Offiziellecharts.de – Indeep – Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. In 2004, UK house/ trance music producer Seamus Haji made several popular remixes of the song through his own label, Big Love Records, and released them on a 12" single titled "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (ATFC Mixes)". This version reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2006.

Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Because of the limited success of Indeep's later releases, the group's first single was its only major hit and placed it into the one-hit wonder category of artists. [5] Reception [ edit ] Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de . Retrieved April 14, 2021. The song appears in the first episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. The song was remixed by DJ Kambel and MC Magika in 2002, appearing on Dancemania Speed 8 with the name "Last Nite Kambel Saved My Life". [34]

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The song " If Ya Gettin' Down" by Five features a sample of the song, alongside a take on the in the mix lyrics during the bridge. The song is featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on "Fever 105", one of the in-game radio stations accessed while driving. Cinquemani, Sal (August 21, 2001). "Mariah Carey – Glitter". Slant Magazine . Retrieved October 26, 2014. The song was sampled in the 2015 song "Hell of a Night" by Chris Brown contained in his mixtape Before the Party. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Indeep". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.110 . Retrieved June 27, 2022.

The lyrics tell the story of a woman who is bored alone at home. She wants to speak to her man, but cannot reach him and considers leaving him, until a DJ plays a hot song and thereby saves her from a broken heart. In the second verse, she leaves home, but does not reach her destination.

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The 1988 worldwide hit " Bring Me Edelweiss" by Austrian band Edelweiss, borrowed large parts of its melody from both this song and ABBA's " SOS".

a b c "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life (song by Indeep) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com . Retrieved August 10, 2020. Reynolds, Chris (June 29, 2012). " "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" by Indeep - Today's One-Hit Wonder at 1 [VIDEO]". WBLK.com . Retrieved September 9, 2020. Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40, 09 February 2003 - 15 February 2003". Official Charts . Retrieved November 29, 2021.Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (July 22, 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 30, 2022. In 2003, Fab For with Robert Owens released a version with somewhat changed lyrics under the title "Last Night a DJ Blew My Mind", [31] reaching number 34 on the UK Singles Chart [32] and number six on the UK Dance Chart. [33] British single certifications – Indeep – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 6, 2023.

Italian band Mirage performed a remix of this song on the 2007 compilation After Dark, released by the Italians Do It Better record label.The song "Wrong Club" by The Ting Tings features an homage in the lyric "No DJ never saved my life". In 2001, American R&B singer Mariah Carey co-produced a cover of "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" with DJ Clue and Duro, which appeared on her eighth album, Glitter. Carey's version of the song features Fabolous and Busta Rhymes, and it is heard during a scene in the film Glitter, in which Carey starred. It was released as the album's sixth and final single in 2001 in Spain on a strictly promotional basis to boost the album's slow sales, as the preceding singles from the album had performed poorly. Because of its limited release and conflict between Carey and Virgin/ EMI Records, the single's music video (directed by Sanaa Hamri) was not released until late 2002–early 2003 through Carey's online fan club. In 1997, King Britt included a version of this song on his album King Britt Presents Sylk 130 – When The Funk Hits The Fan. [30]