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Nite and Day

Field	Value
name	Nite and Day
cover	Al B. Sure Nite And Day2.jpg
type	single
artist	Al B. Sure!
album	In Effect Mode
B-side	Nuit et Jour
released	March 12, 1988
recorded	1987
studio	Unique Recording Studios
genre	*R&B
*new jack swing<ref>{{cite magazine	first	Brian	last= Josephs	title= The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs	date= July 20, 2012	magazine= Complex	url= http://uk.complex.com/music/2012/07/the-25-best-new-jack-swing-songs/	accessdate= July 26, 2016}}
length	4:02
label	Warner Bros.
writer	Albert Brown, Kyle West
producer	Al B. Sure!, Kyle West
next_title	Off on Your Own (Girl)
next_year	1988

|B-side=Nuit et Jour

new jack swing

"Nite and Day" is the debut single by Al B. Sure! from his debut album In Effect Mode (1988). It reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The B-side of the record is the French version of the song, "Nuit et Jour".

The song was written and produced by Al B. Sure! and Kyle West. The song was recorded at Unique Recording Studios in 1987, and it was mixed by Roey Shamir for INFX Production, Inc. The single earned Al B. Sure! a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, losing to Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby.

A music video for the song was released in 1988 and it features Al B. Sure! performing the song in various locations throughout New York City, including on a roof top, in Central Park, and on the street. It was directed by Peter Nydrle.

Covers

In 2003, a cover version by Ronny Jordan was covered from his album At Last.
In 2009, a cover version by Raheem DeVaughn was leaked as a song from his mixtape, Love & War.
In 2012, a cover version by Adrian Marcel was released with a music video.
In 2017, a cover version as a dance/electronic remix by Todd Terry & DJ S.K.T was released as a single.
In 2017, Al B Sure!'s son, Quincy, reworked the song as "I Can Tell You (Nite and Day 2.0)" featuring Al B. Sure!, using samples of the original.
In 2018, B. Howard was released the song "Nite and Day 3.0 / Girl You Gotta Know", using samples of the original.
In 2018, a cover version by Meshell Ndegeocello was released on her cover album, Ventriloquism.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak
position	US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)
1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100
87

References

Josephs, Brian. (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs".
Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004". Record Research.
"Al B. Sure!: Nite and Day".
(February 17, 2017). "Al B. Sure! And His Son Quincy Collab On 'I Can Tell You (Night And Day 2.0)' - R&B Music".
"Al B Sure Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".
(December 24, 1988). "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles".
"Billboard Top 100 – 1988".

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