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Nights in White Satin is a song from the British rock group The Moody Blues, released the single .

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Nights in White Satin is first recorded for a BBC radio program called the Saturday Club [ m 2 ] . This very first version will later be included on the album Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 [ first ] . The first single version of the song is recorded on the at the Decca One studio, at the very beginning of the recording session of Days of Future Passed [ m 1 ] .

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The song is in the tone of Mi Minor [ 2 ] and uses the agreement of Neapolitan Sixture [ 3 ] .

Initial release and European success (1967-1968) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Nights in White Satin Single out the [ m 1 ] . Of the , he returns to the 35 It is British Hit-Parade Place [ 4 ] and reaches the the 19 It is classification [ 5 ] . It then flows to 20,000 daily copies [ m 2 ] And ultimately remains eleven weeks in the ranking [ 6 ] . The single is more important success in France and manages to rank there n O 1 for a week [ 7 ] . There are around 516,000 copies there [ 8 ] and becomes the 100 It is The best -selling single of the 1960s in the country [ 9 ] . In the Netherlands, there are two consecutive weeks to the first re  place du Single Top 100 [ ten ] and at the same time reached the 2 It is Place du Dutch Top 40 [ 11 ] . In Belgium and Switzerland, the single reaches the 6 It is Place of Hit-Parades [ twelfth ] , [ 13 ] . Nights in White Satin Also classify 18 It is in Germany [ 14 ] .

However, the single does not meet the same success elsewhere as in Europe. In the United States, he painfully reached the 3 It is  place du Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [ m 3 ] , [ Note 1 ] and the ninety four It is Singles classification of the Cash Box magazine [ m 4 ] . Its success is just as modest in Australia, where it ranks n O 95 [ 15 ] .

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Graph retracing the evolution of Nights in White Satin in the hot 100 billboard between the and the [ Note 2 ] .

In 1972, Nights in White Satin suddenly reappeared in the hit-parades, selling himself much more than during his first publication in single [ the 1 ] , [ 16 ] . One of the explanations for this event is the updating of the song by a Seattle DJ. The original version of the title, lasting seven minutes and thirty-eight seconds, leaves him enough time to leave smoking during his night work. The broadcast of the song for several nights in a row reaches the auditors of the radio station, and quickly other seattle stations begin to pass it in turn. Eventually, Nights in White Satin Go to most American radio stations and then becomes a national tube [ the 2 ] , [ m 2 ] , [ j 2 ] , [ Note 3 ] .

In early August, the single enters the 100 It is  place du Billboard Hot 100 [ m 5 ] . He quickly got into the ranking the next three weeks, classifying himself respectively 89 It is [ m 6 ] , Then 69 It is [ m 7 ] , Then 47 It is [ m 8 ] . He reached the following week the top 40 in the ranking [ m 9 ] . The , the single reaches the 2 It is place of the classification and keeps this same position the following week, remaining behind I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash [ m 17 ] , [ m 18 ] . However, he managed to reach first place in the rankings established by the Cash Box and the Record World [ m 23 ] , [ m 24 ] , two other American magazines still active at the time. The single appears for the last time in the Billboard Hot 100 the , to the 17 It is place, before disappearing completely from the ranking the following week [ m 25 ] , [ m 26 ] . The , Nights in White Satin is certified gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for having sold at least one million copies [ 17 ] , [ Note 4 ] . The unexpected success of the single in turn leads to that of the album on which the song is, Days of Future Passed , who ranks 3 It is in the USA [ 16 ] ; It is then the turn of the Moody Blues’ eighth album, Seventh Sojourn , to rank in first place at the Billboard 200 the [ the 1 ] , [ m 27 ] . Justin Hayward then notes: “It was as if Nights in White Satin was the single of Seventh Sojourn. (…) The record company tried to stop it, telling the radio stations not to pass it, but without success [ Note 5 ] . »

In the rest of the world, the single also finds itself powered to the top of the hit-parades. In Canada, he ranks n O 1 in the singles of the magazine RPM [ 18 ] . In , he reached the 9 It is place in the British singles ranking, better than in 1967 [ 19 ] , and at the same time rose the 15 It is Irish Hit-Parade Place [ 20 ] . He also reached the Top 20 in South Africa [ 21 ] , as well as the top 10 in two Australian rankings [ 22 ] , [ 15 ] . Nights in White Satin Finally becomes the best known song in the group, as well as their biggest success, and sells for two million copies [ 23 ] , [ j 4 ] .

