Saturday Night ( Whigfield song ) - wikipedia Saturday Night ( Whigfield song ) This article 's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia 's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. ( April 2015 ) `` Saturday Night '' 1994 European CD single Single by Whigfield from the album Whigfield Released 29 November 1993 Format 7 '' single 12 '' single cassette single CD single CD maxi Recorded Labelle Studio Genre Eurodance Length 3 : 40 Label Prodisc ( Spain ) Systematic ( UK ) ZYX Music ( Germany ) Curb ( U.S. ) Songwriter ( s ) Larry Pignagnoli Davide Riva Producer ( s ) Larry Pignagnoli Whigfield singles chronology `` Saturday Night '' ( 1993 ) `` Another Day '' ( 1994 ) `` Saturday Night '' ( 1993 ) `` Another Day '' ( 1994 ) Music video `` Saturday Night '' on YouTube Alternate cover 1994 German CD single `` Saturday Night '' is a song performed by Danish Eurodance artist Whigfield. It was first released in November 1993 in Spain through Prodisc. It was re-released in 1994 in Europe and experienced worldwide success. The song was written by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva, and it was produced by Pignagnoli. `` Saturday Night '' went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart - dethroning Wet Wet Wet 's 15 - week chart - topper `` Love Is All Around '', despite that single increasing its sales from 65,000 the previous week to 104,000. As of October 2015, it has sold a total of 1.18 million copies in the UK. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Associated dance routine 5 Controversy 6 Usage in popular culture 7 Track listings 8 Charts and certifications 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 8.3 Certifications 9 Release history 10 References Background and release `` There must be 500 remixes of this song out there. I did a performance last week in the Czech Republic with 20,000 people there. The song came on, and people went crazy, just jumping all around. That 's the connection I get. The song gets the same reaction every single time. You know what I feel when it happens ? It 's just a very positive, calm sensation in me. It actually makes me sleep very well. In the old days, I would go back to the hotel after a show, and I would n't be able to sleep because of the adrenaline. Now, when I see people enjoying my music co much, it 's a soothing feeling. Maybe the lullaby qualities of the song are starting to work on me. '' -- Whigfield talking to James Arena about the song. Danish Sannie Charlotte Carlson AKA Whigfield studied fashion design in Copenhagen. She went to Bologna in Italy and worked as a model by day and as a PR girl for clubs at night. One of the club DJs, Davide Riva, was part of a music production duo. He persuaded her to sing for them. She then visited Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli in his studio and performed a song sample. He hired her to record `` Saturday Night '' and she chose the name Whigfield after her old clover teacher in Denmark. Larry Pignagnoli had already had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced `` Saturday Night '' with Whigfield. They did over 20 takes, then they spliced the best bits together. Whigfield has stated that `` The song is like a nursery rhyme, with lyrics about what girls do when they 're getting ready to go out, and about getting hot when they 're out dancing. '' `` It started with just the drums and the bass. Davide was the musician and I spent three days writing the lyrics. It was a very simple song that we thought would work in clubs and on radio. Calling it Saturday Night felt right since it was so happy and upbeat. The famous `` Dee dee na na na '' bit that Whigfield says at the beginning started as a joke. We were testing some variations on the melody at the end of the song and loved that bit so much we decided to make it the initial hook. '' -- producer Larry Pignagnoli talking to The Guardian about how the song was made. In the beginning no record company were interested in publishing `` Saturday Night ''. But after a famous Spanish DJ played the song diligently in his radio show called World Dance Music the interest of the song began to increase. The first label to pick up the song was a small label, Prodisc in Valencia. The track was first released in Italy in January 1994 and then became a huge hit with United Kingdom holidaymakers on the continent at the end of the year, leading to a huge demand for the track back in the United Kingdom. The single was n't released in North America until February 1995. Billboard wrote about the song : `` First joint project between Curb and Atlantic Records is a giddy pop / dance ditty that has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe. It also has gotten early spins on crossover stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville -- and rightly so. The tune has a simple, but killer hook that is matched by a jumpy, rave - coated rhythm section and chirpy female vocals. '' Chart performance `` Saturday Night '' was released in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1994, and went straight to number one - dethroning Wet Wet Wet 's 15 week chart - topper `` Love Is All Around '', despite that single increasing its sales from 65,000 the previous week to 104,000, when `` Saturday Night '' entered at number 1 with sales of 150,000. Whigfield was the first act to enter at number one in the United Kingdom charts with their début single. It stayed at number one for a total of four weeks selling 680,000 in the process, and has sold a total of 1.18 million copies. `` Saturday Night '' is also the 15th biggest - selling single by a female artist in the United Kingdom. `` Saturday Night '' also was a No. 1 hit in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland. In Denmark, France, Iceland and Norway it peaked at No. 2. Music video The official music video features numerous different scenes of Whigfield standing in front of a mirror, getting ready to go out on Saturday