Into the Nightlife explained

Into the Nightlife
Cover:	Into the Nightlife.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Cyndi Lauper
Album:	Bring Ya to the Brink
Released:	August 8, 2008
Recorded:	2007
Length:	4:00
Label:	Epic
Prev Title:	Same Ol' Story
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	A Christmas Duel
Next Year:	2008

"Into the Nightlife" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper for her tenth studio album Bring Ya to the Brink (2008). It was written by Lauper, Peer Åström, Johan Bobäck and Max Martin, and produced by Lauper, Åström and Bobäck. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and on the Cashbox Top Dance Singles.^[1] It became Lauper's first Australian chart single in fourteen years.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lauper says that the song title was inspired by Henry Miller's book Into the Night Life that inspired Lawrence Ferlinghetti's A Coney Island of the Mind, which inspired her to describe the images of nightlife in New York City.^[2]

The single was released to UK radio stations early September 2008. As of August 2008, the song has sold 16,000 downloads in the United States.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song which was directed by Lauper herself and produced by 44 Productions was partly filmed at Splash Bar in New York City on 20 May 2008. Fans were invited to come be extras in the video.^[4]

Ari Gold and Colton Ford appear in the video dancing behind Lauper in the night club. Lucas Silveira appears kissing an unidentified woman in the club.

Ministry Of Sound: Annual 2009

The Soul Seekers Club Mix of "Into the Nightlife" is featured as the third track on the annual collection of dance songs Ministry Of Sound released in 2009.^[5]

Official mixes

• Album version – 4:00
• Jody Den Broeder Club Mix – 7:19
• Jody Den Broeder Dub – 7:49
• Jody Den Broeder Mixshow – 5:08
• Jody Den Broeder Radio Mix – 4:03
• Soul Seekerz Dub – 7:41
• Soul Seekerz Radio Mix – 3:52
• Soul Seekerz Vocal Club Mix – 7:41
• Johnny Pinkfinger vs Mihell Remix - 7:36 #
• Freedomebunch Mix - 7:46 #

1. From the Floor Remixes album

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	82
Russia (Tophit)^[7]	152
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	168
US Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)^[9]	18

Year-end charts

+Year-end chart performance for "Into the Nightlife"	Chart (2008)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[10]	48
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	20

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United Kingdom	September 22, 2008
United States	August 8, 2008	Paid download

Notes and References

1. Web site: - CASHBOX Magazine Top Dance Singles . 2008-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216081608/http://cashboxmagazine.com/dispwksing.aspx?id=66&time=105 . 2008-12-16 . dead .
2. Web site: Cyndi Lauper Premieres Brand New Song . 2008-05-21 . 2008-05-20 . ArjanWrites Music Blog.
3. Caulfield . Keith . Ask Billboard: Tina Turner, Top-Selling Rap, Lauper . . 15 February 2020 . August 22, 2008.
4. Web site: Be in the "Into the Nightlife" Video! . 2008-05-15 . 2008-05-14 . Cyndi Lauper Source . https://web.archive.org/web/20080519133203/http://www.cyndi.8m.com/blog/411002/Be_in_the_Into_The_Nightlife_Video . 2008-05-19 . dead .
5. https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Sound-America-Annual-2009/dp/B001FES0KC Ministry Sound America Annual 2009
6. 162.
7. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Into the Nightlife. Tophit.ru. March 26, 2021.
8. Web site: Chart Log UK 1994-2010 DJ Steve L. – LZ Love. Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. 2015-09-24.
9. Into The Nightlife Chart History . . February 15, 2020.
10. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2008. Billboard. March 11, 2021.
11. Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2008. Billboard. March 11, 2021.