They Only Come Out at Night (Peter Brown song)
Appearance
"They Only Come Out at Night" | ||||
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Single by Peter Brown | ||||
from the album Snap | ||||
B-side | "They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental)"[3] | |||
Released | ||||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:05 (7" version) [4] 4:23 (single version) [5] 4:50 (instrumental version)[6] 5:07 (album version)[7] 6:15 (12" version) [6] | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Peter Brown[8] John "Jellybean" Benitez[11] | |||
Peter Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"They Only Come Out at Night" is a 1984 dance single by Peter Brown. The single was his first number one on the dance chart, where it stayed for one week.[12] "They Only Come Out at Night", also peaked at number 50 on the soul singles chart, but unlike previous Peter Brown entries, it did not make the Billboard Hot 100.[13] It did, however, reach No. 102 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Pat Hurley, Robert Rans – Backing Vocals[14]
- John "Jellybean" Benitez – Mixed[14]
- Melanie West – Engineer Assistant [14]
- Michael Hutchinson – Remix[14]
Formats and track listings[edit]
12" Columbia – 44-04957 (US)[edit]
- "They Only Come Out At Night" – 6:15
- "They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental)" – 4:46
7" Columbia – 38-04981 (US)[edit]
- "They Only Come Out At Night" – 4:05
- " They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental)" – 4:50
7" CBS – CBSA 4334, CBS – A 4334 (Europe)[edit]
- "They Only Come Out At Night" – 4:23
- "They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental)" – 4:50
7" CBS – Sony Records – 07SP 807 (Japan)[edit]
- "They Only Come Out At Night" – 4:05
- "They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental)" – 4:50
Charts[edit]
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 102 |
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[13] | 50 |
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[12] | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ a b "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ "Peter Brown - Snap". Discogs.
- ^ a b c "Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night". Discogs.
- ^ "Peter Brown (2)". Discogs.
- ^ "Robert Vavrik". Discogs.
- ^ "45cat - Peter Brown - They Only Come Out At Night / They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental) - CBS - UK - A4334". 45cat.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 46.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 86.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Brown - Snap". Discogs.