night. Associated dance routine Whigfield in the `` Saturday Night '' music video. There is a dance routine which is commonly performed to the song ( particularly at parties and nightclubs in the United Kingdom ), the origins of which are uncertain. There is a suggestion from some sources that it was begun as an aerobic routine by a gym instructor created to the song at a holiday resort and followed the song back to UK. The dance does not appear in the music video for the song, however it was performed by backing dancers during Whigfield 's performance on Top of the Pops on 16 September 1994. Whigfield stated in an interview with Justin Myers for the Official Charts Company, `` I remember I did some promotion in this place north of Madrid and when I was doing the track ( I ) saw everybody doing this thing and they all jumped at the same time. I had n't even known about the dance until then... I still remember the dance, but I did n't do it. I thought it was kind of nice that it was just the people doing it. '' Controversy Two claims of plagiarism were made. It was alleged that the track ripped off both `` Rub a Dub Dub '' by the Equals and `` Fog on the Tyne '' by Lindisfarne. Both claims were dismissed. Usage in popular culture A version of the track was used in the popular game `` The Amazing Adventures of Harry Haddock '' for the Amiga A500, available on issue 142 of the magazine Amiga Action. Track listings CD single - UK ( SYSCD3 ) `` Saturday Night '' ( radio mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( extended nite mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( nite mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( beagle mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( dida mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( deep nite mix ) `` Saturday Night '' ( trance beat mix ) CD single - Australia ( Released in 1997 in Australia ) `` Saturday Night '' ( radio mix ) 4 : 06 `` Saturday Night '' ( Nite Mix ) 5 : 29 `` Saturday Night '' ( Extended Nite Mix ) 5 : 54 `` Saturday Night '' ( classic vocal remix - U.S. remix ) 9 : 15 `` Mega Pix Mix '' 4 : 28 CD maxi - Remixes `` Saturday Night '' ( trance beat remix ) -- 4 : 44 `` Saturday Night '' ( afternoon ) -- 4 : 40 `` Saturday Night '' ( deep night remix ) -- 5 : 45 `` Saturday Night '' ( extended nite remix ) -- 5 : 55 `` Saturday Night '' ( radio mix ) -- 4 : 07 CD US maxi - single `` Saturday Night '' ( Remix ) -- 5 : 55 `` Saturday Night '' ( Deep Nite Mix ) -- 5 : 45 `` Saturday Night '' ( Beagle Mix ) -- 4 : 55 `` Saturday Night '' ( Classic Vocal Mix - remixed by Darrin Friedman & Hex Hector ) -- 9 : 15 `` Saturday Night '' ( Spike Vocal Mix - remixed by Darrin Friedman & Hex Hector ) -- 7 : 28 `` Saturday Night '' ( Dida Mix ) -- 4 : 36 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1994 - 1995 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 14 Canada Dance ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 31 Denmark ( IFPI ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) MTV Europe ( 1 ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 7 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 17 Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 9 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ) United Kingdom ( UK Dance Singles Chart ) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 19 Zimbabwe ( ZIMA ) Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA Charts ) 78 Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Canada Dance ( RPM ) 23 France ( SNEP ) 30 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 37 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 23 United Kingdom ( Official Charts Company ) Chart ( 1995 ) Position Canada Dance ( RPM ) 44 France ( SNEP ) 52 Certifications Country Certification Sales France Silver 125,000 Germany Platinum 500,000 Norway Gold 5,000 United Kingdom Platinum 1,180,000 Release history Country Release date Spain 29 November 1993 ( 1993 - 11 - 29 ) Germany 24 January 1994 ( 1994 - 01 - 24 ) Rest of Europe 21 May 1994 ( 1994 - 05 - 21 ) United Kingdom 5 September 1994 ( 1994 - 09 - 05 ) United States February 1995 ( 1995 - 02 ) References Jump up ^ Balls, David ( 30 March 2009 ). `` Whatever happened to... 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( Retrieved January 17, 2009 ) Whigfield Sannie Charlotte Carlson Studio albums Whigfield Whigfield II Whigfield III Whigfield 4 Compilations All in One Waiting for Saturday Night -- Her Greatest Hits Singles `` Saturday Night '' `` Another Day '' `` Think of You '' `` Close to You '' `` Big Time '' `` Last Christmas '' `` Sexy Eyes '' `` Gimme Gimme '' `` Baby Boy '' `` No Tears to Cry '' `` Givin ' All My Love '' `` Doo - Whop '' `` Much More '' `` Gotta Getcha '' `` Saturday Night 2003 '' `` Was a Time '' `` Think of You 2007 '' `` Right in the Night '' `` Saturday Night 2010 '' `` No Doubt '' `` To Feel Alive '' `` C'est Cool '' `` 4Ever '' `` Jeg kommer hjem '' `` C'est Cool ( XMas Mix ) '' `` Saturday Night 2013 '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Night_(Whigfield_song)&oldid=850069206 '' Categories : 1994 singles Debut singles Number - one dance singles in Canada European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Number - one singles in Germany Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Italy Number - one singles in Scotland Number - one singles in Switzerland UK Singles Chart number - one singles Novelty and fad dances Whigfield songs Songs written by Larry Pignagnoli 1993 songs Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Hidden categories : CS1 Danish - language sources ( da ) Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Wikipedia articles needing style editing from April 2015 All articles needing style editing Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 13 July 2018, at 11 : 32 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings s a t u r d a y night
Answer: Danish Eurodance artist Whigfield