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In 1979, Nights in White Satin reappears in British hit-parades, partly thanks to Jonathan King [ m 2 ] , and Irish. The single reaches respectively the 14 It is And 8 It is places of these two rankings [ 6 ] , [ 20 ] . More recently, in 2010, the English singer Matt Cardle interpreted the song during the 7 It is British show season The X Factor . Shortly after, the original version is found at the 51 It is place in the British singles ranking, its fourth appearance in the hit parade [ j 5 ] , [ 6 ] . The song also appeared several times in French singles rankings in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 [ 24 ] . In 2012, she succeeded in ranking respectively to 41 It is And 55 It is Swiss and Austrian Hit-Parades places [ 13 ] , [ 25 ] .

Since its publication, Nights in White Satin Above all, has received positive opinions from musical criticism. As soon as it was released in , GARY TAYLOR THE Melody Maker REMARK : “The sound is very remarkable-there has been a lot of efforts invested in there” . However, he adds: “But I don’t think it will be a tube” [ Note 6 ] . In , Billboard described the song as “An impressive walk, with a production that is just as much” , and even adds that she “Must be listened to in full” . The magazine predicts, through this single, a return of the Moody Blues in the Hit-Parades [ m 28 ] .

More recently, in 2004, Will Hermes of Spin describes him as the “Bigger success of progressive rock” [ m 29 ] . Sean Murphy of Popmatters included it in his list of “10 songs from 1967 which shaped progressive rock”, praising above all “Magnificent voice” de Justin Hayward [ 26 ] . Evan Sawdey, another site contributor, says that “Few songs can also define [The Moody Blues] as well as Hayward’s own composition” [ 27 ] . The Sputnikmusic site qualifies Nights in White Satin of “Poetics, bewitching” and add that with Tuesday Afternoon , “The two [songs] anchor the album and forcefully force today’s listeners to discover the whole work from which they come” [ 28 ] . The magazine Rolling Stone observes also that despite its aspects “Pretentious” , Days of Future Passed “Also has its real moments of splendor with Nights in White Satin And Tuesday Afternoon , both of the tubes ” [ The 4 ] . For Bruce Eder from Allmusic, the two songs have greatly contributed to the success and popularity of the album [ 29 ] . The magazine Mojo declares that ‘ Days of Future Passed is forever associated with Nights in White Satin [ the 2 ] . »

In 1979, Justin Hayward was awarded the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1979 for Nights in White Satin , because the song ranked on three different occasions on each side of the Atlantic during the previous ten years [ 30 ] . In 1995, the song was part of the list of “songs that shaped rock and roll” ( ‘ The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll » ), established by rock and roll hall of fame [ thirty first ] . The year 1999 marks its entry into the Grammy Hall of Fame [ 32 ] . In 2009, Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé mentioned it in their book The perfect disco of the rock odyssey , among the “3000 classic rock songs” [ 33 ] . The English writer Dave Thompson included two years later in his book entitled 1000 Songs that Rock Your World , where he classifies it 365 It is [ The 5 ] .

In 1968, an adaptation in French of Nights in White Satin by Hubert Ithier is subsequently interpreted by Patricia under the name My satin dreams , which reaches the 57 It is French Hit-Parade Place [ 43 ] , [ m 30 ] , [ 44 ] . Franck Pourcel records an orchestral version of the title the same year [ m 30 ] . Marie Laforêt also resumed the song in 1982 in another French adaptation, White satin night [ m 31 ] . Dalida sang an adaptation in Italian, entitled A bit ‘of love [ m 32 ] . The Italian groups Professi and Nomadi take it both under the name I defended my love [ m 33 ] .

The resumption of the Californian punk rock group The Dickies, much more energetic, was released in 1979 and ranked at the 39 It is Place of British musical rankings [ j 6 ] , [ 45 ] . That of the English singer Elkie Brooks, published on her album Pearls, Vol. 2 , is placed at the 33 It is place of these same musical rankings, while ranking 14 It is in Ireland [ forty six ] , [ 47 ] , [ 20 ] . In 1995, the resumption of the German singer Sandra reached respectively the 34 It is And eighty six It is Places of New Zealand and German rankings [ 48 ] . The version of Il Divo, published in 2006, is called Nights in White Satin (night of light) and ranks at the 81 It is Place des Hit-Parades [ j 7 ] , [ 49 ] .

