Irish newspaper Evening Herald declared it as an "infectious pop classic". The tune has a simple, but killer hook that is matched by a jumpy, rave-coated rhythm section and chirpy female vocals." David Balls from Digital Spy noted its "feelgood Euro beats and memorable dance routine". It also has gotten early spins on crossover stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville-and rightly so. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that it "is a giddy pop/ dance ditty that has already saturated radio airwaves throughout Europe. The single was not released in North America until February 1995.ĪllMusic editor William Cooper described "Saturday Night" as "irresistibly catchy". The label decided to delay the release in order to capitalise on the inevitable buzz built up among British tourists returning from summer holidays in Europe. Whigfield was signed for the UK in February 1994 by Christian Tattersfield and Ben Kahn who run London offshoot Systematic. In 1994, it became a hit with British holidaymakers on the continent at the end of the year, leading to a huge demand for the track in the United Kingdom. It was first released in Italy in 1992, then became a number-one hit in Spain at the end of 1993. The first label to pick up the song was a small label, Prodisc in Valencia. After it was played frequently in the Spanish radio show World Dance Music, interest in the song began to increase. Initially, no record companies were interested in publishing "Saturday Night". producer Larry Pignagnoli talking to The Guardian about how the song was made. We were testing some variations on the melody at the end of the song and loved that bit so much we decided to make it the initial hook."
The famous “Dee dee na na na” bit that Whigfield says at the beginning started as a joke. Calling it Saturday Night felt right since it was so happy and upbeat.
It was a very simple song that we thought would work in clubs and on radio. Davide was the musician and I spent three days writing the lyrics. "It started with just the drums and the bass. Whigfield has stated that "The song is like a nursery rhyme, with lyrics about what girls do when they’re getting ready to go out, and about getting hot when they’re out dancing." They did over 20 takes, then they spliced the best bits together. Larry Pignagnoli already had success with Spagna in the late 1980s and early 1990s before he produced "Saturday Night" with Whigfield. He hired her to record "Saturday Night" and she chose the name Whigfield after an old teacher in Denmark. She then visited Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli in his studio and performed a song sample. One of the club DJs, Davide Riva, was part of a music production duo. Whigfield (AKA Sannie Charlotte Carlson) studied fashion design in Copenhagen and went to Bologna in Italy where she worked as a model by day and as a PR girl for clubs at night. It was also nominated for Best Single, while Whigfield was nominated for Best New Act on the 7th annual Smash Hits Awards in 1995. NME magazine ranked "Saturday Night" at number 15 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994. Outside Europe, it peaked at number three in Zimbabwe, number 19 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 78 in Australia. In Spain the single spent 11 weeks at the top position. It also reached number one in Germany, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, and it became a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. As of October 2015, "Saturday Night" has sold a total of 1.18 million copies in the UK. The single entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making Whigfield the first artist to enter at the top in the UK with their debut single, dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15-week chart-topper " Love Is All Around". In 1994, the song was included on Carlson's debut album, Whigfield. The song is written by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva, and produced by Pignagnoli. In 1994, it was released in the rest of Europe, and experienced worldwide success. It was first released in 1992 in Italy and November 1993 in Spain through Prodisc. " Saturday Night" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, fronted by Danish-born Sannie Charlotte Carlson.
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