I Drove All Night

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“I Drove All Night”
Single by Cyndi Lauper from the album A Night to Remember
B-side	Maybe He'll Know (remix)
Released	1989
Genre	Pop
Length	4:11
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer	Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Certification	Gold (U.S.) Silver (UK)
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)" (1988) "I Drove All Night" (1989) "My First Night Without You" (1989)

“I Drove All Night”
Single by Roy Orbison from the album King of Hearts
Released	1992
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop
Length	3:46
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer	Jeff Lynne
Roy Orbison singles chronology
"Oh, Pretty Woman" (1990) "I Drove All Night" (1992) "Crying" (1992)

“I Drove All Night”
Single by Céline Dion from the album One Heart
Released	March 3, 2003
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	Echo Beach Studios, Masterplan Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	4:00
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer	Peer Astrom, Vito Luprano
Certification	Platinum (Belgium) Gold (Australia)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"At Last" (2002) "I Drove All Night" (2003) "Have You Ever Been in Love" (2003)
Alternate cover
Promotional single

"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for Roy Orbison. Orbison first recorded the song in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic for Cyndi Lauper in 1989. The song has been covered by Pinmonkey (2002) and Céline Dion (2003). John Waite recorded the song in 1986-87 while recording tracks for the CD Rovers Return but decided not to release it. In 2001 an un-authorized CD Live and Rare Tracks was released with the song as it's lead off track.

Contents 1 Cyndi Lauper version 1.1 Music video 1.2 Charts 2 Roy Orbison version 2.1 Music video 3 Pinmonkey version 4 Céline Dion version 4.1 Formats and track listings 4.2 Official versions 4.3 Charts 5 References

[edit] Cyndi Lauper version

"I Drove All Night" was recorded by Cyndi Lauper for her solo third album, A Night To Remember. Lauper said she wanted to do it because she liked the idea "of a woman driving, of a woman in control." The song was a top 10 pop hit in the United States (her last U.S. top 40 single to date), peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also a hit in other countries. The single was certified gold by the RIAA.

The only official remix of the song for Lauper's version is the Jungle mix, a version that incorporates supposed jungle noises.

Notable in her catalogue for the striking use of a lower vocal register, it has become one of Lauper's most performed and well-known tracks, succeeding to endure as a genuine 1980s classic, despite a few high-profile covers being released by other artists. Lauper still performs the tune during most of her concert tours.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "I Drove All Night," directed by Scott Kalvert and Cyndi Lauper features shots of an antique car and Lauper's characteristically manic dancing. Much of the video, however, has movie film projected onto Lauper's clearly naked body. The video caused some controversy in the United States, because of its sexual situations and nudity.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1989) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 5 Australia ARIA Singles Chart 8 Canadian Singles Chart 20 French Singles Chart 10 Dutch Singles Chart 7 German Singles Chart 19 Ireland Singles Chart 13 Israeli Singles Chart 5 Italian Singles Chart 5 New Zealand Singles Chart 10 Swedish Singles Chart 11 UK Singles Chart 12

[edit] Roy Orbison version

In 1992, Jeff Lynne remixed Orbison's recordings of 1987 for the posthumous album King of Hearts, released the same year by Virgin Records. The song was a significant hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. King of Hearts and "I Drove All Night" were generally well-received in the United States, returning Orbison to the Billboard charts and receiving a Grammy Award.

[edit] Music video

A music video featuring Jason Priestley and Jennifer Connelly was also made for the single. Somewhat unusual for its time the video was very simplistic, consisting primarily of various shots of the two actors driving and kissing.

[edit] Pinmonkey version

Country music band Pinmonkey recorded a cover of the song on their 2003 album Pinmonkey. Their cover was released as a single in late 2002, reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.

[edit] Céline Dion version

"I Drove All Night" was recorded by Céline Dion for her album One Heart and released as the first single on March 3, 2003.^[1]

The song was featured in promotional ads for the Chrysler Pacifica crossover vehicle.

