- "Three solid reasons influenced Simple Minds in their decision to cover
For One Night Only. Firstly, the energy and melody of the
original recording of the song appealed in the way that many great records do. But we also identified what
to our ears sounded like a Simple Minds vibe at the heart of the song. On speaking to the composer
King Creosote, he later acknowledged a certain Minds influence in his original. Being so, we felt
that it could be a good fit for us to release on record - and a powerful live song to boot - one good enough to
hold its own among a set of Minds classics. The title of the song itself, 'For One Night Only,' resonated
strongly with our core attitude to playing live. We use that kind of sentiment to motivate ourselves by remembering
that although we might play as many as 100 shows or more within a world tour, as far as the audience coming to see you
in their hometown is concerned, most likely for them it will in fact be 'For One Night Only'. Bearing that sentiment in
mind before each show, makes us want to deliver beyond the odds each and every night.
We have been fans of King Creosote throughout his career and had considered for some time the challenge of covering
one of his inspiring tunes. On hearing the original of 'For One Night Only' it became instantly clear that this could be a
song that we might adopt successfully by further adding some of our own trademark sonics.
All in all, it has been a great song to work on. And in our opinion looks set to become a Minds standout whenever played live." - Jim, 30th October 2019
- For One Night Only was released as a single on the 19th October 2019 to promote
the compilation album 40: Best Of: 1979 - 2019.
- This cover of a King Creosote song was first demoed during
the Walk Between Worlds sessions.
- The song was finished especially for the album during a recording session in July 2019.
- Designer Stuart Crouch continued the heart motif for the artwork using classic logos from Sparkle In The Rain
to create a firework effect.
- A promotional video was also produced and released on the 19th October.
This compilation video featured many of the band's classic videos from the 1980s and 1990s along with contemporary live footage.
It was set to an edited version of the title track.
- Universal pressed up a very limited number of
CD promos. These single-track CDs simply featured the album version of the song.
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