"One Night In Arabia" is a song by Elena Gobbi Frattini and Alessandra Mirka Gatti as the Go Go Girls. Produced in 1996, it was initially released in a vinyl maxi-single by A-Beat-C on February 7th 1997, alongside Go Go Girls' other songs: "Sunlight";, which was later ripped and released digitally on March 11th 2022. Then the song made its first album in Super Eurobeat Vol. 75 on February 26th.
"One Night In Arabia" was composed by Sandro Oliva, and written by Giancarlo Pasquini and Marco Gulinelli. The production was led by Oliva and Pasquini, under his alias Dave Rodgers.
A remix made by B4 Za Beat was first released in Super Eurobeat Vol. 86 - Non-Stop Mega Mix on March 25, 1998, later it was released together with "Love Generation" by Suzy Lazy and "Dum Dum Pistol (Mega-Mix Edit)" by Joe Banana as part of the vinyl album "Super Eurobeat Presents 12" Collection Vol. 3" on December 14, 2005.
In 2001, the Japanese "image girl" group Passion covered the song, re-titled as "May Be Love". Later in 2020, Alessandra Mirka Gatti and Annerley Gordon covered the song under the alias Groove Twins.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I just can say, I just can say "Salam"!
[Verse 1]
Under the desert stars
I'm riding all alone
A thousand miles or more
And I've got to go
I'm going round and round
My town is far away
I cannot even believe
[Pre-Chorus]
What I see, facing me
Is coming out from nowhere
Baby, it's a real blue man
Smiling to me, oh boy, what can I do?
I just can say "Salam"
[Chorus - Repeat Twice]
What a dream, One Night In Arabia.
You touch the sky and feel a woman.
What a man, tonight in Arabia.
He makes me feel like dying really.
[Verse 2]
It's gettin' very dark, predators all around
The silver moon above and my camel goes
I'm goin' round and round
And my ghibli blows away
I cannot even believe
[Bridge - After 2nd chorus]
One Night In Arabia
Under the desert stars
I can just say, I can just say "salaam" in Arabia
In Arabia.
Featured on[]
ABeat 1234 Single[]
Vinyl (1997)[]
| Side | Song | Length |
|---|---|---|
| A | One Night In Arabia (Extended Mix) | 4:55 |
| AA | Sunlight (Extended Mix) | 4:45 |
Digital (2022)[]
| # | Song | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Night In Arabia (Extended Mix) | 4:56 |
| 2 | Sunlight (Extended Mix) | 4:43 |
Release History[]
Release dates for "One Night In Arabia"
| Date | Region | Label | Format | Cat No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 1997 | Italy | A-Beat-C | 12-inch Single | ABeat 1234 |
| December 14, 2005 | Japan | Avex Trax | 12-inch Vinyl-Album | VEJT-89236 |
| March 18, 2022 | Various | A-Beat-C Avex Trax |
Digital Download · Streaming | ABEAT 1234 ANTCD-A0000006552 |
Gallery[]
Versions[]
Video[]
Covers[]
Passion Cover (2001)[]
- Main article: One Night In Arabia/May Be Love (Passion Cover)
Groove Twins Cover (2020)[]
- Main article: One Night In Arabia/Groove Twins Cover
Trivia[]
- "Salam" is a shortening of the Arabic greeting "As-salamu alaykum" (meaning "peace be upon you").
- The B4 Za Beat Remix of One Night In Arabia was featured in Act 22 of Initial D.
- This is one of the shortest songs played in the show, played for only 44 seconds.
- The song was also featured in ParaPara Paradise and ParaParaParadise CS.
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