We Own the Night

Album: Word Of Mouth (2013)
Charted: 10 94
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Songfacts®:

  • The Wanted's manager Scooter Braun told MTV News about this party song. "It is an anthem," he said. "It is an anthem for anyone who ever had a drink and a good time. It's a perfect Wanted song, but it's like... it's them. It's a little British to it. It's a little bit of everybody at the bar will be singing this at the top of their lungs [type song]. And it's just a really great, great record. I play it around the office and people just go 'What is that?' And they love it. When the boys finished it, we all listened to it and they said 'This is the record we've been looking for - because this is us.'"
  • The song was premiered on the season finale of the band's TV Show #TheWantedLife on July 17, 2013.
  • The song was written and produced by the Canadian duo The Messengers, who comprise singer/lyricist Nasri and multi-instrumentalist/arranger Adam Messinger. Other songs they have worked on include Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never," Chris Brown's "Next 2 You," and Pitbull's "Feel This Moment."
  • The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran told Digital Spy: "This one has a lot of heritage in it - a bit of English, Irish and some American vibes to it. It's got a really current sound and I think it's the best song for right now. When we heard it, we knew it was the right song."

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