"Midnight Lady"
Single by Chris Norman
from the album Some Hearts Are Diamonds
B-side"Woman"
Released1986
GenreSoft rock[1]
LabelHansa, Arista (UK)
Songwriter(s)Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)Dieter Bohlen

"Midnight Lady" is a song by English soft rock musician Chris Norman, released as a single in 1986. The song, produced and written by Dieter Bohlen, one half of Modern Talking, reached number one on the German singles chart in May 1986.[2] Norman is popular in Germany where he scored his most hit records during the 1980s. "Midnight Lady" was also successful in Switzerland[3] and Austria,[4] where it also reached the number one spot. The song also went top 20 in the Netherlands and Belgium, reaching No. 9[5] and No. 16,[6] respectively.

The song was used in the German crime series Tatort[7] in the 180th episode "Der Tausch".

Charts

Chart performance for "Midnight Lady"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50)[9] 16
Europarade Top 30 (Music Week)[10] 3
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[11] 28
Germany (Media Control Charts)[12] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 9
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[14] 1

References

  1. ^ "The boy next door". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  2. ^ "INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ Steffen Hung. "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ^ "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  7. ^ "i 3x 12 Der Tausch - "Midnight Lady" @ 58:48". Youtube.
  8. ^ "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  9. ^ "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  10. ^ "Europarade" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  11. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  12. ^ "INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  13. ^ "Chris Norman - Midnight Lady". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  14. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.


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