"Nite on the Tiles" is a song by English glam rock band Mud, released by Private Stock on 17 September 1976 as the only single from their fourth studio album, "It's Better Than Working". The song was written by bassist Ray Stiles and guitarist Rob Davis, and was produced by Pip Williams.
Background.
"Nite on the Tiles" was written by Mud bassist Ray Stiles and guitarist Rob Davis, who took on the band's songwriting duties after they split from the songwriting and production team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman in 1975. Speaking of the song, Stiles told "Record Mirror & Disc" in 1976, "It's a bit of a change. It's perhaps musically the best thing we've done." The song was recorded in March 1976. Upon the completion of its parent album, "It's Better Than Working", in the summer of 1976, the band were initially unsure of which song to release as a single from it.
"Nite on the Tiles" was subsequently chosen as the single by the band's labels, Private Stock in the UK and Philips in Europe. It was the band's first single to miss the UK top 50 since "Jumping Jehosaphat" in 1970, breaking their run of fourteen consecutive hits. After its commercial failure in the UK, Gray criticised the decision to release the song as a single. He told "Record Mirror" in 1976: 
Critical reception.
Upon its release, David Hancock of "Record Mirror & Disc" stated, "Searing faster than ever, Mud give you something entirely different and more ambitious. Harmonies and good guitar work make you say 'thank you'." David Holmes of the "Dorset Evening Echo" described it as a "real rocker that's great for idiot dancing", but felt it was "maybe a little heavy for us popsters".
Track listing.
7–inch single (UK and Europe)
Personnel.
Mud
Production