Cover Versions
| "Wild Night" | ||||
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| Single by John Mellencamp and Me'shell Ndegeocello | ||||
| from the album Dance Naked | ||||
| A-side | "Wild Night" | |||
| Released | June 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer | John Mellencamp, Mike Manchic | |||
| John Mellencamp singles chronology | ||||
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"Wild Night" was recorded by John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello and released as a single in 1994. This version of the song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1994 and remained in the Top 40 for 33 weeks. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for eight weeks. The song was included on Mellencamp's 1994 album, Dance Naked and an "acoustic" remix was released as a promotional single for radio.
Martha Reeves covered the song on her first solo album Martha Reeves. When she released it as a single in 1974, it reached number seventy-four on the R&B charts. Reeves' version of the song was featured on the 1991 film Thelma and Louise.
Other cover versions were recorded by Polly Brown, Richie Havens, Johnny Rivers, and The Amazing Rhythm Aces on the 1980 album How the Hell Do You Spell Rhythum?.
Starsailor have covered this song in concert and in 2008, Elvis Costello covered "Wild Night" at the H ardly Strickly Bluegrass Festival.
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