9 PM (Till I Come)
1998 single by ATB From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"9 PM (Till I Come)" is a song by German DJ and producer ATB from his debut studio album, Movin' Melodies (1999). It was co-written by ATB, Angel Ferrerons, Julio Posadas and Yolanda Rivera.[2] It features vocals by Spanish model Yolanda Rivera and a synthesizer hook created on guitar.[3][4] The track's hook would later be reworked into the single "Don't Stop!" in 1999, which also featured on Movin' Melodies and also proved very popular.
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| Single by ATB | ||||
| from the album Movin' Melodies | ||||
| Released | 26 October 1998 | |||
| Genre | Dance[1] | |||
| Length | 6:35 | |||
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| Producer(s) | ATB | |||
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"9 PM (Till I Come)" was released by Kontor and Radikal Records on 26 October 1998 as ATB's debut single.[3][5] The song topped the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart, charting within the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, and Norway. A remake with German DJ producer Topic and Swedish singer A7S was released by Virgin Records on 15 January 2021.[6] Tiësto also released a remix of the remake.[7]
Background and release
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ATB (a.k.a. André Tanneberger) started his music career in the German dance project Sequential One. Singles brought ATB small financial benefits; he gained the opportunity to organize a mini-studio. In 1999, Sequential One ceased to exist. In 1998, Tanneberger started a solo project named ATB and his first track under this name was "9 PM (Till I Come)". He met a girl and they'd planned to go to the cinema for a date. She was interested in how he was producing music and a tour of the studio resulted in the initial hook. Tanneberger told in a 2024 interview with DJ Mag, "She was interested in to how are you producing music? And I had a really nice little studio these days and, showed her, okay, here, I can do a beat. Here is a guitar sound. And I played this melody. Right in this moment, I recognized, oh this is kind of an interesting melody. And so I started to work the melody and it was going further. And I put the bass in it and programmed. And I finally forgot that she's there, after a time she said, 'Very interesting. But we have to go to the cinema.'"[8]
Because the clock was 9 p.m. in the evening, he saved the track as "9 PM" after the time they left the studio to continue their date.[3] The next day, he returned to the studio and finished the track. It needed some vocals and his management who had a lot of records, gave gim a acappella named "Till I Come". Tanneberger took it out and put it into the track. At first, he thought nobody would buy the track, but when he got the positive reactions from record companies wanting to buy it, he decided to release it. "9 PM (Till I Come)" was signed to Kontor Records and got picked up from Ministry of Sound. From there, the track peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and ATB performed it on the Top Of The Pops, standing at the top of a large box, surrounded by dancers. The song was written and produced solely by ATB,[5] composed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 130 beats per minute.[9]
Critical reception
In The Independent, Barney Hoskyns cited the song's "purring titillation" as an example of trance music sublimating sexuality.[10] NME's Sarah Anderson called it "the woozy sound of Ibiza when it's just too hot" and described Rivera's vocals as "suitably breathy".[4]
Chart performance
"9 PM (Till I Come)" peaked at number 14 on the German Singles Chart. Internationally, the song was also successful. In the United Kingdom, the single entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on 27 June 1999 – for the week ending 3 July 1999 (though it had charted earlier in the year on import sales) – becoming the first trance song to top the UK Singles Chart. "9 PM (Till I Come)" remained at the summit of the chart for two weeks before being dethroned by Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin[11] and became Britain's fifth best-selling single of 1999.[12] As of July 2014, it has sold over 890,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[13]
In Ireland, the single peaked at the top of the Irish Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks.
In Denmark, "9 PM (Till I Come)" peaked at number three on the Danish Singles Chart – as well as peaking at the same position on the Italian Singles Chart and Norwegian Singles Chart in Italy and Norway respectively.
In the Flanders region of Belgium, the single peaked at number five on the Ultratop Flanders 50 Singles Chart.
In Australia, "9 PM (Till I Come)" peaked at number ten on the ARIA Singles Chart.[14]
Music video
There was produced a music video to promote the single. Tannenberger has said that it doesn't have a story. He told in a interview, "I don't understand the story till today. I think there's no story behind. It's just pictures. Somebody wrote it, and the record company arranged it, and I, then I was there, and can't explain what's going on there and why I have this, burnt and exploding and all these things. It's just crazy. But that's the way it is, you know? But I recognize from this video, if I do more videos in the future, I take care about it."[8]
Track listings
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Release history
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| Europe | 26 October 1998 | CD | Kontor | [6] |
| United Kingdom | 21 June 1999 |
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"Your Love (9PM)"
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| Single by ATB x Topic x A7S | ||||
| Released | 15 January 2021 | |||
| Genre | Slap house[53] | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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A remake of the song titled "Your Love (9PM)" by ATB, German DJ and producer Topic and Swedish singer A7S was released by Virgin Records on 15 January 2021.[54] It was written by the three artists and produced by ATB, Rudi Dittmann and Topic.[6] ATB approached Topic through a mutual acquaintance about the idea of a remake after being inspired by the melancholic sound of his 2020 single "Breaking Me". They met in a studio in Germany for the collaboration and worked with A7S on the lyrics and vocals via Zoom. The lyrics were written in one take.[55] It is composed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 126 beats per minute.[56] A remix by Dutch DJ Tiësto was released on 26 March 2021.[57][58]
"Your Love (9PM)" peaked at number nine on US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, becoming the first top 10 single on the chart for ATB and the second for Topic and A7S.[59][60] The song reached number eight in its tenth week on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 26,909 units, making it ATB's fourth UK top 10 and first since his 2000 single "Killer".[61][62] In Germany, the remake charted higher than the ATB original at number six.[63] It was certified gold in Germany and platinum in the UK.[64][65]
Music video
The music video for "Your Love (9PM)" was directed by German director Martin Ströter and live premiered YouTube on 25 January 2021, preceded by a live chat with ATB and Topic. The video portrays the two DJs as judges at a dance performance audition.[citation needed] According to ATB, it has a message of unity; he said, "It was important for us to show that we often work better together than alone. Like the two main dancers, who only really harmonise when they dance together."[55]
Track listing
- Digital download and streaming
- "Your Love (9PM)" – 2:30
- Digital download and streaming – Tiësto remix
- "Your Love (9PM)" (Tiësto remix) – 3:06
- "Your Love (9PM)" – 2:30
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[164] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[165] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[166] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[167] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[168] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[169] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[64] | 3× Gold | 600,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[170] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[171] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[172] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[173] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[174] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[65] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[175] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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| Greece (IFPI Greece)[176] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
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Cover versions
- In 2023, South Korean DJ Peggy Gou released the song titled "(It Goes Like) Nanana, featuring the sample of this song.
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