Night in Motion

"Night in Motion"
"Night in Motion"
Single by U96
from the album Replugged
B-side	"Brainkiller"
Released	1993
Genre	House; trance;
Length	3:19 (video version)
Label	Urban
Songwriters	Alex Christensen; Ingo Hauss; Helmut Hoinkis; Hayo Panarinfo;
Producers	Alex Christensen; Matiz;
U96 singles chronology
Music video
	"Night in Motion" on YouTube

"Night in Motion" is a song recorded by German musical act U96, released in 1993 by label Urban as the second single from their second album, Replugged (1993). It was written by its co-producer Alex Christensen 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 Music & Media wrote that the song "has a strong potential to cross over to more pop oriented audiences".^[1]

Chart performance

"Night in Motion" was successful on the singles charts in several countries in Europe, entering the top-10 in Austria (7),^[2] Finland (7),^[3] Germany (9),^[4] Lithuania (6),^[5] and Sweden (10).^[6] In Germany, it spent two weeks as number nine and 16 weeks within the German Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Switzerland,^[7] a top-30 hit in France,^[8] and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands.^[9] The single debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 55 on 21 August 1993,^[10] after charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It peaked at number 25 seven weeks later, after charting also in Belgium and Finland.^[11] On the European Dance Radio Chart, "Night in Motion" also peaked at number 25.^[12] Outside Europe the song reached number-one in Israel in late August 1993.^[13]

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)^[11]	25
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[12]	25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	7
France (SNEP)^[8]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	9
Israel (Israeli Singles Chart)^[13]	1
Lithuania (M-1)^[5]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[14]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Germany (Media Control)^[15]	55
Sweden (Topplistan)^[16]	41

References

^ Cairo, Raùl (24 July 1993). "Marketing the Music — U96 Surfaces Again". p.8. Music & Media.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U96: Night in Motion" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion". German Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "M-1 Top 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U96 – Night in Motion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 34. 21 August 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 October 1993. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 November 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b 1 week at No. 1 (31 August 1993)
^ "U96 - Night In Motion" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ "Årstopplistan 1993, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[1] Cairo, Raùl (24 July 1993). "Marketing the Music — U96 Surfaces Again". p.8. Music & Media.

[austria-2] "U96 – Night in Motion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[finland-3] "U96: Night in Motion" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[germany-4] "U96 – Night in Motion". German Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[lithuania-5] "M-1 Top 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[sweden-6] "U96 – Night in Motion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[switzerland-7] "U96 – Night in Motion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[france-8] "U96 – Night in Motion" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[netherlands-9] "U96 – Night in Motion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[10] "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 34. 21 August 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[europe-11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 October 1993. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[europedance-12] "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 November 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[israel-13] 1 week at No. 1 (31 August 1993)

[14] "U96 - Night In Motion" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[15] "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[16] "Årstopplistan 1993, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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