Ritmo de la noche should not be confused with The Rhythm of the Night.
| Ritmo de la noche | |
| Cover: | Chocolate_-_Ritmo_de_la_Noche_-_Single_Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Chocolate |
| Album: | Rhythmflowerbeats |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Genre: | House |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Label: | Teldec |
| Producer: | Matiz, AC 16 |
| Next Title: | Brazil! Brazil! |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Ritmo de la noche" (Rhythm of the Night) is a song written by AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, and Wycombe, and originally recorded by German house group Chocolate in 1990. It was covered and released in the same year by Mystic, The Sacados, Lorca, and ten other producers.[1]
The opening piano riff of the song was sampled from "I Go to Rio" by Australian artist Peter Allen.
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[2] | 74 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 30 |
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 95 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 85 |
| Ritmo de la noche | |
| Cover: | Lorca - Ritmo de la noche - Single Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lorca |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Genre: | House |
| Length: | 3:48 |
| Label: | Carrere |
| Producer: | Jean-Jacques Huet, Pascal Rivaton |
| Next Title: | Los ninos del soul |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
In 1990, French house group Lorca covered the song and it reached number-one in Belgium and peaked in the top 30 in France and the Netherlands.
| Ritmo de la noche | |
| Cover: | Mystic_-_Ritmo_de_la_noche_-_Single_Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mystic |
| Released: | 2 July 1990 (UK)[7] |
| Genre: | House |
| Length: | 3:51 |
| Label: | Fanfare |
| Producer: | Mystic Productions, Night Wright |
| Next Title: | Yo te quiero |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
In 1990, German house group Mystic covered the song and reached number 2 in Spain and the top 30 in the Netherlands.
In 1990, Argentine group The Sacados covered the song. Unlike the original version, this added a rap-style lyric. It was used as the opening tune for Telefe program Ritmo de la Noche.[9]