Night in Motion explained

Night in Motion
Cover:	Night_in_Motion.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	U96
Album:	Replugged
B-Side:	Remix/"Brainkiller"
Released:	1993
Genre:	House trance
Length:	3:19 (video version)
Label:	Urban
Producer:	Alex Christensen Matiz
Prev Title:	Love Sees No Colour
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Inside Your Dreams
Next Year:	1994

"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German act U96, released in 1993 by label Urban as the second single from their second album, Replugged (1993). It was written by its co-producer Alex Christensen with Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, Hayo Panarinfo. The single was a hit on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top-10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Outside Europe, the song was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number-one.

Critical reception

Raùl Cairo from Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences".^[1]

Chart performance

"Night in Motion" was successful on the singles charts in several countries in Europe, entering the top-10 in Austria (7), Finland (7), Germany (9),^[2] Lithuania (6),^[3] and Sweden (10). In Germany, it spent two weeks as number nine and 16 weeks within the German Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Switzerland, a top-30 hit in France, and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands. The single debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 55 on 21 August 1993,^[4] after charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It peaked at number 25 seven weeks later, after charting also in Belgium and Finland.^[5] On the European Dance Radio Chart, "Night in Motion" also peaked at number 25.^[6] Outside Europe the song reached number-one in Israel in late August 1993.^[7]

Track listing

• CD maxi, Europe (1993)

1. "Night in Motion" (video version) – 3:19
2. "Night in Motion" (12" version) – 4:54
3. "Night in Motion" (12" version 2) – 5:19
4. "Night in Motion" (70's mix) – 5:13

• CD maxi, Germany (1993)

1. "Night in Motion" (Bass Bumpers remix) – 5:57
2. "Brainkiller" – 4:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)	50
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	25
Europe (European Dance Radio)	25
Germany (Official German Charts)	9
Israel (Israeli Singles Chart)	1
Lithuania (M-1)	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[8]	4

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Cairo, Raùl (July 24, 1993). "Marketing the Music — U96 Surfaces Again". p.8. Music & Media.
2. Web site: U96 – Night in Motion. German Singles Chart. August 14, 2024.
3. Web site: M-1 Top 40 . M-1.fm . November 19, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123218/http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1237 . March 4, 2016 .
4. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 34. August 21, 1993. 23. August 14, 2024.
5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. October 2, 1993. April 16, 2019.
6. European Dance Radio. Music & Media. November 27, 1993. 22. November 7, 2021.
7. 1 week at No. 1 (August 31, 1993)
8. Web site: U96 - Night In Motion. Dutch. top40.nl. January 14, 2020.
9. Web site: Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993. German. GfK Entertainment. November 27, 2019.