The Night
by Valerie Dore - The Night is a 1984 production on Merak Music. The writing is credited to Barbara Addoms.
About this track
The Night is a 1984 production on Merak Music. The writing is credited to Barbara Addoms.
- Released: 1984 (verified via Discogs)
- Written by: Barbara Addoms
Lyrics
Lyrics via Lyrics API (lyrics.ovh). For personal reference only.
Airplay
Plays per week (last 8 weeks):
First logged play: 2026-05-17 · last: 2026-08-22.
On air this track is typically mixed at 109.7 BPM (observed range 107.3 - 112.6 BPM, based on 4 plays; catalog 110.18 BPM, i.e. pitched -2.8 to 2.4 BPM on air).
What mixes well with this track
Tracks that were actually mixed directly before or after this one in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (4 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.
Before this track
- Italove - Stockholm Is Calling 1x 110.0 BPM 2017
- Raf - Change Your Mind 1x 108.5 BPM 1984
- Den Harrow - Day By Day 1x 112.1 BPM 1987
After this track
- Dì & Smò - Power Of Nature 1x 110.2 BPM 1999
- Curacao - Yiasou 1x 113.0 BPM 1987
- Jersey College - Electric Love 1x 111.5 BPM 1986
- James D - Senor 1x 106.1 BPM 1988
Small sample — these are observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations.
BPM & mixability
At 110.18 BPM this track suits warm-up and groove transitions, and as a 1984 release it belongs to the 80s golden era of Italo / Euro disco. The station's mix engine beat-matches every transition within ±3 BPM of the house tempo, so this tempo fits comfortably in the mix.
Intro & break structure
How this record is shaped for DJ mixing, from the MixPerfect Radio catalog data.
Intro
Time: 00:30.531 - 00:47.940
Elements: MelodyBeats
Break
Time: 03:07.243 - 03:24.685
Elements: Bass
Skip region: 01:57.594 - 03:07.228 (the section that is cut to shorten the track)
On-air play time (in the mix): 01:27.111 - calculated from the catalog structure the way the radio engine does (break end + break-loop repeats, minus intro overlap and the skip region).
Transitions are always 32 beats, beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window. Loops provide extra material within that window.
Frequently asked questions
More from Valerie Dore
- Get Closer (1984)
- The Night (Special Remix) (1984)
- It's So Easy (1985)
- Guinnevere (1986)
- It's So Easy In The Night To Get Closer (1986)
- King Arthur (1986)
- Lancelot (1986)
- On The Run (1986)
- The End Of The Story (1986)
- The Sword Inside The Heart (1986)
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Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Wikipedia
- Data provided by Discogs.
- MusicBrainz
- Lyrics: Lyrics API (lyrics.ovh)
Release data (year, label, catalog number, country) comes from the original records in the MixPerfect Radio catalog. The text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.
