Just seen this on e bay. Anybody know why it was withdrawn>? I actually thought it was a good track. Also what is everyones favourite track off Twisted Tenderness. I have to go for Flicker just ahead of When She's Gone.
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Basically, Late At Night was cancelled because the record label (Parlophone/EMI) didn't think it would chart well. A UK CD1+2 set, 12" and European 5 track Maxi-CD were manufactured but only the EU Maxi got a proper release which is the one in this auction.
A promotional video for the single was also filmed with Barney and Johnny observing a group of hooligans on a night out harrassing people, it ends with a group of female strippers flushing the holligans' heads down the loo 
I really rate Twisted Tenderness but I thought LAN was a crap choice for a single. As a straight ahead rock track it's ok but neither strong nor different enough to make people sit up and listen. They would have been much better off releasing Make It Happen or Prodigal Son, both standout tracks with an experimental edge. The cancelled Late At Night single hides two gems of the TT era; Warning Sign and Make It Happen (Darren Price remix). The former is a great b-side which I've never heard a bad word about and the latter is a cool as fcuk remix of a "should have been" single 
I agree with you on Flicker and When She's Gone. Two of the better tracks. (aside from the immediate pop appeal of Vivid and the title track) TT is a great album that has really held up well over the years, even though at first I couldn't get into it.
Just seen this on e bay. Anybody know why it was withdrawn>? I actually thought it was a good track. Also what is everyones favourite track off Twisted Tenderness. I have to go for Flicker just ahead of When She's Gone.
Late At Night's discography details for those who are interested.
Sourced from my record collection:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic - Late At Night Single release (1999 - Cancelled in the UK) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK 1999 CD5: (Parlophone CDRDJ6519): [PROMO] 3:59 Late At Night (Radio Edit)
UK 1999 CD5: (Parlophone CDRS6519) [CD 1 – DIGIPACK] 3:59 Late At Night (Radio Edit) 4:44 Warning Sign 5:55 Make It Happen (Darren Price mix)
UK 1999 CD5: (Parlophone CDR6519): [CD 2 – CARDBOARD SLEEVE] 4:12 Late At Night (Album Version) 4:27 King For A Day 8:19 Come Down Now (Cevin Fisher mix)
UK 1999 12”: (Parlophone 12R6519): 3:59 Late At Night (Radio Edit) 4:44 Warning Sign 5:55 Make It Happen (Darren Price mix)
EU 1999 CD5: (EMI 7243 887318 2 9) [EUROPEAN JEWEL CASE] 3:59 Late At Night (Radio Edit) 4:27 King For A Day 4:44 Warning Sign 8:20 Come Down Now (Cevin Fisher mix) 5:57 Make It Happen (Darren Price mix) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actually, on a side issue, all 3 side projects had withdrawn singles back in 1999:
Electronic - Late At Night Monaco - I've Got A Feeling/See Saw Other Two - You Can Fly
I guess that one of the main reasons why some/all of the above were withdrawn was the reformation of New Order that occurred during the promotion of these side projects - i.e. suddenly promotion wasn't very important, but New Order suddenly was?
Late at night was one of my fave Electronic songs... Please God let the BSides be on the best of Electronic release...!
guess ebay know there stuff and could not stand by and let such a classic bit of vinyl go for £1.70! as for the tunes 'when shes gone' all the way for me, but i also liked 'haze' especially the remix on the 'vivid' single. And know i think about it 'make it happen rocks'! bound to be off the mark but i feel the chem bros heard that and thought 'theres are man for out of control'
