Queen of the Night (song)

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Not to be confused with Queen of the Night aria.
"Queen of the Night"
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
ReleasedOctober 13, 1993
RecordedNovember 9, 1991[1]
StudioLarrabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood, California
GenreHard rock
Length3:06
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • L.A. Reid
  • Babyface
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Run to You"
(1993) 		"Queen of the Night"
(1993) 		"Something in Common"
(1993)
Music video
"Queen of the Night" on
YouTube

"Queen of the Night" is a song co-written and performed by American singer and actress

The Bodyguard (1992), and is played during the closing credits of the film of the same name. The song was released on October 13, 1993 by Arista Records. It was also written by L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons
, and produced by Reid and Babyface.

"Queen of the Night" is an uptempo

UK Dance Singles Chart. The music video for the song was directed by Mick Jackson
.

Critical reception

A reviewer from

chorus that will stick in your mind like sinfully sweet brain candy."[3] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box named it Pick of the Week, writing that "it's actually one of Houston's least impressive single releases—but its aggressive vocal delivery and En Vogue-like flow will probably make for another chart-topper."[4] A reviewer from CD Universe felt that Houston "continues to mine her rich vein of ornate balladry and pop-flavored dance workouts, [like] on her own 'Queen of the Night,' with its percolating upbeat production a la L.A. Reid & Babyface."[5]

Chris Willman of the

CJ Mackintosh collaboration", remarking that she "is in as full vocal form as ever and the gospelled vocal harmonies are sweet and strong."[8] Another RM editor, James Hamilton, called it a "CJ Mackintosh remixed pleasant but bland jiggly garage-style loper".[9] Stephen Holden from The New York Times deemed it a "run-of-the-mill dance tune".[10] Popdose compared its production to Janet Jackson's "Black Cat."[11] Arion Berger from Rolling Stone said that "on "Queen of the Night", L.A. and Babyface start out stomping and never stop, letting Houston belt riotously along until she drops or they do. (They do.)"[12] USA Today writer James T. Jones IV. described it as a surprise, "rocking" tune.[13] James Hunter from Vibe noted that it lets the remixer replace the producer's "guitar slams with snare-happy waves of glowing rhythm that add up to disco for a generation that's unsure whether disco is nostalgic or eternal."[14]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Queen of the Night" was directed by English film director and television producer Mick Jackson.[15] It features the full performance Houston gives in the motion picture The Bodyguard. In the film, the performance is interrupted by violence. The video features footage from the 1927 film Metropolis and was later made available on Houston's official YouTube channel in 2009. It had generated more than 18 million views as of January 2024.[16]

Live performances

In live performances by Houston, the song's arrangement was faithful to the 1993 CJ Mackintosh remix, which was used during Houston's The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–1994) and also for her performance at the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards.

Track listings and formats

Charts

Popular culture

This song was covered by

independent, web-based, electronic/dubstep artist known as Futret released a remix/crossover-cover of the song in early February 2012.[40] The song is also mentioned in the show Bob's Burgers, the episode "O.T.: The Outside Toilet" in which the character Gene talks to an expensive talking toilet, who can answer any of your questions. Gene asks "Who is the queen of the night?" and the toilet responds saying "Whitney Houston." The song was covered by Monika Linkytė in week two of "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka.[41] Ariana Grande performed this song and "How Will I Know" as a tribute to Whitney Houston in the ABC series finale of Greatest Hits
. Madame Tussauds Hollywood's wax figure of Houston depicts her performance of the song in The Bodyguard.

Kelly Clarkson covers

Singer Kelly Clarkson recorded covers of Queen of the Night on two occasions. First was on Clarkson's original demo tape recorded in 2001.

Kellyoke[43]

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  3. ^ Flick, Larry (December 18, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 99. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (December 18, 1993). "Pop Singles: Reviews – Pick Of The Week" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ CD Universe review
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  42. ^ "Why Kelly Clarkson put a song she's never sung on her show on new 'Kellyoke' EP". WRMF.com. 9 June 2022.
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