The Brooklyn Bridge also took it back in 1970 [ the 6 ] . Giorgio Moroder resumed it in 1976 under the title Knights in White Satin , present on his album of the same name [ j 8 ] . Alain Bashung resumed it in 1991 on his album Dare Joséphine [ m 31 ] , [ 50 ] . In 2005, a version interpreted by Glenn Hughes was part of the soundtrack of Fantastic [ m 34 ] . Other covers include those of Bettye Laplette [ j 6 ] , Blue [ j 9 ] , David Lanz [ 51 ] , Doc Watson [ m 35 ] , Eric Burdon and War [ j 6 ] , Eumir Deodato [ 52 ] , Foals [ m 36 ] , Mario Franngoulis [ 53 ] , Nancy Sinatra [ j 6 ] , Ramsey Lewis [ 54 ] , The Shadows [ 55 ] et Transatlantic [ 56 ] .

Léo Ferré refers directly to the song in his song It’s great , when he sings “It’s extra a moody blues who songs the night / like a married white satin [ m 31 ] , [ The 7 ] . » In 2001, the American group Clouddead samples Nights in White Satin on the title I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses Again (part 1) , included in their homonymous album [ m 37 ] .

The song appears in many films, including Casino de Martin Scorsese [ j 10 ] , Once upon a time the Bronx Robert de Niro [ j 10 ] , The Apolloid: Souvenirs of the brothel the Bertrand Bonselo [ j 10 ] , Dark Shadows The only Buretet [ 57 ] , Halloween The Rob Zombie [ j 10 ] , Killer Instinct de tony Maylam [ j 10 ] or A monster in Paris from Bibo Bergeron [ j 11 ] . It also appears in several television series, of which Fringe , during the episode The plan [ 58 ] , And A cop in the mafia , during the first episode of the same name [ j 12 ] .

Nights in White Satin was also used as the theme of the attraction “Nights in White Satin: The Trip” of the Hard Rock Park [ j 13 ] .

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  1. ↑ Which is equivalent to ” 103 It is Place “du Billboard Hot 100, as indicated to the left of the song in the Billboard you March 2, 1968 [ m 3 ] .
  2. ↑ This graph was made from the numbers Billboard published between August 5 and December 2, 1972, with the exception of the issue dating from October 21, 1972. The position of Nights in White Satin For October 21, 1972 was therefore obtained from the October 28, 1972 issue (using the position of the ” last week ” ) [ m 5 ] , [ m 6 ] , [ m 7 ] , [ m 8 ] , [ m 9 ] , [ m 10 ] , [ m 11 ] , [ m 12 ] , [ m 13 ] , [ m 14 ] , [ m 15 ] , [ m 16 ] , [ m 17 ] , [ m 18 ] , [ m 19 ] , [ m 20 ] , [ m 21 ] .
  3. ↑ The magazine Billboard Affirms at the end of July that a Seattle Radio created a request for the publication of the Single song [ m 22 ] .
  4. ↑ Before 1989, the singles were certified gold by the RIAA for having passed a million copies. Since 1989, 500,000 copies sold have been required for a single to acquire this certification [ j 3 ] .
  5. ↑ ‘ It was almost as if ‘Nights in White Satin’ was the single from Seventh Sojourn. (…) The record company was trying to stop it by suggesting to radio stations that they shouldn’t play it, but it didn’t matter [ the 1 ] . »
  6. ↑ ‘ That’s a very big sound — a lot of effort has been put into this. I don’t think it’ll be a hit though [ The 3 ] . »

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  8. ↑ a et b (in) ‘ Billboard Hot 100 », Billboard , vol. 84, n O 35, , p. 78 (ISSN  0006-2510 , read online )
  9. ↑ a et b (in) ‘ Billboard Hot 100 », Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, vol. 84, n O 37, , p. 60 (ISSN  0006-2510 , read online )
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  22. ↑ (in) ‘ New Radio Action and Billboard Pick Singles > Pop », Billboard , vol. 84, n O 31, , p. 51 (ISSN  0006-2510 , read online )
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  28. ↑ (in) ‘ Top 60 Pop Spotlight », Billboard , vol. 80, n O 3, , p. 57 (ISSN  0006-2510 , read online )
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  32. ↑ (in) ‘ Miss Caselli Wins Singing Tour of Italy; Millions Watch on TV », Billboard , vol. 80, n O 28, , p. 53 (ISSN  0006-2510 , read online )
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