Here it is... AMBER "THIS IS YOUR NIGHT 2008"!

Tuesdays are always a drag for me... luckily, Amber has spiced that up by releasing her hotly anticipated new single... "This is Your Night 2008!"

Re-recorded and remixed by Pathos V2, this new version of "This is Your Night" is a reeaaaaally pleasant surprise. I have to be honest, when I First heard of plans to re-release this song, I wasn't so sure about its prospects. The 1996 original has become a modern dance classic, and most of us associate it with fond, nostalgic memories. Why mess with a good thing?

I'll let you all judge for yourself, but I gotta give big props to Pathos V2 for the remix work. He updates the original's simple, dance-pop ditty sound with a more energetic assault of trance beats. And Amber, while smart enough not to mess with the original structure of the song, introduces a few new vocal elements. For starters, the "da-ba-da-ba-da" scat is gone, replaced with a new series of inflections. There are a few other surprises, too. But the biggest one is how GOOD this 2008 update is! It works on two levels: on one hand, it functions as a great dance song on its own. On the other, the production and Amber's vocal delivery manage to make it sound like a "tribute" to the original.

Oh, and one of my favorite parts is towards the end. Amber lets loose with a "yea!" wail that is a trademark moment from one of her other hits: "Sexual."

Check out the video below, too. It's perfect for the song: simple but effective, perfect as an entertaining background clip at video bars and nightclubs.

Check out the video below, and CLICK HERE to buy "This is Your Night 2008" via iTunes!



JOHNNY