- This Is the Night (song)
Single infobox
Name = This Is the Night
Artist =Clay Aiken
Released =June 3 ,2003
Format =CD single
Recorded = 2003
Genre = Pop
Length = 7:35
Label =RCA
Producer =Steve Mac ,Clive Davis
Writer =Chris Braide ,Aldo Nova ,Gary Burr
Chart position =- #1 (US)
Last single = —
This single = "This Is the Night" (2003)
Next single = "Invisible" (2003)"This Is the Night", released onJune 3 ,2003 on theRCA label, wasAmerican Idol contestantClay Aiken 's debut CD single.It was released simultaneously with "
Flying Without Wings " by rival contestantRuben Studdard , and immediately reached number one in theBillboard Hot 100 , restricting "Flying Without Wings" to the number-two position.The double A-side single was
RIAA certified platinum on July 15, 2003. Debuting at #1 on both theBillboard Hot 100 and the Hot 100 Single Sales Chart, it was the fastest-selling single sinceElton John 's "Candle in the Wind 1997 " [ [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/john_elton/artist.jhtml#bio MTV, Elton John] full biography, accessed May 29, 2007] [ [http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/clayaiken.htm About.com Top 40 / Pop, Clay Aiken, Best-Selling First Single] accessed May 29, 2007] and the best-selling single of 2003. It was the first CD single to go platinum since2002 , whenLee Ann Womack 's "I Hope You Dance" sold a million copies after being released for over a year. The single also topped the charts inNew Zealand where it was certified platinum, and went six times platinum inCanada ."This Is the Night" was included as a bonus track on Aiken's "Measure of a Man" CD (October 2003), while on some international versions the bonus track was "
Bridge Over Troubled Water ".Track listing
# "Bridge over Troubled Water" (
Paul Simon )
# "This Is the Night"Chris Braide /Aldo Nova /Gary BurrDiscography
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Clay Aiken discography ee also
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List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of double A-side singles References
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