This Is Your Night (Amber song)
"This Is Your Night" is a song recorded by Dutch singer Amber. It was released on 21 May 1996 as the lead single from her debut album, of the same name. The song is written by Amber and produced by the Berman Brothers and other programmers. In January 1996, a promotional version of this track was released to select Rhythmic Top 40 / dance radio stations in New York and Chicago. This version, received minimal airplay before being replaced entirely with the now known "Original Edit," and was never released on any album or single . There has been an ongoing dispute between Amber and the Berman Brothers regarding the publishing shares on the title. The Berman Brothers had Amber write 98% of the lyrics and singing melody in a studio in Hamburg to a basic track and yet they claimed most of the publishing shares for the title. About 1,5 years in, after the release, they even changed her shares to only 6,6% behind her back, as they had added the title to their publishing company Shark Media. "This Is Your Night" reached number one in Israel, and had great success in many countries, particularly  in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. It charted in the top 40 the United States and gained further prominence after appearing in the 1998 American comedy film, "A Night at the Roxbury". In the United States pop charts, "This Is Your Night" wound up only being in the 1996 Year-end chart, although peaking just over number 25 in 1997. Critical reception. Alex Henderson from AllMusic stated that the song is "catchy". Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that "the normally hip-hop-rooted Tommy Boy dives head-first into the ongoing Euro-NRG craze with  a bouncy anthem that will have folks who never get enough of La Bouche-styled rhythm twirling with ear-to-ear grins." He added, "Amber has enough charisma to push this single over the top. Production by the Berman Brothers is unflinchingly conscious of its effort to ride the bandwagon, but utilizes several cute keyboard twists to keep the listener happily engaged. Next stop, crossover radio." American newspaper "L.A. Times" deemed it a "classic house groove", noting that "Amber works the beats like a pro, turning each phrase into a perfect fusion of rhythm and melody." They continued, "In fact , there's something downright addictive about the "dabba-dabba-dop, dip-dop-n-day" phrase she sprinkles" through the song. A reviewer from "Sun-Sentinel" described it as "a chirpy, made-for-the-turntables pop number." "Vibe" listed "This is Your Night" at number 13 in their list of "Before EDM: 30 Dance Tracks From The '90s That Changed The Game" in 2013. "BuzzFeed" placed the song at number 7 in their ranking of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017. Chart performance. "This Is Your Night" was a major hit on several continents. In Europe, it  peaked at number 3 in Spain, number 14 in the Netherlands and number 33 in Iceland. Outside Europe, the single reached number-one in Israel in January 1997, number 3 in Japan, number 10 on the Canadian "RPM" Dance Chart, number 11 in Australia and number 40 in New Zealand. In the US, it went to number 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play. "This Is Your Night" was awarded with a gold record in Australia, with a sale of 35,000 singles. Music video. The music video was filmed in New  York City, directed by Jeff Kennedy, and produced by Nicola Doring. It premiered in October 1996. It features Amber singing in a pool wearing a glittery jewelled headpiece and surrounded by flowers floating on the water posing with "prayer hands". Other scenes features the singer performing on a bed or in front of a small mirror in a jewel box. She is also seen dancing with other dancers. In between male dancers are dancing in showering water. In the video words like "free", "forever", "true", "yeah", "girl", "night", "love" and "heart" are projected with light on the dancers. In the  end Amber lies sleeping in her bed. The video was uploaded to YouTube in July 2018. By August 2020, it had more than 4,6 million views.