| "Queen of the Night" |
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| Single by Whitney Houston |
| from the album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| Released |
October 13, 1993 |
| Format |
CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single |
| Recorded |
1991 |
| Genre |
Pop, pop rock, dance |
| Length |
3:06 |
| Label |
Arista |
| Writer(s) |
Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons |
| Producer |
L.A. Reid, Babyface |
| Whitney Houston singles chronology |
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"Queen of the Night" is a song co-written and performed by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston. It was the fifth and final single released from the multiplatinum The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album. The song received a nomination at the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Original Song.
"Queen of the Night" is an uptempo pop rock/dance number, with Houston expressing how she "rules the club scene", proclaiming herself "queen of the night". It was not released as a single in America, but it received such substantial radio play that it rose to number 36 on the Hot 100 Airplay. However, because of Billboard magazine rules at the time (which have since been modified), a song with no commercial single available could not chart on the main Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, becoming Houston's fifth number 1 dance single. It was released in several other countries, peaking at number 14 in the UK.
The music video for "Queen of the Night" is the full performance Houston gives in the motion picture The Bodyguard. In the film, the performance is interrupted by violence.
In live performances, the song's arrangement is more faithful to the CJ MacIntosh mix.
This song was covered by American Idol contestant Haley Scarnato in 2006. This song was covered during Australian singer Delta Goodrem's Believe Again Tour at various locations throughout Australia in 2009. The 2009 X Factor contestants also performed this song on Sunday, October 18, 2009 as a group performance. Contestant Stacey Solomon, who came third, performed this song on The X Factor Live Tour 2010.
[edit] Track listings and formats
- CD single
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Single Edit) – 3:21
- "Queen of the Night" (album version) – 3:06
- CD maxi-single
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Single Edit) – 3:21
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Master Mix) – 6:35
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Instrumental Mix) – 9:35
- "Queen of the Night" (Mackapella Mix) – 5:21
- "Queen of the Night" (Dub of the Night) – 5:21
- Additional mixes
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Single Edit) – 3:13 (UK cassette single)
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ's Single Edit) – 4:04 (UK 12")
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1993) |
Peak
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| Australian Singles Chart[1] |
88 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[2] |
20 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[3] |
21 |
| French Singles Chart[4] |
47 |
| German Singles Chart[5] |
64 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] |
26 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[7] |
36 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] |
14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[9] |
36 |
| US Dance/Club Play[10] |
1 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay[11] |
47 |
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| Chart (1994) |
Position |
| U.S Dance/Club Play Singles[12] |
38 |
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[edit] Chart precession and succession
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