"Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" (JIVE INTO THE NIGHT 〜野蛮な夜に〜, lit. "Jive Into the Night ~Savage Night~") is the 24th single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Neko Oikawa, Sergio Portaluri, David Sion, and Fulvio Zafret, it is a Japanese-language cover of the 1988 song "Jive Into the Night" by the Italian Eurobeat group The Green Olives. The "Hyper Euro Mix" version was released as a single on June 25, 1995, by Polystar Records.[1][2]
| "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" | ||||
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| Single by Wink | ||||
| from the album Flyin' High | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Jive Into the Night (Savage Night) | |||
| B-side | "Atteru" | |||
| Released | June 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Neko Oikawa | |||
| Producer(s) | Haruo Mizuhashi | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editPrior to Wink's version, "Jive Into the Night" was covered in Japanese by the White Tigers in 1988 (as "Motto Fantasy" (もっとFANTASY, "More Fantasy")) and by Masaru Narita & D.K.I. in 1989, each with different lyrics and arrangement. "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" was remixed by MST, which consisted of producers Mitsugu Matsumoto, Takahiro Tashiro, and Osamu Marumoto.
"Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]" peaked at No. 92 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 6,000 copies, making it the duo's lowest-charting and lowest-selling single.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]" ((JIVE INTO THE NIGHT 〜野蛮な夜に〜, "Jive Into the Night ~Savage Night~")) | Neko Oikawa |
| MST | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Atteru" ((あってる, "Correct")) | Kanata Asamizu | Masahito Nakano | GEWDA | |
| 3. | "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]" (Original Karaoke) | ||||
| 4. | "Atteru" (Original Karaoke) |
Chart positions
edit- Weekly charts
| Charts (1995) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] | 92 |
- Year-end charts
| Charts (1995) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] | 723 |
References
edit- ^ "JIVE INTO THE NIGHT ～野蛮な夜に～ [HYPER EURO MIX] | Wink". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "WINK / ジャイヴ・イントゥ・ザ・ナイト～野蛮な夜に". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ a b c "JIVE INTO THE NIGHT | Wink". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
External links
edit- "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" at Discogs