The Proms season ran from 13 July to 8 September. Early press coverage focused heavily on the fact that musical theatre star Michael Ball would be the central performer in a concert on 27 August and a concert of British film music on 14 July. This led to media accusations of "dumbing down", despite Kenyon's defence of the programme. Anniversaries marked in this Proms season included: The series also included an additional series of four Saturday matinee concerts at Cadogan Hall. The 2007 season was Kenyon's last season as controller of the BBC Proms, before he became managing director at the Barbican
Take Back the Night (song) to join him on the dance floor: "Your love's a weapon/Give your body some direction/that's my aim/And we can take back the night". During its outro, it contains staccato-ed guitars and blasts of horns, each of which is announced by Timberlake. "Take Back the Night" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. A reviewer of "Fact" wrote, "Horn-addled and packed with the kind of effortless swagger the singer exudes so well, 'Take Back the Night' will no doubt field comparisons to prime-era Michael Jackson, and that’s no bad thing at all." The comparison was echoed by "Spin", "New York