Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"A Trick Of The Night\" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions.The song was remixed slightly for its single version, adding extra synthesizer lines and vocal harmony layering. It was also given a more \"upbeat\" remix by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio, at the request of London Records for the UK release.The cautionary message in the lyrics are directed towards a friend who has gone to seek his fortune in the big city and ended up a rentboy.The 12 inch single's B-side, \"Set On You\", was the first in a series of club-oriented songs recorded specifically for Bananarama's single B-sides that demonstrated the group's shift towards the club market.\"A Trick Of The Night\" was a top-forty hit in the UK, peaking at number thirty-two (the SAW-remixed version received the most airplay in their home country), while the ballad version stalled at number seventy-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single spent one week in the Australian Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart, where it peaked at number ninety-nine.The song was included on the CD version of Greatest Hits Collection as a bonus track, it was not included on the vinyl version nor their 2001 compilation The Very Best of Bananarama.It was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Jumpin' Jack Flash."@en }
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- A_Trick_of_the_Night abstract "\"A Trick Of The Night\" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions.The song was remixed slightly for its single version, adding extra synthesizer lines and vocal harmony layering. It was also given a more \"upbeat\" remix by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio, at the request of London Records for the UK release.The cautionary message in the lyrics are directed towards a friend who has gone to seek his fortune in the big city and ended up a rentboy.The 12 inch single's B-side, \"Set On You\", was the first in a series of club-oriented songs recorded specifically for Bananarama's single B-sides that demonstrated the group's shift towards the club market.\"A Trick Of The Night\" was a top-forty hit in the UK, peaking at number thirty-two (the SAW-remixed version received the most airplay in their home country), while the ballad version stalled at number seventy-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single spent one week in the Australian Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart, where it peaked at number ninety-nine.The song was included on the CD version of Greatest Hits Collection as a bonus track, it was not included on the vinyl version nor their 2001 compilation The Very Best of Bananarama.It was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Jumpin' Jack Flash.".