Night People (The Human League song)

"Night People"
Single by The Human League
from the album Credo
Released	22 November 2010
Format	Digital download, 12" Vinyl,
Recorded	Human League Studios, Sheffield, 2010
Genre	Synthpop, New Romantic
Length	5:29
Label	Wall of Sound Records
Writer(s)	Philip Oakey, Ian Stanley
Producer	I Monster
The Human League singles chronology
"The Things That Dreams Are Made Of"(2008) "Night People" (2010) "Never Let Me Go" (2011)

“Night People” is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League, released on 22 November 2010, it failed to chart.

The single features remixes from Cerrone, Mylo, Emperor Machine and Villa.^[1] The single reached No. 25 in the BBC Radio 1 Top 30 Indie Singles Chart.

Dave Simpson of The Guardian said of the song, "Stark synthesisers, an instantly memorable hookline and lyrics about nightclubbing make for their best track in more than 20 years".^[2]

Simon Price of The Independent described Night People as "an exuberantly anthemic Human League classic."^[3]

Phil Oakey has recently said in an interview that Night People "was not designed to go on the radio; it was designed to go into clubs, to have remixes but suddenly it’s a single and it got played on Radio 2."^[4]

References

1. ^ "The Human League To Premiere New Music Video". Popinstereo.com. http://www.popinstereo.com/archives/8813. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
2. ^ "F&M Playlist". Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/18/film-and-music-playlist. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
3. ^ "The Human League Credo Review". Independent.co.uk. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-human-league-credo-wall-of-sound-2247490.html. Retrieved 2011-3-21. 
4. ^ "Night People was 'not designed to go on the radio'". The Quietus. http://thequietus.com/articles/05685-this-is-phil-and-joanne-and-susan-talking-the-human-league-interview. Retrieved 2011-2-21. 

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