"Just Another Night" is a song written and performed by
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
, released as the first single from his debut album, ''
She's the Boss
''She's the Boss'' is the debut solo album by English singer Mick Jagger, released in 1985.
When Jagger's group The Rolling Stones signed with Columbia/CBS Records in 1983, one of the options available to them was for individual projects, a ...
'', in 1985.
Background
The music video, directed by
Julien Temple
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, features actress
Rae Dawn Chong
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as Jagger's love interest.
Jagger was accused of infringing the copyright of another song entitled "Just Another Night" by Patrick Alley, a Jamaican reggae singer from New York. A six-member jury ruled in Jagger's favor in 1988.
Personnel
*Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals
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Jeff Beck
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– guitar
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John "Rabbit" Bundrick
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– synthesizer
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Aïyb Dieng –
shaker
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Sly Dunbar
Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie.
Biography
Dunbar began playing at 15 in a band called ...
– drums
*
Anton Fier – Simmons drums
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Bill Laswell
William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, ...
– synthesizer
*Ron Magness – synthesizer
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Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
Production
*Mick Jagger - producer
*Bill Laswell/Material - producer
*James Farber - engineer
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Dave Jerden - engineer
*Bill Scheniman - engineer
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- art direction, design
*Erica Lennard - photography
Charts
"Just Another Night" reached number 32 in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. It reached number one for two weeks on the ''Billboard''
Top Rock Tracks chart in March 1985, a chart that ranks the most-played songs on rock radio stations in the United States.
References
Mick Jagger songs
1985 singles
1985 songs
Songs written by Mick Jagger
Song recordings produced by Mick Jagger
Columbia Records singles
Song recordings produced by Bill Laswell
Songs involved in plagiarism controversies
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