Released 11 August 2013 Genre Dance-pop Label Mercury | Format Digital download Length 3:25 | |
Recorded 2013 (Los Angeles, California) | ||
"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 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. The song used as the official theme for the 2013 film The Wolverine.
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Music video
The music video premiered on 11 August 2013, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-seven seconds. It has since gathered over 23 million views on Vevo. 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.
Track listing
- "We Own the Night" (Main) – 3:25
- "We Own the Night" (Chainsmokers Extended) – 4:20
- "We Own the Night" (Chainsmokers Instrumental) – 4:19
- "We Own the Night" (Dannic Extended) – 5:09
- "We Own the Night" (Dannic Radio Edit) – 2:58
- "We Own the Night" (Dannic Instrumental) – 5:09
- "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomez Extended Mix) – 6:51
- "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomez Radio Edit) – 3:37
- "We Own the Night" (Ivan Gomes Instrumental) – 6:53
Chart performance
"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. 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 ninety-four and fifty-one respectively. It also peaked at number forty in Australia and number thirteen in the Republic of Ireland.