B-side "Heatwave" Genre Synthpop, europop | Recorded 1985 | |
Released November 198519992007 Format 7" single12" singleCD maxi (1999 release)Digital single (2007 release) Length 3:58 (Single Version)5:20 (Album Version) |
"In the Heat of the Night" is a Disco song by German singer Sandra. The song was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album The Long Play, where it charted at #1 in Switzerland and Israel, #2 in Germany, and #8 in South Africa (in mid-1986).
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The song was covered by Hong Kong pop singer Anita Mui in 1986 with alternative title Cleave the Iceberg (Traditional Chinese: 將冰山劈開), by Finnish gothic metal band To/Die/For in 2000, and by Swedish progressive rock band Odyssey in 2009. Also in 1999, a remix version of the song by Sandra was released as a promo single only in France.
In 2007 Virgin Music France decided to release a special version of Reflections, containing three new remixes made by French DJs. "In the Heat of the Night" was planned to be released as a single in France containing four new versions of the song, in order to promote the new compilation. A few promotional copies were sent to the media; however, the commercial release was cancelled and it was only released online as a digital single.
In 2006, Sandra recorded a new mix of this song. This mix appeared on her compilation Reflections - Reproduced Hits (2006). In Sandra's first proper music video, the singer was featured in a steaming sauna filled with bare-chested men.
Formats and track listings
- "In the Heat of the Night" — 3:58
- "Heatwave" (instrumental)
- "In the Heat of the Night" (extended mix) — 7:32
- "Heatwave" (instrumental)
- "In the Heat of the Night" (original version) — 5:07
- "In the Heat of the Night" (remix version) — 4:28
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - extended) — 6:00
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - radio edit) — 3:48
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Future Vision remix - extended) — 7:12
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Future Vision remix - radio edit) — 3:19
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - radio edit) — 3:48
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Future Vision remix - radio edit) — 3:19
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - extended) — 6:00
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Future Vision remix - radio edit) — 3:19
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - radio edit) — 3:48
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Future Vision remix - extended) — 7:12
- "In the Heat of the Night 2007" (Superfunk remix - extended) — 6:00