"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German musical act U96, released in 1993 by label Urban as the second

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from their second album, ''Replugged'' (1993). It was written by its co-producer

Alex Christensen Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been coll ...

with Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, Hayo Panarinfo. The single was a hit on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top-10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Outside Europe, the song was a huge hit in Israel, peaking at number-one.

Critical reception

Raùl Cairo from Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences".

Chart performance

"Night in Motion" was successful on the singles charts in several countries in Europe, entering the top-10 in Austria (7), Finland (7), Germany (9), Lithuania (6), and Sweden (10). In Germany, it spent two weeks as number nine and 16 weeks within the

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. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Switzerland, a top-30 hit in France, and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands. The single debuted on the

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at number 55 on 21 August 1993, after charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It peaked at number 25 seven weeks later, after charting also in Belgium and Finland. On the

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, "Night in Motion" also peaked at number 25. Outside Europe the song reached number-one in Israel in late August 1993.1 week at No. 1 (31 August 1993)

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 Bass Bumpers are a German Disc jockey, DJ and record producer, record production team, known for their Eurodance/techno music. They are originally from Germany, with members Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto, and Rein ...

remix) – 5:57 #"Brainkiller" – 4:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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