opatija, Lovran and Rijeka in Croatia.

The song has been used in the sixth episode of season 3 of Pretty Little Liars, "Remains of the 'A and episode 16 of The Secret Circle, "Lucky". In season one of the TV series Go On, it was used as the opening theme in one of the episodes. The song has also been used in advertising campaigns for Martini, Wrigley, Nestlé amongst others.

Track listing

A Night like This – EP^[3]

1. "A Night like This" – 3:46
2. "A Night like This" (instrumental) – 3:46
3. "A Night like This" (a cappella) – 3:36
4. "Back It Up" (feat. Madcon) – 3:51

A Night like This – Single (Tom Trago remix)^[4]

1. "A Night like This" (Tom Trago remix) – 3:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay New)^[5]	1
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Germany (Airplay Chart)^[6]	7
Italy (FIMI)^[7]	10
Romania (UPFR)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	3
Chart (2011)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[11]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	14
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	57

See also

• List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2010s

Notes and References

1. Web site: News . Caro Emerald – Official website . 2009-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090703043535/http://caroemerald.com/news.html . July 3, 2009 .
2. Web site: Q&A on Caro Emerald with David Schreurs . . 23 September 2011 . 28 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623154922/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_DSQ_A.html . 23 June 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: A Night Like This – EP van Caro Emerald. iTunes. Dutch. 2009-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20100118100835/http://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/a-night-like-this-ep/id345541420. 18 January 2010 . live.
4. Web site: A Night like This – Single (Tom Trago remix) van Caro Emerald. iTunes. Dutch. 2010-05-17.
5. Web site: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video. Polish Airplay New. 31 March 2017.
6. http://germancharts.com/airplay_charts.asp German Airplay Chart
7. Web site: FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche . Fimi.it . 2011-04-17 . 2012-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404151626/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2011&mese=01&id=292 . 2012-04-04 . dead .
8. Web site: Top Airplay Nielsen . 15 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110118002405/http://www.upfr.ro/. 18 January 2011 . Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România.
9. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010. Dutch Top 40. 26 April 2020.
10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010. MegaCharts. Dutch. 26 April 2020.
11. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2011. austriancharts.at. 26 April 2020.
12. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 26 April 2020.
13. Web site: Romanian Top 100 - Top of the Year 2011 . January 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112051650/http://andreea.fm/2012/01/01/romanian-top-100-clasamentul-anului-2011. January 12, 2012 .
14. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 26 April 2020.