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"Just Another Night"
Single by Mick Jagger
from the album She's the Boss
B-side"Turn the Girl Loose"
ReleasedFebruary 1985
GenreDance rock[1]
Length5:13
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mick Jagger
Producer(s)Mick Jagger, Bill Laswell
Mick Jagger singles chronology
"State of Shock"
(1984) 		"Just Another Night"
(1985) 		"Lucky in Love"
(1985)

"Just Another Night" is a song written and performed by Mick Jagger, released as the first single from his debut album, She's the Boss, in 1985.

Background

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The music video, directed by Julien Temple, features actress Rae Dawn Chong as Jagger's love interest.[2]

Jagger was accused of infringing the copyright of another song entitled "Just Another Night" by Patrick Alley, a Jamaican reggae singer from New York. A six-member jury ruled in Jagger's favor in 1988.[3]

Personnel

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Production

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  • Mick Jagger - producer
  • Bill Laswell/Material - producer
  • James Farber - engineer
  • Dave Jerden - engineer
  • Bill Scheniman - engineer
  • Peter Corriston - art direction, design
  • Erica Lennard - photography

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 13
Dutch Top 40[5] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40[6] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 12
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1985) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 99

References

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  1. ^ "The Very Best of Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ George Hackett, Rae Dawn Chong in the Hot Seat, Rolling Stone, 21 November 1985
  3. ^ "U.S. Jury Says Jagger Did Not Steal Hit Song". New York Times. 27 April 1988. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  5. ^ "Dutch Top 40, March 16th, 1985". Dutch Top 40.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Mick Jagger – Just Another Night". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Mick Jagger Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Mick Jagger Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.


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