Just Another Night (Mick Jagger song) explained

Just Another Night
Cover:Just_Another_Night_(Mick_Jagger_song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mick Jagger
Album:She's the Boss
B-Side:Turn the Girl Loose
Released:February 1985
Genre:Dance rock[1]
Label:Columbia
Producer:Mick Jagger, Bill Laswell
Prev Title:State of Shock
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Lucky in Love
Next Year:1985

"Just Another Night" is a song written and performed by Mick Jagger, released as the first single from his debut album, She's the Boss, in 1985.

Background

The music video, directed by Julien Temple, features actress Rae Dawn Chong as Jagger's love interest.[2]

Jagger was accused of infringing the copyright of another song entitled "Just Another Night" by Patrick Alley, a Jamaican reggae singer from New York. A six-member jury ruled in Jagger's favor in 1988.[3]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 13
Dutch Top 40[5] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40[6] 8

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Very Best of Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
  2. George Hackett, Rae Dawn Chong in the Hot Seat, Rolling Stone, 21 November 1985
  3. Web site: U.S. Jury Says Jagger Did Not Steal Hit Song . New York Times . 27 April 1988 . 6 February 2014.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 153. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  5. Web site: Dutch Top 40, March 16th, 1985 . Dutch Top 40 .
  6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Mick Jagger – Just Another Night . charts.nz . 6 February 2014 .
  7. Web site: Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985. Kent Music Report. Imgur. 23 January 2023.