Day & Night (Billie Piper song)

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Yahoo! reviewer Jackie Flynn wrote that the song was a "slick piece of dominatrix dance" with "big buffed chords and spike-heel beats".[2] Peter Robinson of NME described "Day & Night" as "exciting" and the magazine wrote that the song was "somewhat harder and American sounding" than her previous singles.[3][4]

"Day & Night" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 2000 at number one.[5] It remained on the chart for twelve weeks, before exiting the top seventy-three on 19 August 2000. In May 2000, the single was certified silver.[6] This was Piper's third and final chart-topper in the UK—jointly the most achieved by a British female artist at this point. The track also reached the top 20 in Ireland and the top 50 in Flanders and the Netherlands.[7][8][9]

In Australia, "Day & Night" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart on 4 June 2000 at number 16.[10] Eight weeks later, the song peaked at number eight.[10] The track debuted in New Zealand on 4 June 2000 at number 43.[11] It peaked at number six three weeks later and remained on the chart for 15 weeks.[11]

Piper in the final scenes of the video, throwing washing powder around a laundrette.

The music video for "Day & Night" was directed by Cameron Casey.[12] It features Piper dancing at a nightclub with a group of friends. The video begins with Piper and three friends walking down a street at night, looking for an exclusive nightclub. After being allowed in, Piper and a group of male dancers begin to perform a dance routine. She is then shown dancing with a group of female dancers on a brightly lit street. The third scene features Piper dancing in a pink room. The video concludes with Piper and her dancers in a laundrette, dancing on top of washing machines and throwing washing powder around the room. The video premiered in the UK on 9 March 2000.[4]

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[12]

Studio

• Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)

Personnel