One Night in Bangkok
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One Night in Bangkok is a 1984 pop song from the concept album and musical "Chess," known for its spoken verses, catchy chorus, and commentary on the city’s nightlife.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "One Night in Bangkok" | 1 |
| song "One Night in Bangkok" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Chess (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | musical Chess ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 1 in Australia
ⓘ
number 1 in Germany ⓘ number 1 in South Africa ⓘ number 1 in Switzerland ⓘ number 12 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ number 3 on US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fromAct | Act 1 of Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
pop ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Merano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpokenVerses | Yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
Bangkok nightlife
ⓘ
chess tournament setting ⓘ |
| musicStyleCharacteristic | spoken-word verses with sung chorus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy chorus
ⓘ
commentary on Bangkok nightlife ⓘ spoken verses ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformer | Murray Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | concept album recording ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chess concept album ⓘ |
| performer | Murray Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Anders Eljas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benny Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single from Chess concept album ⓘ |
| setting | Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drum machine
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
"One Night in Bangkok"