The "I Drove All Night" music video was directed by Peter Arnell and released in February 2003. It was included on the United Kingdom enhanced double A-side single "One Heart/I Drove All Night."

The song was commercially successful, reaching number 1 for five weeks in Canada and topping the charts in Belgium and Sweden. It was Dion's third airplay-only single that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 45 (number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay). The commercial single was released five months later (number 26 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales). Because of several club remixes created, mainly by Hex Hector, the song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play.

"I Drove All Night" was certified platinum in Belgium (50,000) and gold in Australia (35,000). According to the Nielsen SoundScan, the CD single sold 51,000 copies in the United States.

Céline Dion performed "I Drove All Night" during A New Day... show and included it on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD in 2004 and Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD in 2007. The A New Day... Live in Las Vegas bonus DVD, called One Year...One Heart contained the recording of the song and fragments from making the video.

The song became also an opening track for the Taking Chances Tour, preceded by an introduction video using the remix of "I Drove All Night" as well.

[edit] Formats and track listings

European CD single

1. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00
2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:39

European CD maxi single

1. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00
2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:39
3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53

French CD maxi single

1. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00
2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:39
3. "I'm Alive" (Humberto Gatica mix) – 3:30
4. "Je t'aime encore" – 3:24

UK CD maxi single

1. "One Heart" – 3:24
2. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00
3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
4. "I Drove All Night" (video) – 4:00

UK CD maxi single

1. "One Heart" – 3:24
2. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
3. "All by Myself" – 5:12
4. "One Heart" (video) – 3:24

Australian CD maxi single

1. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00
2. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector dub vocal import mix) – 7:53
4. "Ten Days" – 3:37

U.S. CD single

1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
2. "I Know What Love Is" – 4:28

[edit] Official versions

"I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:39 "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53 "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector dub vocal import mix) – 7:53 "I Drove All Night" (UK radio mix a cappella) – 3:26 "I Drove All Night" (Wayne G heaven anthem mix) – 7:41 "I Drove All Night" (GW-1 remix) – 7:03

7. "I Drove All Night" (Polarbabies in Prague club mix) – 7:14 8. "I Drove All Night" (Everbots Fasha mix) – 7:50 9. "I Drove All Night" (Original 3 remix) – 3:48 10. "I Drove All Night" (Starrie Knights mix) – 4:09 11. "I Drove All Night" (album version) – 4:00

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003) Peak position Argentinian Airplay Chart 42 Argentinian Radio Chart 2 Australian Singles Chart 22 Austrian Singles Chart 17 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 1 Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart 1 Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 18 Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 16 Brazilian Airplay Chart 40 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Canadian Airplay Chart 5 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart 1 Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 8 Danish Singles Chart 2 Danish Airplay Chart 2 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 24 Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 31 European Singles Chart 25 Finnish Singles Chart 16 French Singles Chart 22 German Singles Chart 22 German Airplay Chart 18 Greek Singles Chart 7 Hungarian Airplay Chart 7 Hungarian Editor's Choice Chart 3

Chart (2003) Peak position Hungarian Juventus Radio Chart 7 Irish Singles Chart 30 Italian Singles Chart 14 Japanese Tokio Hot 100 Chart 6 New Zealand Singles Chart 24 Norwegian Singles Chart 11 Norwegian Airplay Chart 10 Polish National Airplay Chart 3 Polish Regional Airplay Chart 1 Polish RMF FM Radio Chart 1 Portuguese Singles Chart 9 Portuguese Airplay Chart 9 Spanish Singles Chart 15 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart 11 Taiwanese Singles Chart 2 UK Singles Chart 27 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 45 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 23 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 23 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 32 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 7 World Singles Chart 6

Preceded by "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera

Canadian number-one single March 22, 2003 (5 weeks)

Succeeded by "American Life" by Madonna

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[edit] References