This Is the Night

About This Is the Night

"This Is the Night", released on June 10, 2003 on the RCA label, was American Idol contestant Clay Aiken's debut CD single and was written by Chris Braide, Aldo Nova and Gary Burr. It was released simultaneously with "Flying Without Wings" by rival contestant (and idol winner) Ruben Studdard and became only the eleventh song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one on that chart, restricting "Flying Without Wings" to the number-two position. Internationally, "This is the Night" was issued as a double A-side with Aiken's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" in Canada and New Zealand, reaching number one in both countries. In New Zealand, the double A-side also kept "Flying Without Wings" from reaching the top spot. more »