Lady (Hear Me Tonight) Explained

Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Cover:Lady-modjo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Modjo
Album:Modjo
B-Side:Roller Coaster
Genre:French house[1]
Length:
  • 5:15 (album version)
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
Label:Sound of Barclay
Producer:
  • Yann Destagnol
  • Romain Tranchart
Next Title:Chillin'
Next Year:2001

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" is a song by French house duo Modjo, written and performed by vocalist Yann Destagnol and producer Romain Tranchart. It was released on 19 June 2000 as the lead single from the duo's self-titled debut studio album (2001). It became a major worldwide success, topping at least 10 music charts, including the national charts of Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in January 2001.

Background

Romain Tranchart and Yann Destal, the members of Modjo, were attendees of the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France when they signed a record deal with UMG. Until signing the deal, they had not agreed on their band name, and "Lady" was only the "third or fourth" song they had written.[2]

Content

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" is written in the key of B-flat minor and proceeds at a moderately fast tempo of 128 beats per minute, in common time.[3] It features a guitar sample of the 1982 single "Soup for One" performed by Chic, as written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.[4] Since 2011, Chic added the song to their concert setlist, which is performed as a mash-up song with "Soup for One".

The single includes the original version of the track, plus an acoustic version, both performed by Modjo. Remixes have been provided by Harry Romero, Roy Davis, Jr. and Danny Tenaglia.[5]

Release

The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2000, where it stayed for two weeks to become the sixteenth-best-selling single of 2000. It also reached number one in seven other European countries and became a top-ten hit in several others, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. In the United States, the song peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100[6] and number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. As of 2017, the single has sold two million copies worldwide.

Critical reception and legacy

A reviewer from Daily Record wrote that it is a "brilliant" house track.[7] Australian music channel Max placed the song at number 790 in their list of the "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2012.[8] Mixmag included "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" in their list of "The 30 Best Vocal House Anthems Ever" in 2018.[9] Insider put the song on their list of the "102 Songs Everyone Should Listen to in Their Lifetime" in 2019.[10]

In 2024, Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo interpolated the chorus of the song in his single "For Life" featuring British singer Zak Abel and American musician Nile Rodgers, whose 1982 song "Soup for One" with his group Chic was sampled in "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)".[11]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by François Nemeta and was filmed in June 2000 in various locations in Quebec, Canada.[12] [13]

The video starts off with a teenager with a shaved head who walks into a restaurant where his friends, a teenage couple, are waiting for him. The three pool all their money together, take it to a used car dealership, buy a car and drive it to a country fair. The three watch a band playing in a bar and then grab their instruments during a break. Their efforts aren't appreciated, and the teenager with the shaved head is hit with a bottle thrown from the crowd, after which they are chased out. They then sneak into a motel, where they proceed to shower and sleep. The next morning, they are chased out by the hotel manager, and drive until their car breaks down. The girl leads the boys into the woods, and they come across a cliff with a view of a city, which they gaze at in awe as the sun sets.

Track listings

  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – 5:05

A1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – 5:05

A2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46

B1. "Lady" (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix) – 5:10

B2. "Lady" (acoustic) – 3:13

  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (original mix) – 5:05
  3. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Acoustique mix) – 3:13
  4. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix) – 5:10
  5. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (CD-Rom video)

A1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46

A2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (original mix) – 5:05

B1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (remix) – 7:07

  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – 5:05
  3. "Roller Coaster" – 6:08
  4. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (remix) – 7:07
  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (original mix)
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Harry "Choo Choo" Romero's Titanium dub)
  3. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix)
  4. "Lady" (acoustic)
  5. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (video)
  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" – 5:05
  3. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (remix) – 7:07
  4. "Lady" (acoustic) – 3:13
  5. "Lady" (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix) – 5:10
  6. "Lady" (Roy's radio mix) – 3:37

Charts

Weekly charts

2000–2001 weekly chart performance for "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"!Chart (2000–2001)!Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 1
Greece (IFPI)[24] 1
Hungary (Mahasz)[25] 1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[26] 3
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[27] 1
Portugal (AFP)[28] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 1
2016 weekly chart performance for "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"!Chart (2016)!Peak
position

Year-end charts

2000 year-end chart performance for "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"!Chart (2000)!Position
Australia (ARIA)[30] 60
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[31] 55
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[32] 24
Brazil (Crowley)[33] 71
Denmark (IFPI)[34] 25
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[35] 13
France (SNEP)[36] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 52
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[38] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[39] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[40] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[41] 36
Romania (Romanian Top 100)8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 61
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[45] 16
2001 year-end chart performance for "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"!Chart (2001)!Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[46] 12
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[47]
126
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[48] 76
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 74
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[50] 8
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[51] 11

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
France19 June 2000CDSound of Barclay[53]
United Kingdom4 September 2000[54]
Japan20 December 2000CD[55]

Austin Mahone version

Lady
Cover:Lady Austin Mahone Cover.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull
Ep:ForMe+You and the album Dirty Work
Released:10 February 2017
Length:3:31
Producer:Jerome Price
Chronology:Austin Mahone
Prev Title:Deserve Better
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Creatures of the Night
Next Year:2017

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" was covered by American singer Austin Mahone featuring rapper Pitbull under the shortened title "Lady". It was released on 10 February 2017 along with its lyrics video.[56]

Background

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs. This earned Mahone's first number one single in the US.[57] On New Year's Eve, Mahone performed "Lady" on Pitbull's New Year's Revolution.

Charts

Year-end charts

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Cirisano . Tatiana . 3 November 2017 . French House Duo Modjo Reflect On Their Classic '00s Hit 'Lady (Hear Me Tonight)' & How the Song Refuses To Die in 2017 . 13 August 2024 . Billboard.
  3. Web site: Lady by Modjo – Digital Sheet Music. 12 June 2001 . Musicnotes. MN0040001. 15 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Song-writing credits for Lady (Hear Me Tonight). American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 27 September 2008. 23 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523060538/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=420570163&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1. dead.
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  12. Web site: Modjo's "Lady" : Memories of the video. 29 June 2016.
  13. Web site: Shoot Locations MODJO LADY Video.
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  15. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. European 12-inch vinyl disc. Sound of Barclay. 587 844 1.
  16. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. UK CD single liner notes. Sound of Barclay. 587 758-2.
  17. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. Sound of Barclay. 587 758-4.
  18. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. Australasian CD single liner notes. Barclay. 561 913-2.
  19. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. US CD single liner notes. MCA Records. 314 587 900-2.
  20. Lady (Hear Me Tonight). Modjo. 2000. Japanese CD single liner notes. Barclay, Universal Music Japan. UICO-5002.
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