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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWork Chess (musical) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
fromAct Act 1 of Chess ⓘ
linked to: Act One of Chess
genre new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasBSide Merano ⓘ
hasChorus Yes ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Yes ⓘ
hasSpokenVerses Yes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 4 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Tim Rice ⓘ
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 ⓘ
originalMedium concept album recording ⓘ
partOf Chess ⓘ
Chess concept album ⓘ
performer Murray Head ⓘ
producer Anders Eljas ⓘ
Benny Andersson ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
publicationDate 1984 ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Records ⓘ
releaseType lead single from Chess concept album ⓘ
setting Bangkok ⓘ
tempo medium tempo ⓘ
usesInstrument drum machine ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murray Head → notableWork → One Night in Bangkok ⓘ
Murray Head → notableSong → One Night in Bangkok ⓘ
Chess → hasPart → song "One Night in Bangkok" ⓘ
linked to: One Night in Bangkok
Chess → notableSongFrom → "One Night in Bangkok" ⓘ
linked to: One Night in Bangkok
Chess (musical) → notableSong → One Night in Bangkok ⓘ
Act II (Chess) → hasSong → “One Night in Bangkok” ⓘ
subject linked to: Act II
linked to: One Night in Bangkok
Freddie Trumper → singsSong → One Night in Bangkok ⓘ