| On a Night Like This | |
| Cover: | Trick Pony - On a Night Like This cover.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Trick Pony |
| Album: | Trick Pony |
| B-Side: | "Pour Me" (acoustic version) |
| Released: | May 7, 2001[1] [2] |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:30 |
| Producer: | Chuck Howard |
| Prev Title: | Pour Me |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Just What I Do |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
"On a Night Like This" is a song by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released on May 7, 2001 as the second single from the group's debut studio album. It was written by Doug Kahan and Karen Staley and produced by Chuck Howard.
It became the group's only top ten hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number four.[3] [4] The song also reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Billboard gave the song a positive review saying, "The track swells nicely to a mid- to uptempo treatise on braving the pitfalls of love in an effort to reap the rewards. The interplay of vocals, spoken-word, and music is a little different and should stand out from the usual fare."[5]
Peter Zavadil, who also directed the video for "Pour Me", would return to direct the video for "On a Night Like This", filming it in Los Angeles, California.[6] The video would make its debut to CMT on June 3, 2001.[7]
The video for "On a Night Like This" was hugely popular, becoming the second most viewed video on CMT for the week of October 14, 2001.[8] The video received a nomination at the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards for "Best new artist clip of the year."[9]
"On a Night Like This" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of May 5, 2001, at number 56. It reached its peak position of number 4 on October 27, 2001, where it stayed for four consecutive weeks, spending 33 weeks in total on the chart. The song also reached number 4 on the Radio & Records Country Top 50,[10] while topping that magazine's Country Indicator chart for two weeks.[11] [12] The song crossed over at number 47 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay chart.
| Peak position | ||
| US Hot Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] | 3 | |
| US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[14] | 35 |
| Chart (2001) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 25 | |
| US Hot Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] | 15 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 353.