Lady of the Night (song) explained

Lady of the Night
Cover:	Lady of the Night (song).png
Caption:	Dutch picture sleeve
Type:	Single
Artist:	Donna Summer
Album:	Lady of the Night
B-Side:	Wounded
Genre:	Pop^[1]
Length:	3:58
Label:	Groovy
Producer:	Bellotte
Prev Title:	The Hostage
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Virgin Mary
Next Year:	1975

"Lady of the Night" is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer for her same-titled debut studio album. The song was written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and produced by the latter.

The song was released as the second single from the album in November 1974. The song "Wounded" was used as the B-side. In the Netherlands, "Lady of the Night" reached the fourth place. In 1975, the song was released in West Germany, Austria and Belgium, in the latter countries the song also managed to get into the top ten.

Critical reception

Christian John Wikane from PopMatters noted that the song featured Summer's bell-clear belt ringing high above the Phil Spector-styled wall of sound.^[2] GQs David Levesley, when compiling a list of Donna Summer's "songs that changed the way we dance", placed the song in second place and described it as "stone-cold objective bop" and added that "it's so Frankie Valli and yet has a sensibility completely different from anything you'd have found on Tin Pan Alley".^[3]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	96

Chart (1975)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	60
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	60

Chart (1976)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	8

Notes and References

Queen of Disco Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. November 27, 2017. July 12, 2023.
Web site: Christian John. Wikane. She's a Rainbow: A Tribute to Donna Summer. PopMatters. May 18, 2012. July 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929192002/https://www.popmatters.com/donna-summer-tribute-shes-rainbow. September 29, 2021.
Web site: 16 Donna Summer songs that changed the way we dance. Levesley. David. May 14, 2020. GQ. July 2, 2023.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1974. Ultratop. July 24, 2023. nl.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1975. Ultratop. July 24, 2023. nl.
Web site: Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975. Dutch Top 40. July 24, 2023. nl.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975. Single Top 100. July 24, 2023. nl.
Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1976. Ö3 Austria Top 40. July 24, 2023. de.