Ritmo de la noche


"Ritmo de la noche" is a song written by AC Beat, Lagonda, Castioni, and Wycombe, and originally recorded by German house group Chocolate in 1990. It was covered and released in the same year by Mystic, The Sacados, Lorca, and ten other producers.

Background

The melody of the opening piano riff of the song was sampled from "I Go to Rio" by Australian artist Peter Allen.It's the unofficial anthem of the Contrada Sant'Ambrogio.

Track listing

;CD maxi
  1. "Ritmo de la noche" - 5:11
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:37
  3. "Ritmo de la noche" - 5:56
;7" single
  1. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:37
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:55

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Lorca version

In 1990, French house group Lorca covered the song and it reached number-one in Belgium and peaked in the top 30 in France and the Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:48
  2. "Come On" - 5:05

    Charts

Mystic version

In 1990, German house group Mystic covered the song and reached number 2 in Spain and the top 30 in the Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:51
  2. "Ritmo de la noche" - 3:03

    Charts

Other versions

Argentine group The Sacados were a Spanish cover. Unlike original version, this added a rap-style letter. It was used as open tune for Telefe program Ritmo de la Noche.