We Own the Night (The Wanted song)

"We Own the Night" is a song by British-Irish boy band The Wanted, released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Word of Mouth (2013). The single was released by Mercury Records on 11 August 2013, with an impact date of 1 September 2013. The song was written and produced by Nasri and Adam Messinger of The Messengers along with Sir Nolan.[1]

"We Own the Night"
Single by The Wanted
from the album Word of Mouth
Released11 August 2013
Recorded2013 (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length3:25
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Adam Messinger
  • Nasri
  • Sir Nolan
The Wanted singles chronology
"Walks Like Rihanna"
(2013)
"We Own the Night"
(2013)
"Show Me Love (America)"
(2013)
Music video
"We Own the Night" on YouTube

Music video

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The music video directed by Frank Borin premiered on 11 August 2013, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-seven seconds. It features The Wanted in a pub, dancing with their friends and drinking alcohol. Nathan Sykes is seen sitting at the piano, Tom Parker is seen playing the acoustic guitar, Max George is seen socialising with a group of girls, and Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran are at the bar, talking to the barmaid and dancing. The video has since gathered over 48 million views on Vevo.

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "We Own the Night" (Main) – 3:25
  • "We Own the Night" – the Remixes[2]
  1. "We Own the Night" (Chainsmokers Extended) – 4:20
  1. "We Own the Night" (Chainsmokers Instrumental) – 4:19
  2. "We Own the Night" (Dannic Extended) – 5:09
  3. "We Own the Night" (Dannic Radio Edit) – 2:58
  4. "We Own the Night" (Dannic Instrumental) – 5:09
  5. "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomez Extended Mix) – 6:51
  6. "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomez Radio Edit) – 3:37
  7. "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomes Instrumental) – 6:53

Chart performance

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"We Own the Night" debuted at number ten on the UK singles chart, becoming the band's ninth top ten single and their fourth consecutive from Word of Mouth. At The X Factor on 6 September 2013, it was performed by all five members of the group and it became The Wanted's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 since their song "I Found You" back in December 2012 and January 2013, peaking at 94 and 51, making it their fourth and sixth entry into the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 respectively. It also peaked at number 40 in Australia and number 13 in the Republic of Ireland.

Charts

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Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 40
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 13
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 84
Poland (Dance Top 50)[8] 37
Scotland (OCC)[9] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 94
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 6

Certifications

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Certifications for "We Own the Night"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[13] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "The Wanted Release New Single 'We Own the Night' Today". broadwayworld.com. BWWMusicWorld. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Beatport: DJ & Dance Music, Tracks & Mixes". Beatport. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. ^ "The Wanted – We Own the Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "The Wanted – We Own the Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "The Wanted Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Own the Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "The Wanted Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "The Wanted Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "The Wanted Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – The Wanted – We Own the Night" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 4 June 2024.