Night in Motion

1993 single by U96

"Night in Motion"

Single by U96

from the album Replugged

B-side

"Remix"

Released

1993

Genre

House
trance

Length

3:19 (Video Version)

Label

Urban

Songwriter(s)

Alex Christensen
Ingo Hauss
Helmut Hoinkis
Hayo Panarinfo

Producer(s)

Alex Christensen
Matiz

U96 singles chronology

"Love Sees No Colour"
(1993)

"Night in Motion"
(1993)

"Inside Your Dreams"
(1994)

Music video

"Night in Motion" on YouTube

"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German act U96, released in 1993 as the second single from their second album, Replugged (1993). It was successful on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 25 in October 1993. Outside Europe, the song was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number-one in August 1993.

Critical reception

Raùl Cairo from Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences".^[1]

Track listing

CD maxi, Europe (1993)

"Night in Motion" (Video Version) – 3:19
"Night in Motion" (12" Version) – 4:54
"Night in Motion" (12" Version 2) – 5:19
"Night in Motion" (70's Mix) – 5:13

CD maxi, Germany (1993)

"Night in Motion" (Bass Bumpers Remix) – 5:57
"Brainkiller" – 4:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	7
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)	50
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	25
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[4]	25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	7
France (SNEP)^[6]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)	9
Israel (IBA)^[7]	1
Lithuania (M-1)^[8]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[9]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	55

References

^ Cairo, Raùl (July 24, 1993). "Marketing the Music — U96 Surfaces Again". p.8. Music & Media.
^ "U96 – Night in Motion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. October 2, 1993. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. November 27, 1993. p. 22. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "U96: Night in Motion" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "U96 – Night in Motion" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ 1 week at No. 1 (August 31, 1993)
^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ "U96 - Night In Motion" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "U96 – Night in Motion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "U96 – Night in Motion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "U96 – Night in Motion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 27, 2019.