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Stay the Night (Chicago song)






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"Stay the Night"
SinglebyChicago
from the album Chicago 17
B-side"Only You"
ReleasedApril 1984
GenreRock[1]
Length3:48
Label
  • Warner Bros.
  • Songwriter(s)
  • David Foster
  • Producer(s)David Foster
    Chicago singles chronology
    "What You're Missing"
    (1983)
    "Stay the Night"
    (1984)
    "Hard Habit to Break"
    (1984)

    "Stay the Night" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. The song features noted session drummer Jeff Porcaro taking the place of Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine.[2]

    Reception[edit]

    Cash Box said that the song is very different from Chicago's "vocal harmonies and horns heyday," having "a hard rocking drum beat, some techno-synth backing and an upper-register lead vocal."[3]

    Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

    Music video[edit]

    This song is also remembered for its music video, filmed in and around the Los Angeles River.[4] It shows Peter Cetera chasing a hard-to-get lady, played by Ingrid Anderson[5] with Debbie Evansasstunt double, and features car-chases, notably featuring a red convertible Oldsmobile 442. It may be that Cetera performed some of his own stunts,[6][7] but in a 1985 interview, bandmate Robert Lamm said a stuntman was used.[8] It was directed by Bob Giraldi and Gilbert Bettman Jr.[4]

    Chart history[edit]

    Chart (1984) Peak
    position
    U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 16

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "EMI Records, New York City: November 13, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
  • ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-470-41683-9.
  • ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 5, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  • ^ a b Fuentes, Ed (August 6, 2015). "How Music Videos Portray Downtown Los Angeles". KCET. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  • ^ Ingrid AndersonatIMDb
  • ^ Miller, James (December 29, 2018). "The 100 greatest rock videos of all time". The Kelowna Daily Courier. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  • ^ Gray, Chris (January 7, 2009). "Houston Press Arts Guide: Peter Cetera". Houston Press. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  • ^ Derringer, Liz (February 17, 1985). "Pop Music: Play the Night, Chicago comes to New York". Daily News. New York, New York. p. Leisure: 13. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  • ^ "Chicago 17 Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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