Day & Night (song)

"Day & Night" is a pop song performed by English singer and actress Billie Piper. The song was written by Piper, Eliot Kennedy, Mark Cawley, Mike Percy and Tim Lever for Piper's second album Walk of Life (2000). It was released as the album's lead single in May 2000 to positive reviews from music critics. It was a commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and was certified silver.

"Day & Night"
Single by Billie Piper
from the album Walk of Life
B-side	"Tinted Eyes"
Released	15 May 2000
Genre	Pop
Length	3:15
Label	Innocent Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Billie Piper Eliot Kennedy Mark Cawley Mike Percy Tim Lever
Producer(s)	Steelworks Stargate
Billie Piper singles chronology
"Thank ABBA for the Music" (1999) "Day & Night" (2000) "Something Deep Inside" (2000)
Alternative cover
Promo 12-inch vinyls 1 & 2

According to Piper's autobiography and various sources, the single sold over a quarter of a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Yahoo! reviewer Jackie Flynn wrote that the song was a "slick piece of dominatrix dance" with "big buffed chords and spike-heel beats".[1] Peter Robinson of NME described "Day & Night" as "exciting" and the magazine wrote that the song was "somewhat harder and American sounding" than her previous singles.[2][3]

Music video

Piper in the final scenes of the video, throwing washing powder around a laundrette.

The music video for "Day & Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.[4] It features Piper dancing at a nightclub with a group of friends. The video begins with Piper and three friends walking down a street at night, looking for an exclusive nightclub. After being allowed in, Piper and a group of male dancers begin to perform a dance routine. She is then shown dancing with a group of female dancers on a brightly lit street. The third scene features Piper dancing in a pink room. The video concludes with Piper and her dancers in a laundrette, dancing on top of washing machines and throwing washing powder around the room. The video premiered in the UK on 9 March 2000.[3]

Chart performance

"Day & Night" was officially released in the United Kingdom in May 2000. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 2000 at number one.[5] It remained on the chart for twelve weeks, before exiting the top seventy-three on 19 August 2000. In May 2000, the single was certified Silver.[6] This was Piper's third chart topper in the UK—jointly the most achieved by a British female artist at this point. This record was beaten a year later by Geri Halliwell. The track was also successful in Europe. It reached the top 20 in Ireland[7] and the top 50 in Flemish Belgium[8] and the Netherlands.[9]

In Australia, "Day & Night" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart on 4 June 2000 at number 16.[10] Eight weeks later, the song peaked at number eight.[10] The track debuted in New Zealand on 4 June 2000 at number 43.[11] It peaked at number six three weeks later and remained on the chart for 15 weeks.[11]

Track listings

UK CD1 and international enhanced CD single (SINCD11; released 2000)[12] "Day & Night" (Stargate mix) – 3:15 "Day & Night" (Almighty Club mix) – 8:04 "Day & Night" (Robbie Rivera's Bombastic vocal mix) – 7:05 "Day & Night" (video) UK CD2 (SINDX 11; released 2000)[13] "Day & Night" (Stargate mix) – 3:15 "Tinted Eyes" – 3:57 "Day & Night" (Friday Hope mix) – 7:13 UK cassette single (SINC 11; released 2000)[14] A1. "Day & Night" (Stargate Mix) – 3:15 A2. "Honey to the Bee" (Hex Hector Mix) – 4:32 B1. "Day & Night" (Sleaze Sisters Anthem) – 6:40

UK promotional 7-inch vinyl (SINLH11; released 2000)[15] A. "Day & Night" (Stargate mix) B. "Tinted Eyes" European promotional 12-inch vinyl (SINTXXDJ 11; released 2000)[16] "Day & Night" (Robbie Rivera's Bombastic vocal mix) – 7:05 "Day & Night" (Robbie Rivera's Bombastic dub mix) – 7:56

Personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[12]

• Billie Piper – vocals
• Mark Cawley – songwriter
• Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever – production
• Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen – additional production

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 38 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[17] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 9 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] 24 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 47 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 6 Scotland (OCC)[20] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 52 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 62 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australia (ARIA)[23] 42 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 47 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[25] Platinum 70,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 5,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 200,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Flynn, Jackie. "Yahoo! Music Album Review: Billie - 'Walk Of Life'. Yahoo!. 5 October 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
2. Robinson, Peter. "NME Reviews: "Walk of Life"". NME. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
3. "Billie's Back - Because She Wants To!". NME. 29 March 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
4. "Day and Night" (CD single liner notes). Innocent Records. May 2000.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
6. "British single certifications – Billie – Day and Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Day and Night in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Day & Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
8. "Ultratop.be – Billie Piper – Day & Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Billie Piper – Day & Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
10. "Australian-charts.com – Billie Piper – Day & Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
11. "Charts.nz – Billie Piper – Day & Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
12. Day & Night (UK CD1 liner notes). Billie Piper. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2000. SINCD11, 7243 8 96791 06.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. Day & Night (UK CD2 liner notes). Billie Piper. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2000. SINDX 11, 7243 8 96791 20.CS1 maint: others (link)
14. Day & Night (UK cassette single sleeve). Billie Piper. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2000. SINC 11, 7243 8 96791 4 4.CS1 maint: others (link)
15. Day & Night (UK promo 7-inch vinyl disc). Billie Piper. Innocent Records. 2000. SINLH11.CS1 maint: others (link)
16. Day & Night (European promo 12-inch vinyl sleeve). Billie Piper. Innocent Records. 2000. SINTXXDJ 11.CS1 maint: others (link)
17. "Ultratop.be – Billie Piper – Day & Night" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
18. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 23. 3 June 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
19. "Íslenski Listinn Topp Sætin 21 til 40 (1.7–8.7 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 June 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
21. "Swedishcharts.com – Billie Piper – Day & Night". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Billie Piper – Day & Night". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
23. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
24. "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
26. "New Zealand single certifications – Billie Piper – Day & Night". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 May 2019.