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Nightcall (song)

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Genre
  
Synthwave

Length
  
4:19

B-side
  
"Pacific Coast Highway"

Released
  
2 April 2010 (2010-04-02)

Format
  
12" CD digital download

Recorded
  
Gang Recording Studio (Paris, France)

"Nightcall" is a song by French electro house artist Kavinsky, released in 2010. It was produced with Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and mixed by electronic artist SebastiAn. It features Lovefoxxx, lead singer of Brazilian band CSS, on vocals and includes remixes by Dustin N'Guyen, Jackson and his Computer Band and Breakbot. The track was used in the title sequence for the film Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. "Nightcall" was included on Kavinsky's debut studio album, OutRun (2013).

Contents

The song was also used in the soundtrack for the film The Lincoln Lawyer, directed by Brad Furman and starring Matthew McConaughey. It was sampled by Lupe Fiasco for his single "American Terrorist III". In addition to Vinny Cha$e & Kid Art for their 2012 song "Drive" as a bonus track on "Golden Army". It was also sampled by Childish Gambino for his song "R.I.P" on his mixtape Royalty and by Will Young for his 2012 song called "Losing Myself".

"Nightcall" was covered by English band London Grammar for their debut album, If You Wait (2013). It was also covered by former Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss on his second solo album, A Flash of Darkness, and by British shoegaze band My Vitriol.

  1. "Nightcall" – 4:19
  2. "Pacific Coast Highway" – 6:23
  3. "Nightcall" (Dustin N'Guyen Remix) – 3:34
  4. "Pacific Coast Highway" (Jackson Remix) – 8:24
  5. "Nightcall" (Breakbot Remix) – 3:39
  6. "Nightcall" (Robotaki Remix) – 4:53
  7. "Nightcall" (SAWAGii Remix) – 4:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of OutRun.

  • Kavinsky – production, vocals
  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – production
  • Florian Lagatta – engineering
  • Lovefoxxx – vocals
  • SebastiAn – mixing

    • London Grammar version

    In 2013, English trio London Grammar covered "Nightcall" for their debut studio album, If You Wait (2013). The track was released as the album's fourth single on 8 December 2013. The cover received positive reviews from critics, with one writer from Fortitude Magazine saying that "London Grammar’s take on the already-brilliant track is laced with sheer elegance.".

    1. "Nightcall" (radio edit) – 3:38
    1. "Nightcall" (LG Re-Edit) – 3:39
    2. "Nightcall" (Freemasons' Pegasus Club Mix) – 7:34
    3. "Nightcall" (Raaja Bones & Fyfe Dangerfield Remix) – 4:57
    4. "Nightcall" (Special Request VIP) – 4:45
    5. "Everywhere You Go" – 3:42
    A. "Nightcall" (album version) – 4:30 B. "Everywhere You Go" – 3:42

    Usage in media

    "Nightcall" plays in the background of a flashback scene in the film The Lincoln Lawyer. It also plays during the opening credits of the 2011 film Drive, and in scene 25 of Our RoboCop Remake as directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The song is used in a commercial for the Sony Xperia phone promoting its low-light camera features. The wolf sound sample in "Nightcall" appears to be the same as in the 1994 film Clerks, at 1:19:00, the Kanye West song "Wolves" and the Paul Simon song "The Werewolf.

    References

    Nightcall (song) Wikipedia
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