Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

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"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
Single by Modjo
Released September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)
Format 12-inch single, CD single
Genre French house, Nu-disco, dance
Length 5:06 (album version)
3:45 (radio edit)
Label Sound of Barclay
Writer(s) Yann Destagnol, Romain Tranchart
Producer Yann Destagnol, Romain Tranchart
Modjo singles chronology
"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
(2000)		 "Chillin'"
(2000)

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" is the debut single by French house duo Modjo, written and performed by vocalist Yann Destagnol and and producer Romain Tranchart, and released in 2000. A house music song, it features a guitar sample of "Soup for One" performed by Chic,[1] as written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.[2]

The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, where it stayed for two weeks to became the 16th best-selling single of 2000. It also became a top 10 hit in thirteen countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

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.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  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)
  • CD1
  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit)
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (album version)
  3. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Roy's Universal Soldiers Mix)
  4. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Roy's Universal Radio Mix)
  • CD2
  1. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (radio edit)
  2. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
  3. "Rollercoaster" (Avid Rovers Mix)
  4. "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (Remix)

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[7] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 3
France (SNEP)[9] 7
Germany (Media Control AG)[10] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1
Italy (FIMI)[12] 2
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[13] 4
New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 81
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] 1

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 400,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Preceded by
"Take on Me" by a1		 UK number-one single
September 10, 2000 - September 24, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Mariah Carey and Westlife
Preceded by
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller		 Irish number-one single
September 16, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Mariah Carey and Westlife
Preceded by
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Whitney Houston		 Swiss number-one single (first run)
October 22, 2000 - November 19, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys
Preceded by
"Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys		 Swiss number-one single (second run)
December 10, 2000		 Succeeded by
"Heaven" by Gotthard
Preceded by
"Don't Tell Me" by Madonna		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
January 27, 2001		 Succeeded by
"Beautiful Day" by U2

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lady (Hear Me Tonight) on Discogs". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/release/22654. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
  2. ^ "Song-writing credits for Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 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. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
  3. ^ Andy Gregory (2002). International Who's Who in Popular Music. Routledge (UK). ISBN 1-85743-161-8 
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight) – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  8. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 09/11/00". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 112 (40): 53. 30 September 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  14. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight) – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Modjo Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Modjo. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ^ "Modjo Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Modjo. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm. 
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modjo; 'Lady (Hear Me Tonight)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Lady+%28Hear+Me+Tonight%29&strInterpret=Modjo&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  23. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Modjo; 'Lady (Hear Me Tonight)')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Modjo+Lady+%28Hear+Me+Tonight%29. 
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Lady (Hear Me Tonight) in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
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