"One Night Is Not Enough" is a song by Northern Irish–Scottish

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band

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, released through

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on 5 March 2001 as the second and final single of their second album, ''

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'' (2001). The band was later dropped by Jeepster after the single's release. The song peaked at number 92 on the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

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's Alex Needham reviewed the single negatively saying the song "feels like a lifetime - and one nobody sane would be in a hurry to return to, either." He said that it "hits you like a shot of pure camphor, taking you back to those dark, pre-CD:UK days when The Chart Show used to run down the indie chart." He went on to criticize Snow Patrol, calling them "too poor and unimaginative to have made videos."

Track listings

Maxi CD # "One Night Is Not Enough" – 3:26 # "Monkey Mobe" – 1:18 # "Workwear Shop" – 2:25 Promo CD # "One Night Is Not Enough" – 3:22

Charts

References

2000 songs 2001 singles Jeepster Records singles Snow Patrol songs Songs written by Gary Lightbody Songs written by Jonny Quinn Songs written by Mark McClelland {{2000s-indie-rock-song-stub